1497:
356:). It follows them throughout the night even though they do not appear to be doing much. Okereke is the only one who actually gets up and goes around. The other members just sit around while Okereke goes off on his own journey, whilst cigarette burn effects and other visual distortions appear.
29:
315:
in nightclubs and parties. The song deals with the effects of such drugs on the human body through the eyes of a user, who asks, "Is it so wrong, to want rewarding?/To want more than is given to you?".
1015:
1019:
265:
on 29 January 2007 and is the band's highest charting single worldwide. The lyrics deal with drug use in nightclubs and party environments. Band frontman
370:(also required for the Tonight Make Me Unstoppable achievement, which requires you to finish a race in second place with this song playing.), while the
1530:
1570:
1560:
1555:
961:
287:
1550:
1041:
1058:
998:
981:
843:
1117:
1565:
1540:
1417:
1333:
912:
1319:
274:
1206:
1535:
695:
371:
292:
1525:
1424:
1083:
907:
376:
1220:
1110:
801:
1431:
1410:
1302:
1213:
1087:
858:
366:
329:
258:
1473:
1382:
1313:
1520:
1284:
1199:
1169:
345:
253:
49:
935:
1277:
1245:
806:
8:
1545:
1500:
1375:
1308:
1103:
1045:
831:
386:
in March and April 2007. The song was also featured in the soundtrack for the video game
261:" was the first song from the album to be released in North America. It was released by
406:
262:
149:
1483:
1456:
884:
819:
118:
108:
58:
1368:
1252:
1062:
854:
734:
224:
1347:
1270:
206:
180:
163:
1438:
1389:
1354:
1340:
333:
36:
1514:
1403:
1396:
1326:
1161:
167:
790:
778:
1192:
1138:
665:
613:
597:
569:
502:
442:
380:. The song was also featured in the general trailer of the sixth season of
270:
266:
186:
171:
144:
113:
1478:
1227:
965:
766:
518:
337:
325:
282:
100:
1126:
382:
304:
248:
244:
193:
157:
40:
28:
940:
349:
341:
251:. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album,
1002:
985:
312:
328:
for the song was released on 5 December 2006, and was directed by
388:
353:
1095:
1016:"Billboard.com - Charts - Singles - European Hot 100 Singles"
669:
601:
278:
409:/ WEBB118S (UK) (in gatefold sleeve which houses second 7")
308:
991:
954:
269:
says he was inspired to write the song after hearing
257:, except in the U.S. where it is the second single. "
348:". In the video, all members of Bloc Party are at a
885:"A Comprehensive Guide To 'A WEEKEND IN THE CITY'"
281:-like" effect. A cover version of "The Prayer" by
1512:
1059:"Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online"
1042:The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Prayer"
653:"The Prayer (Break & Silent Witness Remix)"
364:The song was featured in the racing video game
976:
974:
927:
905:
1111:
303:The lyrics of the song deal with the use of
1034:
971:
277:". He also described the song as having a "
1118:
1104:
27:
1531:Song recordings produced by Jacknife Lee
933:
708:
1513:
1077:
882:
1571:Music videos directed by Walter Stern
1099:
729:
690:
679:
660:
649:
592:
578:
562:
511:
495:
451:
435:
359:
332:, also known for directing videos by
876:
541:All tracks are written by Bloc Party
474:All tracks are written by Bloc Party
414:All tracks are written by Bloc Party
352:(which, in reality, is Café 1001 in
1334:"So Here We Are"/"Positive Tension"
906:Baal, Iphgenia (27 December 2006).
13:
14:
1582:
400:
1561:Songs written by Russell Lissack
1496:
1495:
1084:"Official Singles Chart Top 100"
908:"Bloc Party - Behind the Scenes"
395:
288:Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 2
1556:Songs written by Gordon Moakes
1125:
1051:
1008:
899:
717:
637:
547:
480:
420:
319:
1:
1551:Songs written by Kele Okereke
1090:. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
1048:. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
1005:. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
988:. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
968:. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
870:
683:"The Prayer (Para One Remix)"
934:Bramwell, Tom (2007-09-14).
824:
812:
7:
10:
1587:
1566:Songs written by Matt Tong
1541:Wichita Recordings singles
1314:"Little Thoughts"/"Tulips"
817:
628:
1492:
1466:
1448:
1294:
1262:
1237:
1184:
1133:
936:"PGR4 soundtrack listing"
747:
724:
721:
716:
696:Does It Offend You, Yeah?
