"Attracting Flies"
Single by AlunaGeorge
from the album Body Music
Released8 March 2013
Genre
Length3:08
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)George Reid
AlunaGeorge singles chronology
"White Noise"
(2013)		 "Attracting Flies"
(2013)		 "Supernatural"
(2014)

"Attracting Flies" is a song from the English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2013 as the third single from their first studio album, Body Music (2013). The song peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

The track was met with universal acclaim upon its release. Pitchfork labeled it "Best New Track".

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Attracting Flies" was first released onto YouTube on 10 March 2013 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-seven seconds.[1] The video is a play on the song's chorus' line "Little grey fairytales and little white lies". It features Aluna as the protagonists of various well-known fairytales, however each of them have been given a gritty, urban twist. For example, Little Red Riding Hood is being stalked late at night by a man (played by George) and his dog, and Sleeping Beauty passes out after overdosing on anti-depressants.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Attracting Flies"3:08

Chart performance

For the chart week 23 March 2013, "Attracting Flies" debuted at number one-hundred-and-thirty-one on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The following week saw the track rise twenty-two places to number one-hundred-and-nine. On the chart week dated 6 April 2013, the track advanced thirty-fives places to number eighty-four; becoming AlunaGeorge's third top 100 hit after "Your Drums, Your Love" (number 50, 2012) and "White Noise" (number 2, 2013).[3] On its fourth charting week, the track rose a further thirty-three places to number fifty-one, before reaching a new peak of number thirty the following week. The following week after that, it reached number 19.[3]

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 8 March 2013[13] Digital download Island

References

  1. ↑ AlunaGeorge - Attracting Flies [Parental Advisory]. YouTube
  2. ↑ "Chart Archive - March 23, 2013". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  4. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1227 (Week Commencing 2 September 2013)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-18. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ "AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  6. ↑ "AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban.
  7. ↑ "AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies" (in French). Ultratip.
  8. ↑ "AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies" (in French). Ultratop Dance.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ↑ "Archive chart: 2012-05-05". UK Urban Chart.
  11. ↑ "End of Year Charts 2013" (PDF). Ukchartsplus.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "British single certifications – AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  13. ↑ iTunes - Music - Attracting Flies - Single by AlunaGeorge Archived October 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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