"White Feather" | ||||||||||
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Single by Wolfmother | ||||||||||
from the album Cosmic Egg | ||||||||||
Released | 22 February 2010 | |||||||||
Format | Digital download | |||||||||
Genre | Hard rock, blues-rock | |||||||||
Length | 3:04 | |||||||||
Label | Modular | |||||||||
Writer(s) | ||||||||||
Producer(s) | Alan Moulder | |||||||||
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"White Feather" is a song by Australian hard rock band Wolfmother, featured on their 2009 second studio album Cosmic Egg. Written by vocalist and guitarist , the song was released as the third single from the album on 22 February 2010.
"White Feather" was first performed on 6 February 2009 at the first of the band's two low-key comeback shows performed under the same alias, White Feather. The song was again performed at the second show, on 8 February, and later at the new lineup's first performance in the United States, on 1 May at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. On 9 May, Stockdale reported on his Twitter profile that he was "About to shred the solo on White Feather," describing it as "possibly the greatest song written since Womac[k] and Womac[k]'s "Foot Steps" Yes!"
The "White Feather" single was first released on the Australian iTunes Store on 29 December 2009. According to independent music website Altsounds.com, a full single release was scheduled for 1 February 2010, although promotional records released in December 2009 listed a 15 February 2010 release date. The official release date is recognised as 22 February 2010.
A music video for "White Feather" was filmed in December 2009. Directed by Snakes & Ladders (Pete Moore & Patrick de Teliga), the video premiered on Yahoo! Music on 10 February.