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El Capitan (Idlewild song)

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"El Capitan"
Single by Idlewild
from the album Warnings/Promises
Released11 July 2005 (2005-07-11)[1]
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:57
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Bob Fairfoull, Colin Newton, Rod Jones, Allan Stewart, Roddy Woomble
Producer(s)Tony Hoffer
Idlewild singles chronology
"I Understand It"
(2005)
"El Capitan"
(2005)
"As If I Hadn't Slept"
(2006)

"El Capitan" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild from their fourth studio album, Warnings/Promises (2005). It was released as the third single from the album on 11 July 2005 and charted at No. 39 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]

The Walkmen's Paul Maroon plays piano on the track.

The title and lyrics refer to the El Capitan granite formation in Yosemite Valley, California.

Track listings

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In the UK

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All songs by Idlewild unless otherwise stated.

  1. "El Capitan"
  2. "The Bronze Medal (acoustic)"
  • 7" (red vinyl) R6667X
  1. "El Capitan (acoustic)"
  2. "Winter Is Blue (acoustic)" (Vashti Bunyan)
  • CD CDRS6667
  1. "El Capitan"
  2. "El Capitan (acoustic)"
  3. "Winter Is Blue (acoustic)" (Bunyan)

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 9 July 2005. p. 21.
  2. ^ "IDLEWILD | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2021-07-11.