Intervention (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Intervention


Artist = Arcade Fire
from Album = Neon Bible
Released = December 28, 2006 (digital)
May 21, 2007 (UK vinyl)
July 10, 2007 (US vinyl)
Format = Digital download, 7" vinyl
Genre = Indie rock, Alternative
Length = 4:19
Label = Rough Trade Records, Merge Records
Chart position = * #81 (UK)
Last single = "Keep the Car Running"
(2007)
This single = "Intervention"
(2006, 2007)
Next single = "No Cars Go"
(2007)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single


Lower caption =

"Intervention" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. It is the second single released from the band's second full-length album, "Neon Bible". The single was released on iTunes on December 28, 2006 and was released May 21 as a 7" vinyl in the UK under Rough Trade Records. In the US, it was released on July 10 under Merge Records. The B-side of the vinyl includes a cover of another song from Neon Bible, "Ocean of Noise", performed by Calexico. It became a single of the week on Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie's 8pm show on BBC Radio 2.Fact|date=June 2007

"Intervention" currently holds the number eighteen spot on Rate Your Music's [http://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/single/2000s Top Singles of the 2000s] . It was also voted song of the year on Tony Fenton's radio show on Today FM in Ireland. It also ranked as the #2 single of 2007 on CBC Radio 3's year-end "R3-30" chart, behind only The Weakerthans' "Civil Twilight".

Arcade Fire performed "Intervention" on Saturday Night Live on February 24,2007 [Sak Vid Pa Kanpe! Arcade Fire On SNL, http://stereogum.com/archives/video/sak-vid-pa-kanpe-arcade-fire-on-snl_004705.html] .

Error in release

"Intervention" was set to be released on December 26 2006 as a charity download for the Haitian charity organization Partners in Health. When the band was uploading the song however, they accidentally uploaded "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations", another song from their album "Neon Bible". "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" was removed shortly thereafter and "Intervention" was properly uploaded two days later.

Track listing

#"Intervention"
#"Ocean of Noise"
#*Performed by Calexico

References