Refugees (song) 1712275 218066384 2008-06-09T00:24:12Z Darwin's Bulldog 639767 {{Infobox Single | | Name = Refugees | Cover = Refugeestears.jpg | Artist = [[The Tears]] | from Album = [[Here Come the Tears]] | Released = [[April 25]] [[2005]] | Format = [[CD]], [[Vinyl record]] (7") | Recorded = [[2005]] | Genre = [[Britpop]] | Length = 2:53 | Label = [[Independiente Records]] | Producer = [[Bernard Butler]] | Chart position = <nowiki></nowiki> * <nowiki>#</nowiki>9 <small>([[UK Singles Chart|UK]])</small> | Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki> * N/A | Last single = <nowiki></nowiki> | This single = "Refugees"<br />(2005) | Next single = "[[Lovers (song)|Lovers]]"<br />(2005) }} "'''Refugees'''" is the debut single by [[The Tears]], released on April 25, [[2005]] on [[Independiente Records]]. It charted at number 9 on the UK singles chart, which was relatively good considering the lack of success done by the previous [[Suede (band)|Suede]] album, as well as the fact that it was the band's first single. The title track's lyrical content is said by [[Brett Anderson|Anderson]] to have political meaning, regarding his disgust towards the treatment of refugees. The second single off the debut album, "[[Lovers (song)|Lovers]]," was originally slated to be a b-side to the Refugees single. This was changed after the record label decided it was worthy of being on the album. Anderson claimed that b-side "Southern Rain" was deserving of a spot on the album, and he regrets placing it on the single. ==Single Track Listings== ===7"=== # "Refugees" # "Break Away" ===CD1=== # "Refugees" # "Southern Rain" ===CD2=== # "Refugees" # "Feels Like Monday" # "Branded" # "Refugees (Video)" [[Category:British songs]] [[Category:Britpop songs]] [[Category:2005 singles]]