The Lovers Are Losing


"The Lovers Are Losing" is a song performed and composed by English rock band Keane, released on 20 October 2008 as the second single from their third album, Perfect Symmetry. It was played for first the time on Hit40uk on 24 August 2008.

Track listing

CD single

  1. "The Lovers Are Losing" – 5:06
  2. "Time to Go" – 3:50

7" single

  1. "The Lovers Are Losing" – 5:04
  2. "Time to Go" – 3:49

Digital download bundle #1

  1. "The Lovers Are Losing" – 3:48

Digital download bundle #2

  1. "The Lovers Are Losing" – 5:04
  2. "Time to Go" – 3:49

Digital download bundle #3

  1. "The Lovers Are Losing" – 5:24
  2. "The Lovers Are Losing" – 5:17
  3. "The Lovers Are Losing" – 4:35

Music video

The music video for the song was released on 1 October, and features singer Tom Chaplin running through the wild and being shot at, with scenes of bombardments by jet aircraft.

Chart performance

Despite being released as the first physical release taken from Perfect Symmetry, "The Lovers Are Losing" underperformed in the UK Singles Chart and performed even worse than Keane's previous single "Spiralling" which peaked at #23 despite not being physically released. This single was to peak at a disappointing #52, making it Keane's first single to fail to dent the UK Top 40. It spent three weeks in the UK Top 100.