Queen of Peace (song)

"Queen of Peace"
Single by Florence and the Machine
from the album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Released 21 August 2015 (2015-08-21)
Format Digital download
Recorded Angel Studios, The Pool, Urchin Studios
(London, England)
Genre Rock[1][2]
Length 5:07
Label Island
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Markus Dravs
Florence and the Machine singles chronology
"Ship to Wreck"
(2015)		 "Queen of Peace"
(2015)		 "Delilah"
(2015)

"Queen of Peace" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). It was written by Florence Welch and Markus Dravs, and produced by the latter. The song was released on 21 August 2015 as the album's third single.

A 10-minute double-feature music video for "Queen of Peace" and "Long and Lost", another track from How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, was directed by Vincent Haycock and premiered on 27 July 2015.[3] The short film is a part of a larger series of music videos centered on Welch and the storyline it creates known as The Odyssey.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Queen of Peace" (Hot Chip Remix) – 6:25

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.[6]

Florence and the Machine
Additional personnel
  • Leo Abrahams – electric guitar
  • John Barclay – trumpet
  • Nick Barr – viola
  • Mat Bartram – brass recording, flute recording, strings recording
  • Robin Baynton – engineering
  • Benson – additional keyboards, brass arrangements, flute arrangements, programming, string arrangements
  • Nigel Black – French horn
  • Rusty Bradshaw – piano
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Gillon Cameron – violin
  • Elise Campbell – French horn
  • Philip Cobb – trumpet
  • Dan Cox – additional engineering
  • Andy Crowley – trumpet
  • Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistance
  • Markus Dravs – production, songwriting
  • Pip Eastop – French horn
  • Richard Edwards – tenor trombone
  • James Hallawell – Hammond organ
  • Sally Herbert – brass arrangements, conducting, flute arrangements, orchestration, string arrangements
  • Matt Ingram – drums, percussion
  • Sam Jacobs – French horn
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Rick Koster – violin
  • Oli Langford – violin
  • Eliza Marshall – alto flute, flute
  • Oren Marshall – tuba
  • Janelle Martin – backing vocals
  • Nim Miller – backing vocals
  • Everton Nelson – violin
  • Daniel Newell – flugel, piccolo trumpet, trumpet
  • Baby N'Sola – backing vocals
  • Ronan Phelan – assistant brass recording, assistant flute recording, assistant strings recording
  • Tom Rees-Roberts – trumpet
  • Jonathan Sagis – assistant engineering
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Ed Tarrant – Euphonium
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Andy Wood – Euphonium, trombone

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 2
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8] 39
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 133

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom 21 August 2015 Contemporary hit radio Island [10]
Various 4 September 2015 Digital download – Hot Chip Remix [5][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ Marvilli, Joe (15 June 2015). "Florence and the Machine: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful". No Ripcord. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Gill, Andy (29 May 2015). "Florence + The Machine, How Big How Blue How Beautiful, album review: Welch confronts her demons in a frank manner". The Independent. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Geslani, Michelle (27 July 2015). "Florence and the Machine Premeire Cinematic Video for Queen of Peace/Long and Lost". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Martin, Pamley (27 July 2015). "Florence + The Machine's 'Queen of Peace/Long and Lost' Short Film: Watch". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Queen Of Peace (Hot Chip Remix): Florence + The Machine: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. ↑ How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (CD liner notes). Florence and the Machine. Island Records. 2015. 602547236067.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Florence + the Machine – Queen of Peace" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Florence + the Machine – Queen of Peace" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 3 October 2015". UKChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd (736).
  10. ↑ "BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Queen Of Peace (Hot Chip Remix): Florence + The Machine: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Queen Of Peace (Hot Chip Remix): Florence + The Machine: MP3-Downloads" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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