The Paddington Frisk
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{{Infobox song
| name = The Paddington Frisk
| cover = The Paddington Frisk.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Enter Shikari
| album = Rat Race EP
| format =
| recorded = February 2013
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Electronicore, hardcore punk, post-hardcore
| length = 1:17
| label = Ambush Reality, Hopeless Records
| writer = Chris Batten, Rou Reynolds, Rob Rolfe, Rory Clewlow
| producer = Enter Shikari, Dan Weller
| prev_title = Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Radiate
| next_year = 2013
}}
"The Paddington Frisk" is a single by British rock band Enter Shikari. The music video was released on their YouTube channel on 4 April 2013 and the single was released the same day. The single peaked at #18 on the UK Singles Chart on 13 April 2013.{{Cite web |date=2013-04-13 |title=THE PADDINGTON FRISK |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/enter-shikari-the-paddington-frisk/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}
Music video
The music video was filmed in London by Kode Media under the direction of Jamie Korn{{cite web |url=http://hopelessrecords.com/enter-shikari-release-new-song-the-paddington-frisk-music-video/ |title=Blog Archive » Enter Shikari Release New Song, "The Paddington Frisk" & Music Video |publisher=Hopeless Records |date=2013-04-05 |accessdate=2013-09-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815050225/http://hopelessrecords.com/enter-shikari-release-new-song-the-paddington-frisk-music-video/ |archivedate=2013-08-15 }} and released on 5 April 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/51189/videos-enter-shikari-the-paddington-frisk |title=Videos: Enter Shikari: "The Paddington Frisk" |publisher=Punknews.org |date=2013-04-05 |accessdate=2013-09-06}} The video showcases the band on a Japanese game show where a girl gives a man in a crocodile suit a noose and the band performs a choreographed dance miming hanging themselves. At the end of the video, the camera pans out to show the band in a board meeting presenting the video to an executive, who has a shocked expression on his face, with the band smiling.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gH_Iw2HvQ8 |title=ENTER SHIKARI - The Paddington Frisk : official video |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-04-04 |accessdate=2013-09-06}}
Track listing
;Digital single
{{track listing
| title1 = The Paddington Frisk
| length1 = 1:17
}}
;Shikari Sound System single
{{track listing
| title1 = The Paddington Frisk
| note1 = Shikari Sound System Remix
| length1 = 2:11
| title2 = The Paddington Dub
| note2 = Shikari Sound System Remix - Version
| length2 = 5:09
}}
Band members
- Roughton "Rou" Reynolds – lead vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, programming
- Chris Batten – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Liam "Rory" Clewlow – guitar, backing vocals
- Rob Rolfe – drums, percussion, backing vocals
References
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{{Enter Shikari}}
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