Helicopter

~ Recording by Bloc Party

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Helicopter3:42Bloc PartyHelicopterBloc PartySingle
  • XW2004-10-25
WichitaWEBB 070SCD
1.1Helicopter3:42Bloc PartyHelicopterBloc PartySingle
  • GB2004-10-25
WichitaWEBB0705CD
1.1Helicopter3:39Bloc PartyHelicopterBloc PartySingle
  • GB2004-10-25
WichitaWEBB070S
1.4Helicopter3:42Bloc PartyLittle Thoughts EPBloc PartyEP
  • JP2004-12-01
V2 Records JapanV2CP-198
1.17Helicopter3:41Bloc PartyThe Bands 05Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-12-27
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 8 64852 2 9, VTDCD 639
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • JP2005-02-02
V2 Records JapanV2CP-205
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • XE2005-02-14
V2 (imprint of V2 Music Ltd. and its international subsidiaries)VVR1030562
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • GB2005-02-14
WichitaWEBB075CDL
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • GB2005-02-14
WichitaWEBB075CD
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • GB2005-02-14
WichitaWEBB075CD
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • US2005-03-14
VICE Records (Brooklyn, NY-based record label of VICE Media)VICE CD 93815
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • US2005-03-22
VICE Records (Brooklyn, NY-based record label of VICE Media)VICE 93815-2
1.2Helicopter3:41Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • AU2005-03-22
  • NZ2005-03-22
Festival Mushroom Records (label has FMR with a little speaker on top), V2 (imprint of V2 Music Ltd. and its international subsidiaries), WichitaVVR1030562
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • CA2005-03-22
VICE Records (Brooklyn, NY-based record label of VICE Media)CD 93815
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent Alarm (explicit lyrics/iTunes/Deezer/Spotify)Bloc PartyAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), VICE Music, Inc., VICE Records (Brooklyn, NY-based record label of VICE Media)
1.3Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • US2005-04-12
Dim Mak RecordsDM 080
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • JP2005-04-20
V2 Records JapanV2CP-213
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent Alarm (Australian tour edition)Bloc PartyAlbum
Festival Mushroom Records (label has FMR with a little speaker on top), V2 Records, WichitaVVR1030568
1.10Helicopter3:43Bloc PartyFuture's BurningVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-08-22
V2 (imprint of V2 Music Ltd. and its international subsidiaries)VVR1031022
1.2Helicopter3:41Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • GB2005-10-17
Wichita
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • GB2005-10-17
WichitaWEBB075CDB
1.2Helicopter?:??Bloc PartyGrandma’s Boy: Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Sony Music Soundtrax8-2876-76878-2
1.8Helicopter3:41Bloc PartyPrzekrój Muzyki: nOwy rOckVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Poland344591
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • -2005
WichitaWEBB075CD
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
V2 (imprint of V2 Music Ltd. and its international subsidiaries)VVR1030568
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.4Helicopter3:39Bloc PartyGrandma’s BoyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2006-01-03
DAS Label, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Sony Music Soundtrax8-2876-76878-2
1.4Helicopter3:39Bloc PartyGrandma’s Boy‐Music from the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Sony Music Soundtrax
1.39Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyMarc Ecko's Getting Up Contents Under PressureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2006-02-14
Eckō Unltd. (Formerly known as Echō Unltd.)[none]
1.4Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyHelicopterBloc PartySingle
  • US2006-02-20
Dim Mak RecordsDM095
2.3Helicopter3:41Bloc PartyHörsturz, Vol. 6Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2006-04-07
Hörsturz RecordsHOER001
2.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyAlle 40 goed: GitaarheldenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • BE2011-02-11
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)50999 0941152 4
1.22Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyAlle 40 goed: GitaarheldenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • BE2011-02-14
Parlophone Belgium
1.2Helicopter3:42Bloc Party100 Hits: Rock AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-02-21
100 HitsDMG 100 078
2.2Helicopter3:40Bloc Party40 Hits Incontournables: Guitar HeroesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Belgium50999 6029412 8
4.8Helicopter3:39Bloc PartyRock Anthems: The Ultimate CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2014-06-02
Union Square Production, Universal UMCULTIMBX032
1.16Helicopter (Campaign 2)3:40Bloc PartyPsyched: The Soundtrack to Your Surfing LifeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2015-02-27
