Perfect Symmetry (song)

"Perfect Symmetry" is a song by English rock band Keane. It was released on 29 December 2008 as the third single and is the title track from their third album of the same name.^[1] The song has been remixed by American electronic rock band Innerpartysystem and is available on their remix Myspace page.

The radio edit version of the 7" single rearranges the song somewhat, the second verse being taken from the original first verse, and the original second verse being removed completely. It also cuts out the introduction at the beginning.

Track listing

CD single

"Perfect Symmetry" — 5:12
"Staring at the Ceiling" — 3:52

7" single

"Perfect Symmetry" — 3:58
"Staring at the Ceiling" — 3:52

Music video

The music video for the song was released on 19 November. It features the band inside a future-like glass room with a television screen that shows a video of Chaplin singing the song. The band members are also seen in another room doing various things. Different items appear throughout the video, reflecting the song's lyrics. During the start of each chorus, a different location in the world is shown (e.g. a waterfall in the first and mountains in the second).

Chart performance

The single reached #150 in the UK Singles Chart, the lowest position for an officially released Keane single in UK.

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)^[2]	20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	150

References

↑ "Next Single Revealed". Retrieved 5 March 2009.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Keane – Perfect Symmetry" (in French). Ultratip.

External links

Keane songs

Hopes and Fears	"Somewhere Only We Know" "Everybody's Changing" "Bedshaped" "This Is the Last Time" "Bend and Break"

Under the Iron Sea	"Atlantic" "Is It Any Wonder?" "Crystal Ball" "Nothing in My Way" "A Bad Dream" "Try Again"

Perfect Symmetry	"Spiralling" "The Lovers Are Losing" "Perfect Symmetry" "Better Than This"

Night Train	"Stop for a Minute"

Strangeland	"Silenced by the Night" "Disconnected" "Sovereign Light Café"

The Best of Keane	"Higher Than the Sun" "Won't Be Broken"

Other singles	"Call Me What You Like" "Wolf at the Door" "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" "The Night Sky" "Tear Up This Town"

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