644:
641:
636:
557:
554:
551:
546:
536:Wichita / WEBB118SCD (UK)
490:
487:
484:
479:
430:
427:
424:
419:
377:Need for Speed: ProStreet
372:Does It Offend You, Yeah?
298:
200:
192:
178:
155:
143:
127:
99:
91:
83:
56:
46:
35:
26:
21:
16:2007 single by Bloc Party
999:Bloc Party – The Prayer"
982:Bloc Party – The Prayer"
962:Bloc Party – The Prayer"
802:European Hot 100 Singles
469:Wichita / WEBB118SX (UK)
1309:"Banquet"/"Staying Fat"
1088:Official Charts Company
791:Ultratip Bubbling Under
779:Ultratip Bubbling Under
367:Project Gotham Racing 4
243:" is a song by English
820:Official German Charts
374:remix was featured on
1285:The Nextwave Sessions
1200:A Weekend in the City
530:
346:Bitter Sweet Symphony
254:A Weekend in the City
50:A Weekend in the City
1303:She's Hearing Voices
1246:Silent Alarm Remixed
913:Dazed & Confused
709:Bonus download track
291:, and on her single
1376:Hunting for Witches
1046:Irish Singles Chart
1022:on 13 February 2007
966:ARIA Top 50 Singles
360:In popular culture
263:Wichita Recordings
196:singles chronology
1536:Songs about drugs
1508:
1507:
1484:Young Legionnaire
1457:Like Eating Glass
868:
867:
744:
743:
705:
704:
625:
624:
527:
526:
465:
464:
340:and most notably
237:
236:
233:
232:
119:post-punk revival
109:Alternative dance
1578:
1526:Bloc Party songs
1499:
1498:
1467:Related articles
1369:I Still Remember
1253:Intimacy Remixed
1120:
1113:
1106:
1097:
1096:
1091:
1081:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1070:
1061:. Archived from
1055:
1049:
1038:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1027:
1018:. Archived from
1012:
1006:
995:
989:
978:
969:
958:
952:
951:
949:
948:
931:
925:
924:
922:
920:
903:
897:
896:
894:
892:
880:
752:
751:
719:
714:
713:
639:
634:
633:
582:"We Were Lovers"
549:
544:
543:
482:
477:
476:
422:
417:
416:
259:I Still Remember
225:I Still Remember
202:
201:
183:
160:
139:
138:
134:
67:"We Were Lovers"
61:
31:
19:
18:
1586:
1585:
1581:
1580:
1579:
1577:
1576:
1575:
1511:
1510:
1509:
1504:
1488:
1462:
1444:
1418:One More Chance
1290:
1278:Little Thoughts
1258:
1233:
1180:
1145:Russell Lissack
1129:
1124:
1094:
1082:
1078:
1068:
1066:
1065:on 1 March 2018
1057:
1056:
1052:
1039:
1035:
1025:
1023:
1014:
1013:
1009:
996:
992:
979:
972:
959:
955:
946:
944:
932:
928:
918:
916:
904:
900:
890:
888:
887:. blocparty.net
881:
877:
873:
759:
750:
745:
711:
706:
631:
626:
618:
533:
528:
466:
403:
398:
362:
322:
301:
285:is included in
228:
219:
210:
179:
164:Russell Lissack
156:
136:
132:
131:
123:
87:29 January 2007
79:
57:
47:from the album
17:
12:
11:
5:
1584:
1574:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1543:
1538:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1506:
1505:
1493:
1490:
1489:
1487:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1470:
1468:
1464:
1463:
1461:
1460:
1452:
1450:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1442:
1435:
1428:
1421:
1414:
1407:
1400:
1393:
1386:
1379:
1372:
1365:
1358:
1355:Two More Years
1351:
1344:
1337:
1330:
1323:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1298:
1296:
1292:
1291:
1289:
1288:
1281:
1274:
1266:
1264:
1263:Extended plays
1260:
1259:
1257:
1256:
1249:
1241:
1239:
1235:
1234:
1232:
1231:
1224:
1217:
1210:
1203:
1196:
1188:
1186:
1182:
1181:
1179:
1178:
1177:Daniel Pugsley
1175:
1172:
1167:
1164:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1134:
1131:
1130:
1123:
1122:
1115:
1108:
1100:
1093:
1092:
1076:
1050:
1033:
1007:
990:
970:
953:
926:
898:
874:
872:
869:
866:
865:
862:
851:
850:
847:
839:
838:
835:
827:
826:
823:
815:
814:
811:
798:
797:
794:
786:
785:
782:
774:
773:
770:
762:
761:
756:
749:
746:
742:
741:
738:
731:
727:
726:
723:
720:
712:
710:
707:
703:
702:
699:
692:
688:
687:
684:
681:
677:
676:
673:
