Sorry You're Not a Winner/OK Time for Plan B

"Sorry You're Not a Winner" / "OK Time for Plan B" is the first physical single by Enter Shikari and second overall. It was released in 2006. It is available from their online store[1] and from iTunes. The physical release was available on CD and 7" vinyl.

"Sorry You're Not a Winner/OK Time for Plan B"
Single by Enter Shikari
from the album Take to the Skies
B-side"The Feast" (Demo)
Released29 October 2006[1]
GenreMetalcore, post-hardcore, electronicore
Length11:56
LabelAmbush Reality
Songwriter(s)(both songs) Chris Batten, Rou Reynolds, Rob Rolfe, Rory Clewlow
Enter Shikari singles chronology
"Mothership"
(2006)		 "Sorry You're Not a Winner/OK Time for Plan B"
(2006)		 "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour"
(2007)

Both "Sorry You're Not a Winner" and "OK Time for Plan B" were included on Enter Shikari's debut album, Take to the Skies and given commas in their titles ("Sorry, You're Not a Winner", "OK, Time for Plan B"). "Sorry You're Not a Winner" was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single.

"OK Time For Plan B" was selected for inclusion in the soundtrack for the EA Sports video game Madden NFL 08 while "Sorry You're Not a Winner" is included in the soundtrack for NHL 08.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sorry You're Not a Winner"4:00
2."OK Time for Plan B"5:05
3."The Feast" (demo)2:51

Band line-up
  • Roughton "Rou" Reynolds (vocals, electronics)
  • Liam "Rory" Clewlow (guitar)
  • Chris Batten (bass, vocals)
  • Rob Rolfe (drums)

Guitar

The song is played in Drop C# tuning (D# A# F# C# G# C#).

Video

The video for Sorry You're Not A Winner shows the band performing in Chris' parents' front room with the band, several of their fans dancing and miming the lyrics. In particular, a man in a green shirt is seen "moshing" with the crowd. He is seen throughout the video miming the lyrics of the song as well as dancing along with the rest of the crowd. An unofficial video for OK Time for Plan B can be seen on vocalist/electronicist Rou Reynolds YouTube page, and features the band performing in an empty room with several fans dancing and moshing while the band perform the song on early learning toy instruments.

Chart performance
Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 114

References
  1. Enter Shikari - Home Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Tobias Zywietz. "The Official Zobbel Homepage". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2016-11-22.


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