Queen of Peace (song) explained

Queen of Peace
Cover:	Florence and the Machine - Queen of Peace.png
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Florence and the Machine
Album:	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Studio:	The Pool (London) Urchin (London) Angel (London)
Genre:	Rock^[1] ^[2]
Length:	5:07
Label:	Island
Producer:	Markus Dravs
Prev Title:	Ship to Wreck
Prev Year:	2015
Next Title:	Delilah
Next Year:	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 4 September 2015 as the album's third single. "Queen of Peace" debuted at number 178 on the UK Singles Chart,^[3] peaking three weeks later at number 133, the band's first single to miss the top 100 since "Lover to Lover" in 2012.

Music video

A 10-minute double-feature music video for "Queen of Peace" and "Long & Lost", another track from How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, was directed by Vincent Haycock and premiered on 27 July 2015.^[4] Shot on the Scottish island of Easdale,^[4] 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.^[5]

Track listing

• Digital download – Hot Chip Remix

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]

Recording

• Engineered at The Pool and Urchin Studios (London)
• Strings, brass and flute recorded at Angel Recording Studios and The Pool (London)
• Mixed at Toast Studios (London)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel

Florence and the Machine

• Florence Welch – vocals, backing vocals
• Mark Saunders – bass
• Rob Ackroyd – electric guitar
• Rusty Bradshaw – piano

Additional personnel

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

Charts

Chart (2015)! scope="col"

Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[7]	133

Release history

Region! scope="col"

Date	Format	Label
Various	4 September 2015	Digital download – Hot Chip Remix	Island	^[8] ^[9] ^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marvilli . Joe . Florence and the Machine: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful . No Ripcord . 15 June 2015 . 5 May 2016.
2. Web site: Gill . Andy . Florence + The Machine, How Big How Blue How Beautiful, album review: Welch confronts her demons in a frank manner . . 29 May 2015 . 7 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151008221432/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/florence-the-machine-how-big-how-blue-how-beautiful-album-review-welch-confronts-her-demons-in-a-10284329.html . 8 October 2015.
3. Web site: CHART: CLUK Update 12.09.2015 (wk37) . Zobbel.de . 15 December 2018.
4. Web site: Geslani . Michelle . Florence and the Machine Premiere Cinematic Video for Queen of Peace/Long and Lost . . 27 July 2015 . 10 August 2022.
5. Martin . Pamley . Florence + The Machine's 'Queen of Peace/Long and Lost' Short Film: Watch . . 27 July 2015 . 10 August 2022.
6. . liner notes . . . 2015 . 602547236067.
7. The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 3 October 2015 . . Milton Keynes . 736.
8. Web site: Queen Of Peace (Hot Chip Remix): Florence + The Machine: MP3 Downloads . . United Kingdom . 1 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222224149/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Queen-Peace-Hot-Chip-Remix/dp/B014HWBZW8 . 22 December 2015.
9. Web site: Queen Of Peace (Hot Chip Remix): Florence + The Machine: MP3 Downloads . Amazon . United States . 1 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122030411/http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Peace-Hot-Chip-Remix/dp/B014LUKN2Y . 22 November 2015.
10. Web site: Queen Of Peace (Hot Chip Remix): Florence + The Machine: MP3-Downloads . Amazon . de . Germany . 1 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009184532/https://www.amazon.de/Queen-Peace-Hot-Chip-Remix/dp/B014JI4IBU . 9 October 2016.