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)FEST601036
1.4Helicopter3:42Bloc PartyLittle Thoughts EPBloc PartyEP
  • XW2024-02-07
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)603497 824526
1.2Helicopter3:42Bloc PartySilent Alarm (20th anniversary edition)Bloc PartyAlbum
  • GB2025-10-10
[PIAS]PIASC0999DCD
1.2Helicopter?:??Bloc PartySilent Alarm (20th anniversary 4LP white vinyl boxset)Bloc PartyAlbum
  • XW2025-10-10
[PIAS]PIASC0999BOX
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent Alarm (deluxe, i.e. the 20th anniversary edition)Bloc PartyAlbum
  • XW2025-11-21
[PIAS] Recordings (PIASR catalog numbers, plus some PIASN & PIASL)
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
Wichita
Promotion
1.6Helicopter3:41Bloc PartyNME: The Cool ListVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-12-01
New Musical ExpressNME CD 04-6
1.2Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent AlarmBloc PartyAlbum
  • US2005-02-02
VICE Records (Brooklyn, NY-based record label of VICE Media)2A-93815
1.1Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyRule Britannia!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Q (magazine)May 2005, Q226
1.2Helicopter3:42Bloc PartyFCD (FreeCompactDisc)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-03-12
The Guardian (UK newspaper)[none]
1.8Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyRock Sound: Music With Attitude, Volume 70Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rock SoundRSUKCD70
1.6Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyMake Poverty HistoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-07-02
The Sun (UK daily tabloid newspaper)SUNCD01
1.11Helicopter3:41Bloc PartyPromo Only: Modern Rock Radio, October 2005Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-10-03
Promo Only
1.4Helicopter3:40Bloc PartySilent Alarm (Promocional Sampler)Bloc PartyAlbum
VICE Records (Brooklyn, NY-based record label of VICE Media)PR 301721
1.1Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyVice CD: Presented by Fenchurch #5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Vice (UK techno)Volume 3 Number 1
1.11Helicopter3:43Bloc PartyMastermix FestivalsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)BX052
1.9Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyK‐ROCK2 What’s Next: Volume OneVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bootleg
1.13Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyAlternative Times, Volume 65Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2005-10-04
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
2.12Helicopter3:39Bloc PartyBurnout: RevengeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • -2005
1.5Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyColin McRae: DiRT 2 (credits tracklist order)Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2009-09-08
Codemasters (Game Developer)
1.5Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyColin McRae: DiRT 2: SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]
1.5Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyColin McRae: DiRT 2: SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
(unknown)
1.10Helicopter3:39Bloc PartyAir & Style, Volume 9Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.7Helicopter3:40Bloc PartyIndie Pop Rock 2005 – Best News SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recording engineer:Eliot James (British producer) (from 2004-06 until 2004-07)
programming:Eliot James (British producer)
assistant engineer:Joe Hirst
additional producer:Eliot James (British producer)
producer:Bloc Party (English indie rock band)
Paul Epworth
mixer:Rich Costey
lead vocals:Kele Okereke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Bloc Party (English indie rock band) (in 2004)
recorded at:DeltaLab Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 2004-06 until 2004-07)
Miloco in Hoxton, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2004-06 until 2004-07)
mixed at:Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
produced at:DeltaLab Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
has remixes:Helicopter (Weird Science remix) by Bloc Party (English indie rock band) feat. Peaches (Merrill Nisker, Canada‐born electronic artist)
Helicopter (Whitey version)
mash-ups:Groovecopter (Bloc Party vs. Madonna) by DJ Schmolli
stupid reptile by Triple‐Q
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1854528490 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/2NWLgWfZdHjxTfK0mNTmId [info]
https://open.spotify.com/track/72aCha2Meq7txnk451hz7k [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/3668840872 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1854528490 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/475566170 [info]
recording of:Helicopter

Related works

Helicopter

writer:Russell Lissack
Gordon Moakes
Kele Okereke
Matt Tong
publisher:EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)