The Lovers Are Losing

"The Lovers Are Losing" is a song performed and composed by English rock band Keane, released on 20 October 2008[1] as the second single from their third album, Perfect Symmetry.[2] It was played for first the time on Hit40uk on 24 August 2008.

"The Lovers Are Losing"
Single by Keane
from the album Perfect Symmetry
Released20 October 2008
StudioTeldex Studios, Berlin
GenreAlternative rock, pop rock
Length5:04 (album version)
3:48 (radio edit)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Tim Rice-Oxley
Tom Chaplin
Richard Hughes
Producer(s)Keane
Keane singles chronology
"Spiralling"
(2008)		 "The Lovers Are Losing"
(2008)		 "Perfect Symmetry"
(2008)
Music video
"The Lovers Are Losing" on YouTube

Track listing

CD single
  1. "The Lovers Are Losing" — 5:06
  2. "Time to Go" — 3:50

7" single
  1. "The Lovers Are Losing" — 5:04
  2. "Time to Go" — 3:49

Digital download bundle #1
  1. "The Lovers Are Losing" (radio edit) — 3:48

Digital download bundle #2
  1. "The Lovers Are Losing" — 5:04
  2. "Time to Go" — 3:49

Digital download bundle #3
  1. "The Lovers Are Losing" (live from the Forum) — 5:24
  2. "The Lovers Are Losing" (demo) — 5:17
  3. "The Lovers Are Losing" (CSS remix) — 4:35

Release history
Country Date
United States 30 September 2008
United Kingdom 20 October 2008

Music video

The music video for the song was released on 1 October, and features singer Tom Chaplin running through the wild and being shot at, with scenes of bombardments by jet aircraft.

Chart performance

Despite being released as the first physical release taken from Perfect Symmetry, "The Lovers Are Losing" underperformed in the UK Singles Chart and performed even worse than Keane's previous single "Spiralling" which peaked at #23 despite not being physically released. This single was to peak at a disappointing #52, making it Keane's first single to fail to dent the UK Top 40. It spent three weeks in the UK Top 100.

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart[3] 50
Dutch Top 40[3] 30
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[4]66
Norwegian Singles Chart[3] 19
UK Singles Chart[3] 52
Singapore 987FM Top 20 20
US Billboard Triple A[5] 12
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References
  1. "Track listing announced". Keanemusic.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  2. "Music Week: Keane return in Perfect Symmetry". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. "Keane - The Lovers Are Losing - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. "Keane - Chart history". Billboard. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. "Billboard Triple A". 2 March 2013.
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