The Recluse (Plan B song)

"The Recluse"
Single by Plan B
from the album The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Released4 October 2010 (2010-10-04)
Recorded2009
The Sanctuary, London
Genre
Length3:19
Label
Songwriter(s)Ben Drew
Producer(s)
Plan B singles chronology
"Prayin'"
(2010) 		"The Recluse"
(2010) 		"Love Goes Down"
(2010)

"The Recluse" is the fourth single from Plan B's second album The Defamation of Strickland Banks. The single was released on 4 October 2010.[1] "The Recluse" has been labeled as "one of his best singles to date" by critics, "neatly marrying poignancy and aggression into a 4-minute-long track with a surplus of scaling strings and his voice showing more desperation for release than ever before."[2] This song was covered by George Michael during his "Symphonica" tour.

Music video

The music video for "The Recluse" was directed by Daniel Wolfe[3] and shows Strickland Banks, played by Plan B, during his time in prison, as well as flashbacks of his life before prison. It was first aired online on YouTube on September 14, 2010.[4] Actress Vicky McClure plays Strickland Banks' girlfriend. At the start of the video a snippet of "The Ballad of Belmarsh" can be heard.[4]

Track listing

  • UK CD single[5]
  1. "The Recluse" – 3:19
  2. "The Recluse" (Nero Remix) – 4:36
  3. "The Recluse" (Netsky Remix) – 4:56
  • UK Promotional CD single[6]
  1. "The Recluse" (Nero Remix) – 4:36
  2. "The Recluse" (Nero Instrumental) – 4:36
  3. "The Recluse" (Netsky Remix) – 4:56
  4. "The Recluse" (Netsky Edit) – 3:08
  • UK 12" vinyl[7]
  1. "The Recluse" – 3:19
  2. "The Recluse" (Nero Remix) – 4:36
  3. "The Recluse" (Netsky Remix) – 4:56
  • Digital download - Remix[8]
  1. "The Recluse" (Nero Remix) – 4:36
  • Digital download - Remix[9]
  1. "The Recluse" (Netsky Remix) – 4:56

Personnel

  • Plan B – vocals, producer[10]
Production[10]
Additional musicians[10]
  • Tom Wright-Goss – guitar
  • Eric Appapoulay – bass
  • Richard Cassell – drums

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[11] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 35

References

  1. ^ http://entertainment-focus.com/music/articles/plan-b-the-recluse Entertainment Focus October 01, 2010
  2. ^ Single Review: Plan B – 'The Recluse' | Unreality Shout[usurped]
  3. ^ "Plan B's The Recluse by Daniel Wolfe". Promo News. Archived from the original on 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  4. ^ a b https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5TxIynodew Plan B UK YouTube channel
  5. ^ The Recluse: Plan B: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
  6. ^ Plan B (4) – The Recluse (Remixes) (CDr) at Discogs
  7. ^ Plan B (4) – The Recluse (Vinyl) at Discogs
  8. ^ iTunes – Music – The Recluse (Nero Remix) – Single by Plan B
  9. ^ iTunes – Music – The Recluse (Netsky Remix) – Single by Plan B
  10. ^ a b c "Relationships for track: The Recluse". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  11. ^ Error in chart of October 16 omitting position 9 clarified in chart of October 23. Peak is clearly 10, per discussion.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.