Ruby (song)
Encyclopedia
"Ruby" is a song by English
rock band
Kaiser Chiefs
and is the lead track on their second album
, Yours Truly, Angry Mob. It was released as the lead single
from that album in the United Kingdom
as a download
on February 5, 2007 and as a limited edition
7 in
and CD single
on February 19 that year. It became the band's first ever #1 single on February 25, 2007, and ended 2007 as the year's 10th biggest-selling single in the UK with total sales of 313,765.
A video single of the song was released in the United States
at Best Buy
stores on March 13, 2007, two weeks before the album was released there, and featured a live version of "Everything Is Average Nowadays
" and the B-side
"Admire You" (released on the UK 7" version). The song is featured as a bonus track in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
, is featured in Project Gotham Racing 4
, in SingStar
vol. 2 for the PlayStation 3
and as a song in Lego Rock Band
. It also appears in PES 2010.
The song has sold 375,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official UK Charts Company. Ruby also was voted #13 in the Triple J Hottest 100
in 2007.
production company Stylewar, who also produced the 2005 video for "I Predict a Riot
", and features the band performing in a desert landscape whilst a CGI metropolis-like miniature city builds around them. The video was scheduled to be shown on Channel 4
at 11:35pm on January 15, but was pulled from the schedules for unknown reasons. The video finally premiered on the official Kaiser Chiefs website four days later.
fantasy drama Demons
. It was played during a scene in which the main character, Luke Van Helsing searches for his girlfriend, who is named Ruby.
scores the song is played over the stadium PA system.
As the band are Leeds United season ticket holders, the song is often heard on the terraces of Elland Road
. "Ruby" is frequently replaced with "Rui" (United defender Rui Marques
). Six other football clubs are noted for their use of the song:
The Rovers version of the song was sung at the Football League Trophy
final of 2007, grabbing the attention of lead singer Ricky Wilson on The Chris Moyles Show
on BBC Radio 1
.
This song was played at the end of the NFL's New York Giants playoff game vs the Philadelphia Eagles. Once it was clear that the Giants were not going to win, the lyrics "could it be, could it be, that you're joking with me. And you don't really see you and me?" signified the end of the Giant's run in the playoffs.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
and is the lead track on their second album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Yours Truly, Angry Mob. It was released as the lead single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from that album in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
as a download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on February 5, 2007 and as a limited edition
Special edition
The terms special edition, limited edition and variants such as deluxe edition, collector's edition and others, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints or recorded music and films, but now including...
7 in
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
and CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
on February 19 that year. It became the band's first ever #1 single on February 25, 2007, and ended 2007 as the year's 10th biggest-selling single in the UK with total sales of 313,765.
A video single of the song was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
stores on March 13, 2007, two weeks before the album was released there, and featured a live version of "Everything Is Average Nowadays
Everything Is Average Nowadays
"Everything Is Average Nowadays" is a song by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs and is the ninth track on their second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob. The song was released as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom on 21 May 2007...
" and the B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
"Admire You" (released on the UK 7" version). The song is featured as a bonus track in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a music video game, the third main installment in the Guitar Hero series, and the fourth title overall...
, is featured in Project Gotham Racing 4
Project Gotham Racing 4
Project Gotham Racing 4 is the fourth title in the main Project Gotham Racing series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Game Studios.-Development history:...
, in SingStar
SingStar
SingStar is a competitive music video game series for PlayStation consoles, developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. 23 English-language instalments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, and six versions for the PlayStation 3 have been released...
vol. 2 for the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and as a song in Lego Rock Band
Lego Rock Band
Lego Rock Band is a music video game and part of the Rock Band series developed by Harmonix Music Systems, but also incorporates elements from other Lego video games as developed by Traveller's Tales. The game is published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games...
. It also appears in PES 2010.
The song has sold 375,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official UK Charts Company. Ruby also was voted #13 in the Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
in 2007.
Track listings
- 7 in (Special rubyRubyA ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum . The red color is caused mainly by the presence of the element chromium. Its name comes from ruber, Latin for red. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapphires...
coloured vinyl) BUN119-7
- "Ruby"
- "Admire You"
- This song was also released as a bonus trackBonus trackIn terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...
on the Japanese edition of Yours Truly, Angry Mob.- CD BUN119CD
- This song was also released as a bonus track
- "Ruby"
- "From the Neck Down"
- This song was also released as a bonus track on the Best Buy edition of Yours Truly, Angry Mob.
- Download
- This song was also released as a bonus track on the Best Buy edition of Yours Truly, Angry Mob.
