My Number

"My Number"
Single by Foals
from the album Holy Fire
Released	17 December 2012
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2012
Genre	Dance-rock new wave funk
Length	4:03
Label	Transgressive
Writer(s)	Foals (Jack Bevan, Walter Gervers, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith)
Producer(s)	Flood Alan Moulder
Foals singles chronology
"Inhaler" (2012) "My Number" (2012) "Late Night" (2013)

"My Number" is a song by British rock band Foals, released as the second single from their third studio album Holy Fire. The song debuted live on 13 November 2012 during the band's performance on Later... with Jools Holland.^[1] A month later to the date, they debuted the album version on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 13 December, then posted it via their YouTube page later the same day.^[2] A few days later, the single was released digitally in Australia on 17 December 2012.^[3] The music video premiered on 23 January 2013.^[4]

The song reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart to become their highest charting single to date. It is also the band's most successful single to date worldwide. The song is used in ITV's UEFA Champions League: Extra Time programme when displaying group standings. It also featured as the theme music for the BBC's coverage of the Glastonbury Festival 2013. The Trophy Wife remix version of the song was featured on the FIFA 14 soundtrack.

The single artwork is by Leif Podhajsky.

Track listing

UK 2-track promo CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Number" (radio edit)
2.	"My Number" (album version)

7" single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Number"
2.	"My Number" (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix)

Record Store Day 7"
No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Number"
2.	"Bluebird"

Holy Fire Record Store Day – Gold coloured bonus 7"
No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Number (Friendly Fires Remix – Edit)"
2.	"Bluebird"

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	98
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]	45
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7]	35
France (SNEP)[8]	38
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10]	83
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[11]	25
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12]	23
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[13]	48
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14]	20
Venezuela Pop/Rock General (Record Report)[15]	32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Silver	200,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales/streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. BBC Two - Later... with Jools Holland, Series 41, Episode 8, Foals - My Number
2. Foals- My Number (Album Version) on YouTube
3. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/my-number-single/id588670665| iTunes - My Number - Single by Foals
4. "Watch: Foals Tweak the Live Performance Video Formula With the Video for "My Number" | News". Pitchfork. 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
5. "The ARIA Report: Issue 1196 (Week Commencing 28 January 2013)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
6. "Ultratop.be – Foals – My Number" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
7. "Ultratop.be – Foals – My Number" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
8. "Lescharts.com – Foals – My Number" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
9. "Chart Track: Week 11, 2013". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Foals – My Number" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
11. "Archive Chart: 2013-02-23". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
12. "Foals: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
13. "Foals – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Foals. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
14. "Foals – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Foals. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
15. "Pop Rock General". Record Report (in Spanish). R.R. Digital C.A. 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
16. "British single certifications – Foals – My Number". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 29, 2016. Enter My Number in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics