Refugees (Embrace song)

"Refugees"
"Refugees"
Single by Embrace
Released	13 January 2014
Recorded	2011–13
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:57
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Songwriter(s)	Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara
Producer(s)	Richard McNamara
Embrace singles chronology

"Refugees" is a song written by Danny McNamara and Richard McNamara of the English alternative rock band Embrace. The song was originally recorded by the band as a track for their eponymous sixth studio album, Embrace, where it appears as the third track on the album. "Refugees" was first released as the Embrace track, but debuting on the namesake seventh extended play, Refugees, which was released in promotion of Embrace two months prior. It appears as the opening track on the EP. A "Refugees" promotional single, boasting a radio edit of the song, was sent to UK Modern rock radio in January 2014, in promotion of both Refugees and Embrace.

Music video

A music video for "Refugees" was premiered on 13 January 2014 on video hosting service Vevo. The 5-minute video, directed by Richard McNamara and starring the McNamara brothers, was released parallel to the official announcement of Refugees and Embrace.^[1]

Track listing

UK promotional single^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Refugees" (Radio Edit)	Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara	R McNamara	3:57

Japanese single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Refugees"	Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara	R McNamara	5:00
2.	"Chameleon"	Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara	R McNamara	4:40
3.	"Decades"	Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara	R McNamara	4:28
4.	"Bullets"	Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara	R McNamara	3:20
5.	"Refugees" (Radio Edit)	Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara	R McNamara	3:58
6.	"Refugees" (Instrumental)	Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara	R McNamara	5:00

Personnel

Adapted from Refugees liner notes.^[3]

Embrace

Mickey Dale – keyboards, string arrangements, backing vocals
Steve Firth – bass
Mike Heaton – drum kit, percussion, backing vocals
Danny McNamara – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Richard McNamara – vocals, guitars, keyboard, percussion, production

Additional personnel

Nick Watson - mixing

Release history

Promotional

Country	Date	Radio format	Label	Catalog no.
United Kingdom^[2]	13 January 2014	Modern rock / alternative radio	Cooking Vinyl	unknown

References

^ Corner, Lewis. "Embrace announce comeback with first new album in 7 years". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Refugees EP (CDr, Single, Promo)". Embrace discography. Discogs. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
^ Refugees (liner notes). Embrace. Cooking Vinyl. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] Corner, Lewis. "Embrace announce comeback with first new album in 7 years". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 January 2014.

[promo-2] "Refugees EP (CDr, Single, Promo)". Embrace discography. Discogs. Retrieved 31 January 2014.

[3] Refugees (liner notes). Embrace. Cooking Vinyl. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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v t e Embrace
Danny McNamara Richard McNamara Steve Firth Mike Heaton Mickey Dale
Studio albums	The Good Will Out Drawn from Memory If You've Never Been Out of Nothing This New Day Embrace Love Is a Basic Need How to Be a Person Like Other People
EPs	Fireworks One Big Family All You Good Good People The Abbey Road Sessions Refugees
DVDs	Fireworks: The Singles 1997–2002
Compilations	Fireworks: The Singles 1997–2002 Dry Kids: B-Sides 1997–2005
Singles	"All You Good Good People" "Come Back to What You Know" "My Weakness Is None of Your Business" "Wonder" "Make It Last" "Gravity" "Ashes" "Nature's Law" "World at Your Feet" "Target" "I Can't Come Down" "Refugees" "Follow You Home"
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