668:Metal Jackin'
662:
658:
657:
654:
651:
647:
646:
643:
640:
632:
630:
627:
623:
622:
619:
617:
616:
611:
607:
605:
600:Metal Jackin'
594:
590:
589:
586:
583:
580:
576:
575:
572:
567:
564:
560:
559:
556:
553:
550:
539:
538:
537:
532:
529:
525:
524:
521:
516:
513:
509:
508:
505:
500:
497:
493:
492:
489:
486:
483:
472:
471:
470:
463:
462:
459:
456:
453:
449:
448:
445:
440:
437:
433:
432:
429:
426:
423:
412:
411:
410:
402:
399:
397:
394:
361:
358:
334:Massive Attack
321:
318:
300:
297:
235:
234:
231:
230:
221:
212:
198:
197:
190:
189:
184:
176:
175:
161:
153:
152:
147:
141:
140:
129:
125:
124:
122:
121:
116:
111:
105:
103:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
78:
77:
74:
71:
68:
64:
62:
54:
53:
44:
43:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1583:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1518:
1516:
1503:
1502:
1491:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1471:
1469:
1465:
1458:
1454:
1453:
1451:
1447:
1440:
1436:
1433:
1429:
1426:
1422:
1419:
1415:
1412:
1408:
1405:
1404:One Month Off
1401:
1398:
1394:
1391:
1387:
1384:
1380:
1377:
1373:
1370:
1366:
1363:
1359:
1356:
1352:
1349:
1345:
1342:
1338:
1335:
1331:
1328:
1324:
1321:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1300:
1299:
1297:
1293:
1287:
1286:
1282:
1280:
1279:
1275:
1273:
1272:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1261:
1255:
1254:
1250:
1248:
1247:
1243:
1242:
1240:
1236:
1230:
1229:
1225:
1223:
1222:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1211:
1209:
1208:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1190:
1189:
1187:
1185:Studio albums
1183:
1176:
1174:Justin Harris
1173:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1162:Gordon Moakes
1160:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1150:Louise Bartle
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1140:
1136:
1135:
1132:
1128:
1121:
1116:
1114:
1109:
1107:
1102:
1101:
1098:
1089:
1085:
1080:
1064:
1060:
1054:
1047:
1043:
1037:
1021:
1017:
1011:
1004:
1001:(in French).
1000:
994:
987:
983:
977:
975:
967:
963:
957:
943:
942:
937:
930:
915:
914:
909:
902:
886:
879:
875:
863:
860:
856:
853:
852:
848:
845:
841:
840:
836:
833:
829:
828:
821:
816:
809:
808:
803:
800:
799:
795:
792:
788:
787:
783:
780:
776:
775:
771:
768:
764:
763:
757:
755:Chart (2007)
754:
753:
739:
736:
733:"The Prayer (
732:
728:
715:
700:
697:
694:"The Prayer (
693:
689:
685:
682:
678:
674:
671:
667:
664:"The Prayer (
663:
659:
655:
652:
648:
635:
620:
615:
612:
609:
608:
606:
603:
599:
596:"The Prayer (
595:
591:
587:
584:
581:
577:
573:
571:
568:
565:
561:
545:
542:
535:
534:
522:
520:
517:
515:"Version 2.0"
514:
510:
506:
504:
501:
498:
494:
478:
475:
468:
467:
460:
457:
454:
450:
446:
444:
441:
438:
434:
418:
415:
408:
405:
404:
396:Track listing
393:
391:
390:
385:
384:
379:
378:
373:
369:
368:
357:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
317:
314:
310:
306:
296:
294:
290:
289:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
255:
250:
246:
242:
226:
222:
217:
213:
208:
204:
203:
199:
195:
191:
188:
185:
182:
177:
173:
169:
168:Gordon Moakes
165:
162:
159:
158:Songwriter(s)
154:
151:
148:
146:
142:
130:
126:
120:
117:
115:
112:
110:
107:
106:
104:
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
75:
73:"Version 2.0"
72:
69:
66:
65:
63:
60:
55:
52:
51:
45:
42:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
1521:2007 singles
1494:
1361:
1283:
1276:
1269:
1251:
1244:
1238:Remix albums
1226:
1219:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1193:Silent Alarm
1191:
1155:Harry Deacon
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:Kele Okereke
1137:
1079:
1067:. Retrieved
1063:the original
1053:
1036:
1024:. Retrieved
1020:the original
1010:
993:
984:(in Dutch).
