"The English Way" was the first single to be taken from Fightstar's third studio album, Be Human. It was released on 3 November 2008.
Frontman, Charlie Simpson, described the song's meaning as wanting England to be more patriotic, as he believes it has lost its pride and traditional values.
The song debuted at No. 62 in the UK Singles Chart and at No. 2 in the UK Independent Label Chart. The music video for the release proved a success, making both the No. 1 spot on the most requested charts on Scuzz and Kerrang! television stations.
Track listing
CD
"The English Way" "Colours Bleed" (Album demo)
iTunes bundle
"The English Way" "Hide and Seek" (Imogen Heap cover) "The English Way (Acoustic)" "The English Way (Music video)"
7" vinyl
"The English Way" "Drown"
Chart performance
Personnel
Fightstar
Charlie Simpson — lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard
Alex Westaway — vocals, lead guitar
Dan Haigh — bass guitar
Omar Abidi — drums, percussion
Caius Fitzgerald, Luke Bowen, Andrew Armstrong, Josh Rees-Jones — choir vocals
Additional
Produced by Carl Bown and Fightstar
Engineered by Chris Potter
Mixed by Carl Bown
Recorded at Treehouse Studios, West Sussex, England. Artwork by Ryohei Hase
References
External links
The English Way official video on YouTube.