239:
ranked the song No. 68 on its list of the Top 100 Tracks of 2011, with author Amy
Phillips writing: "The Joy Formidable aren't headlining soccer stadiums quite yet, but you wouldn't know it from listening to 'Whirring'. An aerobic rush of a song that builds to the kind of explosive alt-rock chorus
29:
819:
511:
653:
714:
492:
778:
824:
646:
272:
music video featuring the band exploring a house full of cats and them descending deeper and deeper through the house's layers.
671:
294:
261:
639:
588:
508:
448:
244:' circa 1995, it's the kind of thing that gets you pumped to run up a steep hill, lift heavy objects, or defeat
732:
218:
49:
480:
256:
The original music video for "Whirring", directed by Dain
Bedford, was released in 2009 and was filmed in
529:
814:
377:
792:
605:
452:
236:
662:
569:
553:
213:
163:
40:
464:
372:
298:
290:
333:
209:
128:
84:
515:
148:
785:
764:
257:
36:
808:
700:
693:
746:
686:
301:
on 26 January 2013. "Whirring" is also featured on the soundtrack of the videogame
224:
123:
55:
481:
The Joy
Formidable - 'Whirring' - NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips - NME.COM
277:
241:
155:
79:
390:
303:
269:
136:
114:
88:
739:
275:
The 2011 music video was the first video the air on the premiere episode of
216:. Written by the band, it was originally released on the band's debut EP,
222:, in 2009 before being re-released on the band's debut full-length album,
592:
245:
573:
557:
468:
28:
707:
631:
206:
493:
Indie Music Month Video
Premiere: The Joy Formidable, 'Whirring'
635:
518:. The Joy Formidable. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
496:
265:
315:
All songs written by Ritzy Bryan and
Rhydian Dafydd.
756:
724:
678:
162:
146:
134:
122:
94:
78:
62:
46:
35:
21:
584:
582:
455:. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
647:
8:
499:. March 8, 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
654:
640:
632:
471:. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
410:
27:
18:
357:
820:Song recordings produced by Rich Costey
530:"'Hi-Fi Rush' soundtrack and song list"
509:‘Whirring’ feat on 120 Minutes Premiere
441:
45:
34:
570:Joy Formidable, The – Whirring (Vinyl)
554:Joy Formidable, The – Whirring (Vinyl)
240:that would've blown the roof off of '
7:
289:A sample of "Whirring" was used for
260:. A second music video, directed by
175:"I Don't Want to See You Like This"
606:"Alternative Songs – Year-End 2011"
268:'s website. The 2011 version is a
264:, was released on 8 March 2011 on
14:
779:I Don't Want to See You Like This
16:2009 single by The Joy Formidable
589:The Big Roar - Charts - Singles
319:2009 7" Vinyl, Limited Edition
278:120 Minutes with Matt Pinfield
1:
595:. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
576:. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
560:. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
465:The joy Formidable - Whirring
841:
449:The Top 100 Tracks of 2011
669:
421:
416:
413:
170:
26:
825:The Joy Formidable songs
733:A Balloon Called Moaning
219:A Balloon Called Moaning
50:A Balloon Called Moaning
422:US Alternative Songs (
248:'s Presidential run."
307:, released in 2023.
154:The Joy Formidable,
793:This Ladder Is Ours
205:" is a song by the
663:The Joy Formidable
514:2012-02-03 at the
285:In popular culture
214:the Joy Formidable
166:singles chronology
164:The Joy Formidable
142:The Joy Formidable
41:The Joy Formidable
802:
801:
433:
432:
404:
403:
373:Alternative Songs
324:"Whirring" - 2:37
299:SNL Digital Short
291:the Lonely Island
262:Christopher Mills
199:
198:
195:
194:
189:"A Heavy Abacus"
118:
109:
74:
69:
832:
656:
649:
642:
633:
621:
620:
618:
616:
602:
596:
586:
577:
567:
561:
551:
545:
544:
542:
540:
525:
519:
506:
500:
489:
483:
478:
472:
462:
456:
446:
411:
358:
334:Record Store Day
297:", airing as an
210:alternative rock
172:
171:
151:
139:
112:
107:
106:
105:
101:
85:Alternative rock
72:
67:
31:
19:
840:
839:
835:
834:
833:
831:
830:
829:
805:
804:
803:
798:
752:
720:
674:
665:
660:
630:
625:
624:
614:
612:
604:
603:
599:
587:
580:
568:
564:
552:
548:
538:
536:
527:
526:
522:
516:Wayback Machine
507:
503:
491:Newman, Jason.
