So Here We Are/Positive Tension Explained

So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension
Cover:	SoHereWeAre.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Bloc Party
Album:	Silent Alarm
B-Side:	"The Marshals Are Dead" "Helicopter"
Released:	^[1]
Length:	3:52
Label:	Wichita (UK) V2 (Europe)
Producer:	Paul Epworth Bloc Party
Prev Title:	Tulips
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Banquet
Next Year:	2005

"So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension" is a double A-side single by English rock band Bloc Party from their 2005 debut album, Silent Alarm. It was released in the United Kingdom by Wichita Recordings and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, their second-highest-charting single to date, behind 2007's "The Prayer". The song also reached number 31 in Ireland. The UK 7-inch vinyl release contains "The Marshals Are Dead" instead of "Positive Tension".

Track listings

UK CD single: "So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension" ^[2]

"So Here We Are"
"Positive Tension"
"Helicopter" (Sheriff Whitey Mix)

UK 7-inch single: "So Here We Are" / "The Marshals Are Dead" ^[3]

"So Here We Are"
"The Marshals Are Dead"

UK DVD single: "So Here We Are" ^[4]

"So Here We Are" (audio)
"The Marshals Are Dead" (audio)
"So Here We Are" (video)
"Tulips" (video)

European maxi-CD single: "So Here We Are" / "Positive Tension" ^[5]

"So Here We Are"
"Positive Tension"
"The Marshals Are Dead"
"So Here We Are" (Four Tet Remix)
"Always New Depths"

Notes and References

New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 29 January 2005.
So Here We Are / Positive Tension. Bloc Party. 2005. UK CD single liner notes. Wichita Recordings. WEBB 076SCD.
So Here We Are / The Marshals Are Dead. Bloc Party. 2005. UK 7-inch single vinyl disc. Wichita Recordings. WEBB 076S.
So Here We Are. Bloc Party. 2005. UK DVD single liner notes. Wichita Recordings. WEBB076DVD.
So Here We Are / Positive Tension. Bloc Party. 2005. European maxi-CD single liner notes. V2 Records. VVR5031543.
Hits of the World – Eurocharts. Billboard. 117. 8. 27. 19 February 2005. 4 April 2020.