Apply Some Pressure

"Apply Some Pressure"
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Single by Maxïmo Park
from the album A Certain Trigger
B-side	"Fear of Falling" "The Coast Is Always Changing" "I Want You to Leave" "Once, a Glimpse" "My Life in Reverse" "Isolation"
Released	21 February 2005
Format	7" 10" CD digital download
Genre	Indie rock post-punk revival new wave power pop
Length	3:20 (album version) 2:45 (radio edit)
Label	Warp
Songwriter(s)	Duncan Lloyd Paul Smith
Producer(s)	Paul Epworth
Maxïmo Park singles chronology
"The Coast Is Always Changing" (2004) "Apply Some Pressure" (2005) "Graffiti" (2005)
"The Coast Is Always Changing" (2004) "Apply Some Pressure" (2005) "Graffiti" (2005)
Maxïmo Park singles chronology
"Going Missing" (2005) Going Missing2005 "Apply Some Pressure" (2005) Apply Some Pressure2005 "I Want You to Stay" (2006) I Want You to Stay2006
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"Apply Some Pressure" is a song by English indie rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released as the second single from their debut studio album, A Certain Trigger (2005), on 21 February 2005. The song was re-released in October 2005. The music was written by Duncan Lloyd and the lyrics by Paul Smith.

The song originally reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart in February 2005 and later number 17 after its re-release. It was listed as the 352nd best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork. The song has also been featured in several video games such as SSX On Tour, Burnout Revenge, SingStar Rocks!, and the PlayStation Portable version of Asphalt: Urban GT 2.

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The song was re-worked by Mark Ronson for his album Version. The cover version features Maxïmo Park singer Paul Smith on guest vocals. Smith recorded the vocals for Ronson after Ronson invited him to perform on the instrumental he had made based on the band's original.