Our Velocity

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{{Infobox song

| name = Our Velocity

| cover = Release_ourvelocity.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Maxïmo Park

| album = Our Earthly Pleasures

| A-side = Our Velocity

| B-side = {{ubl|"Distance Makes"|"Mary O'Brien"}}

| released = 19 March 2007

| recorded = 2006

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Post-punk revival

| length = 3:26

| label = Warp

| writer = Duncan Lloyd, Paul Smith

| producer = Gil Norton

| prev_title = I Want You to Stay

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Books from Boxes

| next_year = 2007

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = single

| cover = Our_velocity_red_vinyl_7.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = 7" red vinyl single

}}

}}

"Our Velocity" is a song by English indie rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released on 19 March 2007 as the lead single from their second studio album, Our Earthly Pleasures (2007). The music was written by guitarist Duncan Lloyd and the lyrics by lead singer Paul Smith. According to Smith, the song is about the wars that the UK was involved in at the time, such as Afghanistan and Iraq.{{cite news|url=https://www.contactmusic.com/maximo-park/interview-with-maximo-park-june-2012|title=Maxïmo Park, Interview|last=Wilde|first=Joe|date=11 June 2012|publisher=Contactmusic.com|access-date=29 December 2021}}

"Our Velocity" became Maxïmo Park's first UK Top 10 single, reaching number 9 on 25 March 2007 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 on the UK Indie Chart within a week of its physical release.