So Here We Are/Positive Tension

{{Short description|2005 single by Bloc Party}}

{{Infobox song

| name = So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension

| cover = SoHereWeAre.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Bloc Party

| album = Silent Alarm

| B-side =

  • "The Marshals Are Dead"
  • "Helicopter"

| released = {{start date|2005|1|31|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=29 January 2005}}

| recorded =

| studio =

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| genre =

| length = 3:52

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| prev_title = Tulips

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Banquet

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|dzZQJZdcCU4|"So Here We Are"}}}}

}}

"So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension" is a double A-side single by English rock band Bloc Party from their 2005 debut album, Silent Alarm. It was released in the United Kingdom by Wichita Recordings and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, their second-highest-charting single to date, behind 2007's "The Prayer". The song also reached number 31 in Ireland. The UK 7-inch vinyl release contains "The Marshals Are Dead" instead of "Positive Tension".

Track listings

UK CD single: "So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension" {{small|(WEBB 076SCD)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=So Here We Are / Positive Tension|others=Bloc Party|year=2005|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Wichita Recordings|id=WEBB 076SCD}}

  1. "So Here We Are"
  2. "Positive Tension"
  3. "Helicopter" (Sheriff Whitey Mix)

UK 7-inch single: "So Here We Are" / "The Marshals Are Dead" {{small|(WEBB 076S)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=So Here We Are / The Marshals Are Dead|others=Bloc Party|year=2005|type=UK 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Wichita Recordings|id=WEBB 076S}}

  1. "So Here We Are"
  2. "The Marshals Are Dead"

UK DVD single: "So Here We Are" {{small|(WEBB 076S)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=So Here We Are|others=Bloc Party|year=2005|type=UK DVD single liner notes|publisher=Wichita Recordings|id=WEBB076DVD}}

  1. "So Here We Are" (audio)
  2. "The Marshals Are Dead" (audio)
  3. "So Here We Are" (video)
  4. "Tulips" (video)

European maxi-CD single: "So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension" {{small|(VVR5031543)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=So Here We Are / Positive Tension|others=Bloc Party|year=2005|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR5031543}}

  1. "So Here We Are"
  2. "Positive Tension"
  3. "The Marshals Are Dead"
  4. "So Here We Are" (Four Tet Remix)
  5. "Always New Depths"

Charts

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!scope="col"|Chart (2005)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2005/BB-2005-02-19.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=8|page=27|date=19 February 2005|access-date=4 April 2020}}

|20

{{single chart|Ireland3|31|artist=Bloc Party|rowheader=true|access-date=27 January 2020}}
{{single chart|Scotland|5|date=20050212|rowheader=true|access-date=10 January 2019}}
{{single chart|UK|5|date=20050212|rowheader=true|access-date=10 January 2019}}
{{single chart|UKindie|1|date=20050212|rowheader=true|access-date=10 January 2019}}

References