British Bombs

"British Bombs"
Single by Declan McKenna
Released19 August 2019
GenrePop punk
Length4:57
LabelSony Music Entertainment
SongwriterDeclan McKenna
ProducerJames Ford
Declan McKenna singles chronology
"Listen to Your Friends"
(2018)		 "British Bombs"
(2019)		 "Brew (Regurgitated)"
(2019)

"British Bombs" is a song by English singer, songwriter, and musician Declan McKenna. It was released as single on 19 August 2019 through Sony Music Entertainment. The song was written by McKenna and produced by James Ford.

Background

McKenna said that "British Bombs" is about the hypocrisy of the British arms trade and DSEI, the weapons convention in London. "I think too often it's implied that matters in the world are too complex to not end up with war, or to not possess and sell weapons, and I just think it is pure bullshit," he told NME. "Not only do we still engage in wars far away from our homes, which settle nothing and fuel extremism in the aftermath, we sell weapons to other countries full well knowing where they end up. I wanted to write a song that was outright against war, in any form. Violence breeds violence and I just don't think the world is too complex to set a peaceful precedent, but it seems the business of war is what keeps happening. To say it's a shame feels like a huge understatement."

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "British Bombs" was first released onto YouTube on 19 August 2019. The music video was directed by Ed Bulmer.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)44

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Various 19 August 2019 Sony Music Entertainment

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Declan McKenna's fiery "British Bombs" is an uncompromising anti-war song". The FADER. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. ↑ "British Bombs - Single by Declan McKenna on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Aubrey, Elizabeth (19 August 2019). "Declan McKenna opens up about his politically charged new single 'British Bombs'". NME. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Declan McKenna - British Bombs (Official Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Credits / British Bombs / Declan McKenna – TIDAL". Tidal. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Declan McKenna – British Bombs" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 April 2020.