"State Of The Union" is the debut single from British

United Kingdom

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 singer-songwriter David Ford

David Ford (musician)

David James Ford is a British singer-songwriter, currently living in Eastbourne, East Sussex. He first achieved prominence with the indie rock group Easyworld, who released an independent mini-album, ...Better Ways to Self Destruct and two full-length albums on Jive Records before disbanding in...

. It had previously been featured as a demo on his official website, before appearing as a track on a CD entitled "Apology Demos EP," only on sale at live shows.

The song was released as a single in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2005, on CD

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Gramophone record

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 formats through Independiente Records

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 and preceded his debut album I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused

I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused

I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused is an album by singer-songwriter David Ford released in 2005. The album is Ford's solo debut....

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The music video

Music video

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received numerous plaudits for its originality. It was recorded live-in-one-take, with David, using a looping machine, playing all 12 instruments used in the song.

CD

1. "State Of The Union"
2. "A Short Song About Shoes"
3. "A Short Song About Stars"
4. "State Of The Union" (video)

7"

1. "State Of The Union"
2. "A Short Song About Shoes"