So Here We Are/Positive Tension

"So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension"
Single by Bloc Party
from the album Silent Alarm
B-side
  • "The Marshals Are Dead"
  • "Helicopter"
Released31 January 2005 (2005-01-31)[1]
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bloc Party singles chronology
"Tulips"
(2004) 		"So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension"
(2005) 		"Banquet"
(2005)
Music video
"So Here We Are" on YouTube

"So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension" is a double A-side single by English rock band Bloc Party from their 2005 debut album, Silent Alarm. It was released in the United Kingdom by Wichita Recordings and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, their second-highest-charting single to date, behind 2007's "The Prayer". The song also reached number 31 in Ireland. The UK 7-inch vinyl release contains "The Marshals Are Dead" instead of "Positive Tension".

Track listings

UK CD single: "So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension" (WEBB 076SCD)[2]

  1. "So Here We Are"
  2. "Positive Tension"
  3. "Helicopter" (Sheriff Whitey Mix)

UK 7-inch single: "So Here We Are" / "The Marshals Are Dead" (WEBB 076S)[3]

  1. "So Here We Are"
  2. "The Marshals Are Dead"

UK DVD single: "So Here We Are" (WEBB 076S)[4]

  1. "So Here We Are" (audio)
  2. "The Marshals Are Dead" (audio)
  3. "So Here We Are" (video)
  4. "Tulips" (video)

European maxi-CD single: "So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension" (VVR5031543)[5]

  1. "So Here We Are"
  2. "Positive Tension"
  3. "The Marshals Are Dead"
  4. "So Here We Are" (Four Tet Remix)
  5. "Always New Depths"

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 20
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 31
Scotland (OCC)[8] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 5
UK Indie (OCC)[10] 1

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 29 January 2005. p. 31.
  2. ^ So Here We Are / Positive Tension (UK CD single liner notes). Bloc Party. Wichita Recordings. 2005. WEBB 076SCD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ So Here We Are / The Marshals Are Dead (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Bloc Party. Wichita Recordings. 2005. WEBB 076S.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ So Here We Are (UK DVD single liner notes). Bloc Party. Wichita Recordings. 2005. WEBB076DVD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ So Here We Are / Positive Tension (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Bloc Party. V2 Records. 2005. VVR5031543.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 8. 19 February 2005. p. 27. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Bloc Party". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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