The Wolves

Album: Every Kingdom (2011)
Charted: 70
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Songfacts®:

  • One of the songs that introduced folk singer-songwriter Ben Howard to the British public in early 2011, "The Wolves" was released as a single on June 3, 2011 as a digital download, entering the UK Singles Chart at #97. Eight months later it was given a full single release on February 27, 2012, this time reaching the top 75.
  • The song finds Howard using fairy tale lyrics to lament about human nature, as he sings with a tortured cry, "We've lost faith in the arms of love."

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  • Snake Plissken from South Of HeavenYea I guess this can go on the playlist, change things up a bit!
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