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Attracting Flies

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"Attracting Flies"
Single by AlunaGeorge
from the album Body Music
Released8 March 2013
Genre
Length3:08
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)George Reid
AlunaGeorge singles chronology
"White Noise"
(2013)
"Attracting Flies"
(2013)
"Supernatural"
(2014)

"Attracting Flies" is a song from the English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2013 as the third single from their first studio album, Body Music (2013). The song peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

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The track was met with universal acclaim upon its release. Pitchfork labeled it "Best New Track".

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Attracting Flies" was first released onto YouTube on 10 March 2013 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-seven seconds.[1] The video is a play on the song's chorus' line "Little grey fairytales and little white lies". It features Aluna as the protagonists of various well-known fairytales, however each of them have been given a gritty, urban twist. For example, Little Red Riding Hood is being stalked late at night by a man (played by George) and his dog, and Sleeping Beauty passes out after overdosing on anti-depressants.

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Attracting Flies"3:08

Chart performance

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For the chart week 23 March 2013, "Attracting Flies" debuted at number one-hundred-and-thirty-one on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The following week saw the track rise twenty-two places to number one-hundred-and-nine. On the chart week dated 6 April 2013, the track advanced thirty-fives places to number eighty-four; becoming AlunaGeorge's third top 100 hit after "Your Drums, Your Love" (number 50, 2012) and "White Noise" (number 2, 2013).[3] On its fourth charting week, the track rose a further thirty-three places to number fifty-one, before reaching a new peak of number thirty the following week. The following week after that, it reached number 19.[3]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 8 March 2013[13] Digital download Island

References

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  1. ^ AlunaGeorge - Attracting Flies [Parental Advisory]. YouTube
  2. ^ "Chart Archive - March 23, 2013". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1227 (Week Commencing 2 September 2013)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-18. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  6. ^ "AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban.
  7. ^ "AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies" (in French). Ultratip.
  8. ^ "AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies" (in French). Ultratop Dance.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Archive chart: 2012-05-05". UK Urban Chart.
  11. ^ "End of Year Charts 2013" (PDF). Ukchartsplus.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  12. ^ "British single certifications – AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  13. ^ iTunes - Music - Attracting Flies - Single by AlunaGeorge Archived October 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine