Quelle Surprise

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"Quelle Surprise"
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Single by Enter Shikari
Released19 May 2011
Recorded2011
Genre
Length4:35
LabelAmbush Reality
Songwriter(s)Enter Shikari
Producer(s)Dan Weller
Enter Shikari singles chronology
"Destabilise"
(2010) 		"Quelle Surprise"
(2011) 		"Sssnakepit"
(2011)

"Quelle Surprise" is a single by British rock band Enter Shikari, released on 19 May 2011. It was originally planned to be the first single released from the band's third studio album A Flash Flood of Colour. However, Rou Reynolds later confirmed that it would not feature, and instead will be a stand-alone single much like the previous single "Destabilise".[2] The song was first played live at the SXSW Festival on 18 March 2011 in Austin, Texas. The track's debut airing was on 19 May 2011 Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show, he chose the track for the "Hottest Record In the World" spot.[3]

The single was released on iTunes shortly after being played on Zane's show. The single comes with 3 b-sides, 2 of them being remixes of "Destabilise", one by Reynolds' side project ROUT and the other by London artists Creatures of Love. The other b-side being a live recording of "Hectic" from the Enter Shikari Christmas party featuring Matty P. It was announced that on 11 July 2011 that this EP would be released as a limited edition 2 7" vinyl set (one will be red, the other will be white).

The song was eventually included on A Flash Flood of Colour as a bonus track on the iTunes version of the album in the UK and Ireland. The same edition of the album also included the previous stand alone single "Destabilise" as a bonus track, as well.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Enter Shikari.

No.TitleLength
1."Quelle Surprise" (Clean)4:35
2."Quelle Surprise"4:35
3."Hectic" (Live) (feat. Matty P.)4:31
4."Destabilise" (Rout Remix)5:15
5."Destabilise" (Creatures of Love Remix)3:56
6."Destabilise" (Jonny & The Snipers Version)4:03

Personnel[]

Enter Shikari
  • Rou Reynolds - vocals, electronics
  • Rory Clewlow - guitar, background vocals
  • Chris Batten - bass, background vocals
  • Rob Rolfe - drums, background vocals
Production

Charts[]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[4] 113
UK Rock Chart[5] 5
UK Indie (OCC)[6] 15

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Veevers, Brendon. "Single Review: Enter Shikari - 'Quelle Surprise'". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "punkrockvideos.com - enter shikari warped tour interview video". Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ^ BBC - Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Hottest Record - Enter Shikari - Quelle Surprise
  4. ^ "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2011". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  5. ^ 2011-06-04 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive | Official Charts
  6. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
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