- "Ruby"
- "Ruby" (Live at Berlin Kesselhaus)
- Best Buy stores video single UNIR 21804-2
- "Everything Is Average Nowadays" (live)
- "Admire You"
- "Ruby" (video)
Music video
The promo for "Ruby" was directed by SwedishSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
production company Stylewar, who also produced the 2005 video for "I Predict a Riot
I Predict a Riot
"I Predict a Riot" is a song by Kaiser Chiefs, appearing on their debut album Employment. It was originally released as their second single on 1 November 2004, and was the band's first release on the B-Unique label. It entered at #22 on the UK Singles Chart, a move which started the band's rise to...
", and features the band performing in a desert landscape whilst a CGI metropolis-like miniature city builds around them. The video was scheduled to be shown on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
at 11:35pm on January 15, but was pulled from the schedules for unknown reasons. The video finally premiered on the official Kaiser Chiefs website four days later.
Television
Ruby was prominently featured in the first episode of the ITVITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
fantasy drama Demons
Demons (TV series)
Demons is a pilot episode of a proposed drama series, initially competing to run as part of the CBS primetime schedule during Fall 2007. Demons was created by Barbara Hall, who also created Joan of Arcadia. The pilot starred Ron Eldard and Harold Perrineau. The pilot was not picked up by the network....
. It was played during a scene in which the main character, Luke Van Helsing searches for his girlfriend, who is named Ruby.
Football
When Rotherham United player Reuben ReidReuben Reid
Reuben James Reid is an English professional footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic as a striker.-Plymouth Argyle:Reid was born in Bristol and attended Fairfield Grammar School. He joined Argyle early in the 2005–06 season, following trials with Manchester United and Crystal Palace...
scores the song is played over the stadium PA system.
As the band are Leeds United season ticket holders, the song is often heard on the terraces of Elland Road
Elland Road
Elland Road is an all-seater football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has been the permanent residence of Leeds United A.F.C...
. "Ruby" is frequently replaced with "Rui" (United defender Rui Marques
Rui Marques
Manuel Rui Marques is an Angolan football defender and first choice centre-back for the Angolan national side. Although born in Angola, Marques moved to Portugal as a child. Marques is currently unattached after being released by Leeds....
). Six other football clubs are noted for their use of the song:
- CelticCeltic F.C.Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
- Shuna, Shuna, Shuna Suke! Shunsuke NakamuraShunsuke Nakamurais a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in J. League Division 1. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian... - FulhamFulham F.C.Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
- Bouiee, Bouiee, Bouiee, Bouiee Hameur BouazzaHameur BouazzaHamer Bouazza , first name sometimes misspelled as Hameur, is an Algerian footballer who currently plays for Millwall in the Football League Championship. He usually plays as a left winger, but can also play on the right.... - Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
- Rooney, Rooney, Rooney, Rooney Wayne RooneyWayne RooneyWayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team... - Southampton Southampton F.C.Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
- Rudi, Rudi, Rudi, Rudi Rudi Skacel - Doncaster RoversDoncaster Rovers F.C.Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
- Donny Donny Donny Donny DoncasterDoncasterDoncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... - EvertonEverton F.C.Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
- Louis, Louis, Loius, Saha! Louis SahaLouis SahaLouis Laurent Saha is a French footballer of Guadelupian origin who currently plays as a forward for Everton FC in the Premier League and the France national team. A former scholar at the Clairefontaine football academy, he started his career at Metz before playing on loan at Newcastle United... - ChelseaChelsea F.C.Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
- David Luiz, Luiz, Luiz! David LuizDavid LuizDavid Luiz Moreira Marinho , known as David Luiz, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League...
The Rovers version of the song was sung at the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
final of 2007, grabbing the attention of lead singer Ricky Wilson on The Chris Moyles Show
The Chris Moyles Show
The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the station's breakfast show presenter on 5 January 2004. From 2004 to 2007, the show was broadcast 6:55–10:00 am each weekday, but since 15 October 2007 it has started from...
on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
.
This song was played at the end of the NFL's New York Giants playoff game vs the Philadelphia Eagles. Once it was clear that the Giants were not going to win, the lyrics "could it be, could it be, that you're joking with me. And you don't really see you and me?" signified the end of the Giant's run in the playoffs.
Chart positions
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart | 14 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 5 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 28 |
| Czech IFPI Chart | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
7 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
5 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... Singles Chart |
29 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 16 |
| Slovak IFPI Chart | 15 |
| Turkish Top 20 Chart | 18 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock | 14 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2007) | Rank |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
46 |