Ashes (Embrace song)

"Ashes" is the second single from English rock band Embrace's fourth studio album, Out of Nothing. This release was publicised by a fan campaign called G.A.T.N.O (Get Ashes to Number One). The song reached number 11. "Ashes" was released to American radio on 1 March 2005.[2] The B-side, "Flaming Red Hair", started life as a cover version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Another B-side, "How Come", is a cover of the D12 song of the same name and was originally performed on Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 1 show.

"Ashes"
Single by Embrace
from the album Out of Nothing
B-side
  • "Enough"
  • "Maybe I Wish"
  • "Flaming Red Hair"
  • "How Come" (live)
Released15 November 2004 (2004-11-15)[1]
RecordedOlympic (London, England)
Length4:22
LabelIndependiente
Songwriter(s)Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara
Producer(s)Youth, Embrace
Embrace singles chronology
"Gravity"
(2004)		 "Ashes"
(2004)		 "Looking As You Are"
(2005)

Track listings

7-inch

  1. "Ashes"
  2. "Enough"

CD1

  1. "Ashes" – 4:23
  2. "Maybe I Wish" – 5:25

CD2

  1. "Ashes"
  2. "Flaming Red Hair"
  3. "How Come" (live)
  4. "Ashes" (video)

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

On 14 August 2014, Reading F.C. fans chose "Ashes" as their official club anthem.[4]

"Ashes" can be heard in the film Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), where it is implied that Embrace are headlining the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival.[5]

The instrumental version of the song was used in BBC's Match of the Day Goal of the Month segment for the 2004-05 season.[6]

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 13 November 2004. p. 25. Misprinted as 13 November on source.
  2. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. "British single certifications – Embrace – Ashes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. "Reading FC Your anthem....revealed!". Reading F.C. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. Trim, Liam (26 September 2017). "Kingsman: The Golden Circle's choice of music at Glastonbury Festival doesn't truly reflect the Somerset event". Somerset Live. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. "Ask us about: Music details". BBC Sport. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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