490:
486:
479:
475:
463:
459:
447:
443:
438:
409:
407:Year-end charts
365:
356:
351:
344:Chwyrlio - 4:09
341:Whirring - 3:17
327:Chwyrlio - 3:52
313:
287:
254:
234:
190:
185:
176:
147:
135:
110:
103:
99:
98:
70:
17:
12:
11:
5:
838:
836:
828:
827:
822:
817:
807:
806:
800:
799:
797:
796:
789:
786:A Heavy Abacus
782:
775:
768:
760:
758:
754:
753:
751:
750:
743:
736:
728:
726:
725:Extended plays
722:
721:
719:
718:
711:
704:
697:
690:
682:
680:
676:
675:
670:
667:
666:
661:
659:
658:
651:
644:
636:
629:
628:External links
626:
623:
622:
597:
578:
562:
546:
520:
501:
484:
473:
457:
440:
439:
437:
434:
431:
430:
427:
419:
418:
415:
408:
405:
402:
401:
398:
386:
385:
382:
368:
367:
362:
355:
352:
350:
347:
346:
345:
342:
338:
337:
336:2011 exclusive
329:
328:
325:
321:
320:
312:
311:Track listings
309:
286:
283:
258:Northern Wales
253:
250:
233:
230:
197:
196:
193:
192:
187:
178:
168:
167:
160:
159:
152:
144:
143:
140:
132:
131:
126:
120:
119:
96:
92:
91:
82:
76:
75:
71:16 April 2011
64:
60:
59:
44:
43:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
837:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
812:
810:
794:
790:
787:
783:
780:
776:
773:
769:
766:
762:
761:
759:
755:
749:
748:
744:
742:
741:
737:
735:
734:
730:
729:
727:
723:
717:
716:
715:Into the Blue
712:
710:
709:
705:
703:
702:
698:
696:
695:
691:
689:
688:
684:
683:
681:
679:Studio albums
677:
673:
668:
664:
657:
652:
650:
645:
643:
638:
637:
634:
627:
611:
607:
601:
598:
594:
590:
585:
583:
579:
575:
571:
566:
563:
559:
555:
550:
547:
535:
531:
528:Green, Jake.
524:
521:
517:
513:
510:
505:
502:
498:
494:
488:
485:
482:
477:
474:
470:
466:
461:
458:
454:
450:
445:
442:
435:
428:
425:
420:
414:Chart (2011)
412:
406:
399:
396:
392:
388:
387:
383:
380:
379:
374:
370:
369:
363:
361:Chart (2011)
360:
359:
354:Weekly charts
353:
348:
343:
340:
339:
335:
331:
330:
326:
323:
322:
318:
317:
316:
310:
308:
306:
305:
300:
296:
292:
284:
282:
280:
279:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
251:
249:
247:
243:
238:
231:
229:
227:
226:
221:
220:
215:
211:
208:
204:
188:
183:
179:
174:
173:
169:
165:
161:
158:, Neak Menter
157:
153:
150:
145:
141:
138:
137:Songwriter(s)
133:
130:
127:
125:
121:
116:
97:
93:
90:
86:
83:
81:
77:
65:
61:
58:
57:
53:and the album
52:
51:
42:
38:
30:
25:
20:
815:2011 singles
771:
747:The Big More
745:
738:
731:
713:
706:
699:
692:
687:The Big Roar
685:
615:September 6,
613:. Retrieved
609:
600:
565:
549:
537:. Retrieved
533:
523:
504:
487:
476:
460:
444:
423:
394:
376:
314:
302:
288:
276:
274:
255:
235:
225:The Big Roar
223:
217:
202:
200:
181:
73:(Re-release)
56:The Big Roar
54:
48:
47:from the EP
672:Discography
252:Music video
242:120 Minutes
228:, in 2011.
156:Rich Costey
149:Producer(s)
809:Categories
694:Wolf's Law
539:31 January
436:References
391:Rock Songs
304:Hi-Fi Rush
270:surrealist
115:Radio edit
89:shoegazing
68:(Original)
22:"Whirring"
740:Roarities
610:Billboard
453:Pitchfork
424:Billboard
417:Position
395:Billboard
378:Billboard
366:position
237:Pitchfork
232:Reception
66:May 2009
772:Whirring
593:AllMusic
512:Archived
246:Bob Dole
203:Whirring
182:Whirring
129:Atlantic
63:Released
765:Austere
757:Singles
574:Discogs
558:Discogs
469:Myspace
191:(2011)
186:(2009)
177:(2010)
108:(Album)
708:AAARTH
349:Charts
293:song "
95:Length
37:Single
701:Hitch
212:band
207:Welsh
124:Label
111:3:17
80:Genre
617:2018
541:2023
364:Peak
295:YOLO
534:NME
497:MTV
429:25
400:21
389:US
371:US
332:US
266:MTV
39:by
811::
608:.
591:.
581:^
572:.
556:.
532:.
495:.
467:.
451:.
426:)
397:)
384:7
381:)
281:.
184:"
104:47
87:,
795:"
791:"
788:"
784:"
781:"
777:"
774:"
770:"
767:"
763:"
655:e
648:t
641:v
619:.
543:.
393:(
375:(
201:"
180:"
117:)
113:(
102::
100:6
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
