| Standing on the Shore | |
| Cover: | Standing_on_the_Shore_-_(Single_cover_artwork).JPG |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Empire of the Sun |
| Album: | Walking on a Dream |
| B-Side: | The Art of Driving |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 4:25 |
| Label: | EMI |
| Prev Title: | We Are the People |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Without You |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
"Standing on the Shore" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun and the third single from their debut album Walking on a Dream. The single was released in June 2009, along with a cover of the Black Box Recorder song "The Art of Driving" as a B-side and features Steele's wife Jodi Steele on vocals. The B-side was originally recorded as the music for the advertisement of the new BMW Z4.[2] The song received extensive airplay on the Nova radio network in 2009.[3] The song was featured in episode 4 of season 6 of HBO's Entourage on 2 August 2009, during the closing credits.[4]
The music video for "Standing on the Shore" was shot at Lancelin, north of Perth, Australia.[5] The video clip was directed by Josh Logue of Mathematics[6] and choreographed by Serena Chalker and Quindell Orton of Perth dance company Anything Is Valid Dance Theatre (AIVDT).[7] The video is also the first to only feature Steele and not Littlemore. The video first aired on 17 June 2009.
UK 7-inch limited-edition vinyl single
iTunes digital download
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12 June 2009 | EMI | Digital download |
| 23 June 2009 | CD |