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"This Orient"
Single by Foals
from the album Total Life Forever
Released3 May 2010 (2010-05-03)
GenreIndie rock
LabelTransgressive Records
Songwriter(s)Jack Bevan, Edwin Congreave, Walter Gervers, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith
Foals singles chronology
"Spanish Sahara"
(2010) 		"This Orient"
(2010) 		"Miami"
(2010)

"This Orient" is a song by British indie rock band Foals. It was released as the lead single from the band's second album, Total Life Forever. It was made available for digital download on 2 May 2010, and received a physical release the next day. The "Starkey remix" version of the song was used in Pro Evolution Soccer 2012.

The song is built around vocal samples,[1] and the meaning behind the song is unclear.

The song peaked at number 97 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

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7" single
No.TitleLength
1."This Orient"4:02
2."This Orient" (Starkey Remix)4:42
7" single
No.TitleLength
1."This Orient"4:02
2."Spanish Sahara" (Chad Valley Remix) 
Promo CD
No.TitleLength
1."This Orient"4:06
2."This Orient" (Radio Edit)3:48
3."This Orient" (Instrumental)4:03
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."This Orient"4:02
2."This Orient" (Starkey Remix)4:42
3."This Orient" (Warrior One Remix)4:19
4."This Orient" (Astronomer Remix)6:24
5."Spanish Sahara" (Mosca Remix)7:32
6."Tron" (Kieran Hebden Version)8:17
This Orient (Starkey Remix) Promo CD
No.TitleLength
1."This Orient" (Starkey Remix)4:42

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[2] 71
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[3] 18
Scotland (OCC)[4] 98
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 97

References

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  1. ^ Winistorfer, Andrew (10 May 2010). "Foals: Total Life Forever". Prefixmag.com.
  2. ^ "Foals - Artist - Billboard Japan" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Foals Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Foals: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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