223:. The single was released on 26 May 2008. The song was first introduced by the band at their Queen Margaret Union show on 22 February 2008 as the first song on the set list. The first ever radio play was on 3 April 2008 by the radio DJ
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at number 27 on downloads alone on the day before its physical release, the band's fifth UK Top 40 single. It peaked at number 23 the following week before slipping down to number 38 during its third week.
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The B-sides include two songs previously released as demos, "Boy Done Good" and "Ella's in the Band", and the previously unheard track "When All the Lights Go Out".
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was mixed on the track, criticising the incomprehensible lyrics but praised the "dozen pianos" and "fine rattling riffs" throughout the production. Chris Baynes of
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709:"The Fratellis: 'Here We Stand'"
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241:Zane Lowe
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649:AllMusic
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231:show on
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