The Recluse (Plan B song)

"The Recluse"
Single by Plan B
from the album The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Released	4 October 2010
Format	CD single digital download
Recorded	2009 The Sanctuary, London
Genre	Soul hip hop
Length	3:19
Label	679 Atlantic
Writer(s)	Ben Drew
Producer(s)	Ben Drew Eric Appapoulay (add.)
Plan B singles chronology
"Prayin'" (2010) "The Recluse" (2010) "Love Goes Down" (2010)

"The Recluse" is the fourth single from Plan B's second album The Defamation of Strickland Banks. The single was released on 4 October 2010.^[1] "The Recluse" has been labeled as "one of his best singles to date" by critics, "neatly marrying poignancy and aggression into a 4-minute long track with a surplus of scaling strings and his voice showing more desperation for release than ever before."^[2]This song was covered by George Michael during his "Symphonica" tour.

Music video

The music video for "The Recluse" was directed by Daniel Wolfe^[3] and shows Strickland Banks, played by Plan B, during his time in prison, as well as flashbacks of his life before prison. It was first aired online on YouTube on September 14, 2010.^[4] Actress Vicky McClure plays Strickland Banks' girlfriend. At the start of the video a snippet of "The Ballad of Belmarsh" can be heard.^[4]

Track listing

• UK CD single^[5]

1. "The Recluse" – 3:19
2. "The Recluse" (Nero Remix) – 4:36
3. "The Recluse" (Netsky Remix) – 4:56

• UK Promotional CD single^[6]

1. "The Recluse" (Nero Remix) – 4:36
2. "The Recluse" (Nero Instrumental) – 4:36
3. "The Recluse" (Netsky Remix) – 4:56
4. "The Recluse" (Netsky Edit) – 3:08

• UK 12" vinyl^[7]

1. "The Recluse" – 3:19
2. "The Recluse" (Nero Remix) – 4:36
3. "The Recluse" (Netsky Remix) – 4:56

• Digital download - Remix^[8]

1. "The Recluse" (Nero Remix) – 4:36

• Digital download - Remix^[9]

1. "The Recluse" (Netsky Remix) – 4:56

Personnel

• Plan B – vocals, producer^[10]

Production^[10]

• Eric Appapoulay – additional producer
• David McEwan – engineer
• Mark "Top" Rankin – mixing

Additional musicians^[10]

• Tom Wright-Goss – guitar
• Eric Appapoulay – bass
• Richard Cassell – drums

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[11]	10
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12]	35

References

1. http://entertainment-focus.com/music/articles/plan-b-the-recluse Entertainment Focus October 01, 2010
2. Single Review: Plan B - 'The Recluse' | Unreality Shout
3. "Plan B's The Recluse by Daniel Wolfe". Promo News. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5TxIynodew Plan B UK Youtube channel
5. The Recluse: Plan B: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
6. Plan B (4) - The Recluse (Remixes) (CDr) at Discogs
7. Plan B (4) - The Recluse (Vinyl) at Discogs
8. iTunes - Music - The Recluse (Nero Remix) - Single by Plan B
9. iTunes - Music - The Recluse (Netsky Remix) - Single by Plan B
10. "Relationships for track: The Recluse". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
11. Error in chart of October 16 omitting position 9 clarified in chart of October 23. Peak is clearly 10, per discussion.
    • "Archive Chart". UK R&B Chart. 2010-10-16. The Official Charts Company.
    • "Archive Chart". UK R&B Chart. 2010-10-23. The Official Charts Company.
12. "Archive Chart: 2010-10-16" UK Singles Chart.

External links

• The Recluse at AllMusic
• "The Recluse" at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Recluse on YouTube