Olympic Airways (Foals song)
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"Olympic Airways" is the fourth and last single from the album Antidotes
by Foals
. It is their seventh single in total to date. It was released as a digital download, CD and vinyl on 6 October 2008.
Yannis Philippakis
stated that the lyrics are about or at least in connection with London Heathrow Airport
. In an interview with NME
, Philippakis stated that the song was about feelings of isolation, just wanting to be at home, and not wanting to go outside.
The video was directed by Dave Ma and features friends, crude oil, balloons and an octopus.
"Olympic Airways" was featured on the FIFA 09
soundtrack. It was the only single from Antidotes
that did not chart.
Antidotes (album)
- Chart positions :...
by Foals
Foals (band)
Foals are an English indie rock band from Oxford. They are currently signed to Transgressive Records in the UK and Sub Pop in the US. They released their debut album Antidotes on 24 March 2008 in the UK, and 8 April 2008 in the US...
. It is their seventh single in total to date. It was released as a digital download, CD and vinyl on 6 October 2008.
Yannis Philippakis
Yannis Philippakis
Yannis Philippakis is a singer of the alternative indie and dance punk band Foals. He is of Greek and South African Jewish descent. He left Greece with his mother when he was five years old. His father taught him to dance the folk traditional songs and sing...
stated that the lyrics are about or at least in connection with London Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow , in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the third busiest airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic, handling more international passengers than any other airport around the globe...
. In an interview with NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, Philippakis stated that the song was about feelings of isolation, just wanting to be at home, and not wanting to go outside.
The video was directed by Dave Ma and features friends, crude oil, balloons and an octopus.
"Olympic Airways" was featured on the FIFA 09
FIFA 09
FIFA 09 is the 2008 installment of Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released in October 2008 for Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii,...
soundtrack. It was the only single from Antidotes
Antidotes (album)
- Chart positions :...
that did not chart.