Song Info
"Grounds for Divorce" is the first single from Elbow's fourth studio album The Seldom Seen Kid. The single was released on 10 March 2008 as the band's first release on Fiction Records across two 7" vinyl records and one CD single. On 21 May 2009, "Grounds for Divorce" won the Ivor Novello award for Best Contemporary Song. "Grounds for Divorce" was featured in the promotional trailer for Valve Software's 2008 game Left 4 Dead, and in the trailer for the Read more...
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- Best contemporary song
Ivor Novello Awards (2009)
Comments (9)
suzo
@ 3:24pm on 5 December 2009
One of the best songs I've heard in a long, long while :)
wayno84
@ 5:41pm on 2 December 2009
Heard this song on the Burn After Reading trailer and done everything I could to find out who it was, couple of days later it was on Absolute radio, class tune!!
Salvador Ascencio
@ 7:55am on 28 November 2009
quite original with excellent voice, lyrics and music.
charliemillie
@ 1:47am on 28 November 2009
fantastic! Original and evocative coupled with Guy's voice. Amazing
boood
@ 9:50pm on 21 November 2009
all i can say total class,fair play to the band they keep"t on playiny there music,& if it wasn"for (virgein) absolute radio i would never have heard of there music
chels
@ 11:08pm on 13 November 2009
Creative, infectious, unforgettable...this is an amazing song.
shorn1959
@ 6:22pm on 12 November 2009
the open line just sets the scene for the rest of the album never mind the song
longboarderzak
@ 7:20pm on 8 November 2009
The adrenaline filled power chords, the poetic lyrics of Guy Garvey, his unique voice and the gut ripping finale at the end forced me to choose the song as my favorite song of the decade.
Ruby_slipknot
@ 8:38pm on 20 October 2009
'Someday we'll be drinking with the seldom seen kid'. The lyrics and the sheer originality brought this song to my attention. The genius poetry of Guy Garvey make this my choice of song of the decade