Full Steam

"Full Steam" was the second single taken from David Gray's eighth studio album Draw the Line. The song is a duet between Gray and Annie Lennox. Originally planned to be officially released as a single on 23 November 2009, the single release was delayed with a new release date set as 28 December 2009, although no singles were to be found at such date.^[3] A music video featuring Gray and Lennox was filmed for the song, as it was eventually only released as a download single with all proceeds from the sale of the single going to Children In Need.^[4] Only physical single releases were for promotional releases only.^[5]

The song was written and produced by Gray in his North London Studio, The Church, which previously belonged to Eurythmics. When Gray invited Lennox to sing the duet, Lennox reprimanded him for not changing the carpets.^[6] The track was described by The Irish Times as "a broad political thing".^[7]

Gray and Lennox performed the song on Later... with Jools Holland to promote its single release. The music video for the song premiered when it was uploaded on Annie Lennox's Official YouTube Channel on 19 November 2009.^[8]

Track listing

Promo - CD-Single Polydor - (UMG) [cat# GRAY3]

"Full Steam" (Radio Edit) - 3:49
"Full Steam" (Instrumental) - 4:12

Download - Polydor - (UMG)

"Full Steam" - 4:11

References

David Gray

Studio albums	A Century Ends Flesh Sell, Sell, Sell White Ladder Lost Songs 95–98 A New Day at Midnight Life in Slow Motion Draw the Line Foundling Mutineers

Compilations	The EPs 1992–1994 Shine: The Best of the Early Years A Thousand Miles Behind Greatest Hits

Singles	"Birds Without Wings" "Shine" "Wisdom" "Faster Sooner Now" "Late Night Radio" "This Year's Love" "Babylon" "Please Forgive Me" "Sail Away" "Say Hello Wave Goodbye" "Dead in the Water" "The Other Side" "Be Mine" "The One I Love" "Hospital Food" "Alibi" "You're the World to Me" "Fugitive" "Full Steam" "A Moment Changes Everything"

Videos	David Gray: Live Live in Slow Motion

Other musicians	Tim Bradshaw Rob Malone Neil MacColl Craig McClune David Nolte Keith Prior

Related articles	Discography Music videos This Year's Love

Annie Lennox

Studio albums	Diva Medusa Bare Songs of Mass Destruction A Christmas Cornucopia Nostalgia

Compilations	The Annie Lennox Collection

Singles	"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (with Al Green) "Why" "Precious" "Walking on Broken Glass" "Cold" "Little Bird" "Love Song for a Vampire" "No More "I Love You's"" "A Whiter Shade of Pale" "Waiting in Vain" "Something So Right" "Pavement Cracks" "Into the West" "A Thousand Beautiful Things" "Wonderful" "Dark Road" "Sing" "Many Rivers to Cross" "Shining Light" "Pattern of My Life" "Full Steam" (with David Gray) "Universal Child" "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" "The Holly and the Ivy" "I Put A Spell On You" "Summertime"

Other songs	"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" "Step by Step" "Angel '97"

Video and DVD	Totally Diva Live in Central Park The Annie Lennox Collection

Related articles	Discography Eurythmics The Tourists The Catch

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