956:
945:. Retrieved
939:
929:
917:. Retrieved
911:
901:
889:. Retrieved
883:Rees, Owen.
878:
805:
614:Paul Epworth
610:Jacknife Lee
585:Jacknife Lee
570:Jacknife Lee
566:"The Prayer"
540:
503:Jacknife Lee
499:"The Prayer"
473:
458:Jacknife Lee
443:Jacknife Lee
439:"The Prayer"
413:
387:
381:
375:
365:
363:
330:Walter Stern
323:
302:
286:
271:Busta Rhymes
267:Kele Okereke
252:
240:
238:
215:
187:Jacknife Lee
172:Kele Okereke
114:indietronica
48:
22:"The Prayer"
1479:Pin Me Down
1474:Discography
1449:Other songs
1228:Alpha Games
1170:Sarah Jones
765:Australia (
555:Producer(s)
519:Eliot James
488:Producer(s)
428:Producer(s)
338:The Prodigy
320:Music video
283:KT Tunstall
181:Producer(s)
174:, Matt Tong
1546:2007 songs
1515:Categories
1362:The Prayer
1320:Helicopter
1271:Bloc Party
1127:Bloc Party
947:2012-03-01
871:References
855:UK Singles
793:Wallonia)
781:Flanders)
383:Smallville
305:club drugs
249:Bloc Party
241:The Prayer
216:The Prayer
194:Bloc Party
41:Bloc Party
1166:Matt Tong
941:Eurogamer
891:22 August
830:Ireland (
818:Germany (
807:Billboard
789:Belgium (
777:Belgium (
760:position
735:Hadouken!
455:"England"
401:7" vinyls
350:nightclub
342:The Verve
293:"If Only"
70:"England"
1501:Category
1348:Pioneers
1207:Intimacy
1003:Ultratip
986:Ultratip
842:Poland (
313:Ketamine
307:such as
275:Touch It
273:' song "
207:Pioneers
92:Recorded
84:Released
1439:Ratchet
1425:Octopus
1390:Mercury
1341:Banquet
1295:Singles
737:Remix)"
698:Remix)"
629:Remixes
407:Wichita
389:NHL 2K8
229:(2007)
220:(2007)
211:(2005)
150:Wichita
76:Remixes
1397:Talons
1327:Tulips
1069:4 June
1026:10 May
748:Charts
725:Length
666:Phones
645:Length
598:Phones
558:Length
491:Length
431:Length
354:London
299:Lyrics
128:Length
59:B-side
37:Single
1432:Truth
1411:Signs
1221:Hymns
919:1 May
722:Title
670:Remix
642:Title
602:Remix
552:Title
485:Title
425:Title
326:video
279:crunk
247:band
145:Label
101:Genre
1383:Flux
1214:Four
1071:2024
1028:2024
921:2008
893:2011
832:IRMA
767:ARIA
758:Peak
740:2:37
701:4:17
686:6:04
675:5:03
656:5:42
621:5:03
588:4:14
574:3:46
523:3:21
507:3:46
461:4:15
447:3:46
344:'s "
311:and
309:MDMA
245:rock
95:2006
859:OCC
849:26
844:LP3
837:18
825:81
813:14
772:20
718:No.
638:No.
548:No.
481:No.
421:No.
39:by
1517::
1086:.
1044:.
973:^
964:.
938:.
910:.
864:4
861:)
846:)
834:)
822:)
810:)
796:8
784:4
769:)
730:5.
691:4.
680:3.
672:)"
661:2.
650:1.
604:)"
593:3.
579:2.
563:1.
531:CD
512:2.
496:1.
452:2.
436:1.
392:.
336:,
324:A
295:.
227:"
218:"
209:"
170:,
166:,
137:44
1459:"
1455:"
1441:"
1437:"
1434:"
1430:"
1427:"
1423:"
1420:"
1416:"
1413:"
1409:"
1406:"
1402:"
1399:"
1395:"
1392:"
1388:"
1385:"
1381:"
1378:"
1374:"
1371:"
1367:"
1364:"
1360:"
1357:"
1353:"
1350:"
1346:"
1343:"
1339:"
1336:"
1332:"
1329:"
1325:"
1322:"
1318:"
1305:"
1301:"
1119:e
1112:t
1105:v
1073:.
1040:"
1030:.
997:"
980:"
960:"
950:.
923:.
895:.
857:(
804:(
239:"
223:"
214:"
205:"
135::
133:3
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
