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((about|the 2009 song|the type of Chinese song|drum-song|the 1978 album|Drum Song))
((more citations needed|date=February 2017))
((Use dmy dates|date=October 2021))
((Use British English|date=January 2013))
((Infobox song
| name       = Drumming Song
| cover      = Drumming_Song.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Florence and the Machine]]
| album      = [[Lungs (album)|Lungs]]
| B-side     = "Falling" ((small|(Demo Version)))
| released   = ((Start date|df=yes|2009|09|13))<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d.html/279-5643147-3527143?pd=1&l=Product%20Details&a=B002M36X7C |title=Drumming Song:Amazon:MP3 Downloads |publisher=Amazon |accessdate=23 June 2013))</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = ((hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[art rock]]))
| length     = ((Duration|m=3|s=43))
| label      = [[Island Records|Universal Island]]
| writer     = ((flatlist|
*Florence Welch
*James Ford
*Crispin Hunt
))
| producer   = James Ford
| prev_title = [[Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)]]
| prev_year  = 2009
| next_title = [[You've Got the Love]]
| next_year  = 2009
| misc       = ((Extra track listing
 | album  = [[Lungs (album)|Lungs]]
 | type   = single
 | tracks =
# "[[Dog Days Are Over]]"
# "[[Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)]]"
# "I'm Not Calling You a Liar"
# "Howl"
# "[[Kiss with a Fist]]"
# "Girl with One Eye"
# "'''Drumming Song'''"
# "Between Two Lungs"
# "[[Cosmic Love]]"
# "My Boy Builds Coffins"
# "Hurricane Drunk"
# "Blinding"
# "[[You've Got the Love]]"
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((External music video|((YouTube|TpLXQorSQe8|"Drumming Song"))
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"'''Drumming Song'''" is a song by the English [[indie rock]] band [[Florence and the Machine]]. The song was released on [[Island Records]] on 13 September 2009 in the UK as the fourth single from the band's first album [[Lungs (album)|''Lungs'']]. The song was the band's second consecutive single to be A-listed on [[BBC Radio 1]].((citation needed|date=February 2017)) It was the band's fourth single to enter the top 75 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], peaking at #54 during its week of physical release. The B-side is a demo version of "Falling" a track which appears only on the deluxe edition of ''Lungs''.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d.html/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/279-5643147-3527143?a=B002B554TY |title=Lungs:Amazon:Music |publisher=Amazon |accessdate=23 June 2013))</ref> Though not as commercially successful as their other singles, "Drumming Song" is a favourite amongst fans at Florence and the Machine live performances.((citation needed|date=February 2017))

The single was nominated for "Best Music Video" (alongside [[Lady Gaga]] and [[Mika (singer)|Mika]]) at the [[Q Awards]], which took place on 25 October 2009.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a183747/in-full-q-awards-2009-winners/ |title=In full: Q Awards 2009 winners |website=Digital Spy |author=David Balls |date=26 October 2009 |accessdate=21 February 2017))</ref>

==Background==
"Drumming Song" has an instrumental collaboration of drums, organ, piano, bass,((ambig|date=February 2017)) violin, viola, cello and harp. James Ford, the track's producer, is credited for the bass,((ambig|date=February 2017)) drums, organ and piano contributions. Ford co-wrote the song with [[Crispin Hunt]] and the song has backing vocals by Ladonna Hartley-Peters and Victoria Alkinlola.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Florence-The-Machine-Lungs/release/1872408 |title=Florence + The Machine – Lungs |date=July 2009 |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=23 June 2013))</ref>

Welch elaborated on the concept of the song:
<blockquote>This is about when there's that electricity between you, and a boy, and it's completely unspoken. When they're standing in front of you and you can't breathe, can't think, can't do anything properly. I'm really geeky – if I like someone, I just become incapable. I remember with my first boyfriend, walking past the window of a pub, seeing he was in there and literally throwing myself on the ground and crawling on the floor because I was so scared! I feel things quite intensely, which is probably why the music is quite intense. If I really like someone, I like someone; if I'm sad, I'm sad.

I was listening to a lot of [[hip hop]] and I wanted to make something that had that kind of beat to it. To me it's the most forward-thinking music around. No one else is moving forward at such pace! Again, it's really [[Gothic fiction|Gothic]] imagery – fairy tales and [[Edgar Allan Poe]]((sic)) stories. I'd read a lot of Gothic horror when I was a kid.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.florenceandthemachine.net/news/0-6/florence-on-lungs-part-two |title=Florence on 'Lungs' Part Two |publisher=Florence and the Machine |date=3 July 2009 |accessdate=21 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528043442/http://www.florenceandthemachine.net/news/0-6/florence-on-lungs-part-two |archivedate=28 May 2013 ))</ref></blockquote>

As part of the single's promotion, the band performed the song on [[Jools Holland]] with their previous single "[[Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)]]". The single was also performed at numerous festivals around the UK during 2009, including [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]], [[Brighton]], [[T in the Park]], [[Bestival]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] and [[Electric Picnic]] in the Republic of Ireland.

A music video for the song was shot in the interior of [[Christ Church, Spitalfields]], with Florence Welch and dancers. The [[English Baroque]] church, designed by [[Nicholas Hawksmoor]], interpreted the overall shapes of [[Gothic architecture]] with the language of [[classical architecture]].((citation needed|date=February 2017))

The song also appears on the soundtrack of ''[[2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game)|2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa]]'', the video game published by [[EA Sports]].

==Critical reception==
"Drumming Song" received positive feedback from critics. David Balls from [[Digital Spy]] awarded the song 4 stars out of a possible 5, he stated: "A darker and more brooding offering than 'Rabbit Heart', it's a case of drum as metaphor for love as Welch describes an unadulterated and impassioned love affair. 'Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell,' she wails with more enough power and passion to justify all the critical acclaim."<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/a177333/florence-and-the-machine-drumming-song/|title=Florence and the Machine: 'Drumming Song'|last=Balls|first=David|date=16 September 2009|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=19 October 2019))</ref>

''[[NME]]'' named the song 48th best track of 2009, saying, "In 'Drumming Song', she [Welch] created possibly one of the most intensely passionate and physically aching love songs we've ever heard."<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/50-best-tracks-of-2009-1384|title=50 Best Tracks of 2009|date=2 December 2009|work=[[NME]]|accessdate=19 October 2019))</ref>

==Formats and track listings==
;UK CD single
#"Drumming Song" – 3:45
#"Falling" <small>(demo)</small> – 3:48
#"Dog Days Are Over" <small>(acoustic)</small> – 3:58

;UK 7" vinyl single
#"Drumming Song" – 3:45
#"My Boy Builds Coffins" <small>(acoustic)</small>

;Digital download
#"Drumming Song" – 3:43
#"Drumming Song" <small>(acoustic)</small> – 3:51
#"Drumming Song" <small>(Boy 8-Bit Remix)</small> – 6:31
#"Drumming Song" <small>(Jack Beats Remix)</small> – 5:04
#"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" <small>(acoustic)</small> – 3:52

==Chart performance(s)==
"Drumming Song" was the fourth single released by Florence and the Machine, and following the success of "[[Kiss with a Fist]]" and "[[Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)]]", the single managed to enter the [[UK Singles Chart]], reaching at a peak of #54.

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|[[UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/The%20Chronicles%20Of%20Life%20And%20Death Official Charts Company – Florence & The Machine – Drumming Song]</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:2009 singles]]
[[Category:Florence and the Machine songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Florence Welch]]
[[Category:Songs written by Isabella Summers]]
[[Category:Songs written by Crispin Hunt]]
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