3:23
Inside In / Inside Out, 2006
Written by Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris, Max Rafferty and Paul Garred
Seven hundred ninety-eight million plays for this song alone, and I've never heard of the band. I have a near-encyclopedic knowledge of a certain kind of music, but there are also knowledge gaps the size of libraries. Anyhoo, the song is about a relationship that seems to have run its course. The songwriter says it's not about infidelity, but with the repeated line "How could this be done / By such a smiling sweetheart?" it's easy to believe that it is. Musically, it's a catchy, midtempo indie rock shuffle, with hints of funk, ska and Merseybeat.