The Island (Pendulum song)

"The Island" is the third single from Australian drum and bass band Pendulum to be released from their third studio album, Immersion.^[1] It was released on 19 September 2010. "The Island" is a song split into two parts; "Dawn" and "Dusk", with "Dawn" receiving the majority of radio airplay. In a recent interview, Swire stated that the premise of lyrics has to do with "two young lovers" and how they overcome adversity. The single includes remixes by DJ and record producer Tiësto, and by drum and bass DJ and record producer Lenzman. A Steve Angello, AN21 and Max Vangeli remix of the song was released as a digital single on 24 November 2010.^[2] To promote the single, Pendulum also held a remix competition, releasing a free pack of remix stems taken from the "Dawn" part which was won by Madeon at the age of 16. The "Dusk" part uses a sample from Missy Elliott's "I'm Really Hot". Devin Townsend used the song as a structural basis for his song "Save Our Now" from his fifteenth studio album Epicloud.

Formats and track listings

These are the major formats and associated track listings of single releases of "The Island", written and produced by Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen.

iTunes bundle
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Island"	9:30
2.	"The Island" (radio edit)	3:39
3.	"The Island" (Tiësto remix)	6:45
4.	"The Island" (Lenzman remix)	4:57
5.	"The Island – Pt. II (Dusk)" (DJ edit)	4:57
6.	"The Island – Pt. I (Dawn)" (music video)	3:40
Total length:		33:28

CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Island"	9:30
2.	"The Island" (radio edit)	3:39
3.	"The Island" (Tiësto remix)	6:45
4.	"The Island" (Lenzman remix)	4:57
Total length:		29:48

12" vinyl
No.	Title	Side	Length
1.	"The Island"	A	9:30
2.	"The Island – Pt. II (Dusk)" (DJ edit)	AA	4:57
Total length:			14:27

12" vinyl (remixes)
No.	Title	Side	Length
1.	"The Island" (Tiësto remix)	A	6:45
2.	"The Island" (Lenzman remix)	AA	4:57
Total length:			11:42

Chart performance

The song received moderate success, reaching number 41 in the UK Singles Chart.

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[3]	41

Personnel

"The Island" is credited to:

Pendulum members:

Rob Swire – writer, producer, vocals, mixing
Gareth McGrillen – production assistant
Kevin "KJ" Sawka – percussion

Other contributors:

Tiësto – remix
Lenzman – remix
Madeon - remix

Music video

The music video for "Part 1 – (Dawn)" was released to Pendulum's official YouTube page on 2 September 2010. It features a woman awaking on a desolate planet, disorientated and confused of her whereabouts. She then glimpses at another human across the wasteland and chases the person across the dead planet, until it is revealed at the end of the video that she is, in fact, chasing herself. The woman is in a time paradox, seeing, and chasing after versions of herself, who in turn, see and chase after her and so on. The woman wears clothes identical to those worn by the clones in the film The Island, and is shot in similar areas.

As of March 2016, the video has received over 7 million views.

Reception

The song has been met with very positive reception. A BBC review declared it "the absolute standout" of the album.^[4] The band played it when they went on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, and the fan reception to it was overwhelming for the presenter, Fearne Cotton.

References

↑ 'The Island' pre-order. Pendulum (13 August 2010). Retrieved on 13 August 2010.
↑ Steve Angello, AN21 & Max Vangeli remix of ‘The Island’ out now. Pendulum (24 November 2010). Retrieved on 25 November 2010.
↑ "Archive Chart: 2010-10-02" UK Singles Chart.
↑ Immersion review at BBC. BBC.co.uk (21 May 2010). Retrieved on 20 July 2010.

Pendulum

Rob Swire Gareth McGrillen Paul Harding Ben Mount Peredur ap Gwynedd Kevin Sawka Paul Kodish

Studio albums	Hold Your Colour (2005) In Silico (2008) Immersion (2010)

Live albums	Live at Brixton Academy (2009)

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Pendulum singles

Discography

Hold Your Colour	"Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive" (2003) "Another Planet" / "Voyager" (2004) "Back 2 You" / "Still Grey" (2004) "Tarantula" / "Fasten Your Seatbelt" (2005) "Slam" / "Out Here" (2005) "Hold Your Colour" (2006) "Blood Sugar" / "Axle Grinder" (2007)

In Silico	"Granite" (2007) "Propane Nightmares" (2008) "The Other Side" (2008) "Showdown" (2009)

Immersion	"Watercolour (2010) "Witchcraft" (2010) "The Island" (2010) "Crush" (2011)

Non-album singles	"Spiral" (2003) "Ransom" (2011)

Promotional singles	Hardware Limited 03 (2006) "The Tempest" (2008) "Immunize" (2010)

Singles as featured artist	"Guns at Dawn" (with Baron) (2005) "Painkiller" (with Freestylers & SirReal) (2006) "Security" (with Freestylers & Ragman) (2007)

Singles as remixer	"Voodoo People" (Pendulum remix) (2005) "ABC News Theme" (Pendulum remix) (2010)

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