Full Steam
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{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Full Steam
| cover = Full Steam.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = David Gray featuring Annie Lennox
| album = Draw the Line
| released = 19 October 2009 (Promo)[http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=David+Gray+feat.+Annie+Lennox&titel=Full+Steam&cat=s David Gray feat. Annie Lennox – Full Steam – hitparade.ch]
15 November 2009 (Download)[http://www.7digital.com/artists/david-gray/full-steam/ David Gray – Full Steam MP3 Downloads – 7digital] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802111622/http://www.7digital.com/artists/david-gray/full-steam/ |date=2 August 2010 }}
28 December 2009 (Single)
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 4:12
| label = Polydor
| writer = David Gray
| producer = David Gray
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = David Gray
| type = singles
| prev_title = Fugitive
| prev_year = 2009
| title = Full Steam
| year = 2009
| next_title = A Moment Changes Everything
| next_year = 2010
}}{{Extra chronology
| artist = Annie Lennox
| type = single
| prev_title = Pattern of My Life
| prev_year = 2009
| title = Full Steam
| year = 2009
| next_title = Universal Child
| next_year = 2010
}}{{Extra album cover
| header = Back cover
| type = single
| cover = Full Steam 2.JPG
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"Full Steam" was the second single taken from David Gray's eighth studio album Draw the Line. The song is a duet between Gray and Annie Lennox. Originally planned to be officially released as a single on 23 November 2009, the single release was delayed with a new release date set as 28 December 2009, although no singles were to be found at such date.[http://ethrill.net/2009/12/30/missing-david-gray-and-annie-lennox-full-steam-cd-single-and-vinyl/ Missing: David Gray and Annie Lennox: Full Steam CD Single and Vinyl | ethrill.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006214729/http://ethrill.net/2009/12/30/missing-david-gray-and-annie-lennox-full-steam-cd-single-and-vinyl/ |date=6 October 2010 }} A music video featuring Gray and Lennox was filmed for the song, as it was eventually only released as a download single with all proceeds from the sale of the single going to Children in Need.{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicloversgroup.com/david-gray-feat-annie-lennox-full-steam-video-and-lyrics/|title = David Gray – Full Steam lyrics}} Only physical single releases were for promotional releases only.[http://ethrill.net/2009/11/21/annie-lennox-and-david-gray-full-steam-single-cover-and-promo-cd/ Annie Lennox and David Gray: Full Steam Single Cover and Promo CD | ethrill.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127023608/http://ethrill.net/2009/11/21/annie-lennox-and-david-gray-full-steam-single-cover-and-promo-cd/ |date=27 November 2010 }}
Gray and Lennox performed the song on Later... with Jools Holland to promote its single release. The music video for the song premiered when it was uploaded on Annie Lennox's Official YouTube Channel on 19 November 2009.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czvxyDgqxmM YouTube – Full Steam – David Gray and Annie Lennox]
Track listing
Promo – CD-Single Polydor – (UMG) [cat# GRAY3]
- "Full Steam" (Radio Edit) – 3:49
- "Full Steam" (Instrumental) – 4:12
Download – Polydor – (UMG)
- "Full Steam" – 4:11
References
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{{Annie Lennox}}
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Category:David Gray (musician) songs
Category:Songs written by David Gray (musician)