Is It Any Wonder?
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| Single by Keane | ||||||||||
| from the album Under the Iron Sea | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Let It Slide" "He Used to Be a Lovely Boy" |
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| Released | 29 May 2006 | |||||||||
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7" vinyl CD single Download |
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| Recorded | Heliocentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex The Magic Shop, NY |
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| Genre | Alternative rock, piano rock | |||||||||
| Length | 3:06 | |||||||||
| Label | Island | |||||||||
| Writer(s) |
Tim Rice-Oxley Tom Chaplin Richard Hughes |
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| Producer(s) | Andy Green | |||||||||
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"Is It Any Wonder?" is a song performed and composed by English alternative rock band Keane, released as the second single from their second studio album, Under the Iron Sea. The song is also the first Keane single to be sold in Mexico and other Latin American countries.
The single was released to the iTunes Store on 16 May and to shops on 29 May 2006, and debuted at #15 in the UK Singles Chart on 28 May based on download sales alone but reached #3 with physical sales on 4 June. The song was officially premiered on 17 April on Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 1 show. Soon after this, it was leaked onto the Internet.
The song was featured on the UK compilation Now That's What I Call Music! 64 and in the video games Madden NFL 07 and Dance Dance Revolution Universe 2. The song was nominated for the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal for the 2007 Grammy Awards.
"Is It Any Wonder?" was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley in 2005, being first demoed the same year. The guitar effects originate from Tim's pianos and synthesizers. An early demo appeared on the Under the Iron Sea DVD. It was mainly recorded at The Magic Shop studios, New York City and programmed and engineered by Andy Green.
"Is It Any Wonder?" was composed under an 8-beat 4/4 time signature and a 130 bpm tempo. The main key of the riff is A major, alternating to G major when the bass starts playing.
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