Desire (Years & Years song)


"Desire" is a song by English synthpop band Years & Years from their debut studio album, Communion. It was released on 23 November 2014 as the album's third single. Written by Years & Years and Kid Harpoon, the song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Desire" was first released onto YouTube on 4 November 2014 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-six seconds. The video features night scenes of the city of Tokyo with Olly seen writing the same word on a typewriter in a darkened room, scenes of Japanese people eating dinner, taking Paparazzi pictures, having sex, and the members recording the song in a blue foggy studio. At the end, Olly is seen in the darkened room with the typewriter with the entire room on fire.

Track listing

  1. "Desire" – 3:27
  1. "Desire" – 5:06
  2. "Desire" – 4:45
  3. "Desire" – 3:01
  4. "Memo" – 3:22
  1. "Desire" – 3:25
  2. "Memo" – 3:22
  1. "Desire" – 3:23
  1. "Desire" – 5:15
  2. "Desire" – 3:39
  3. "Desire" - 4:28

    Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Remix featuring Tove Lo

On 24 February 2016, the band announced a re-release of "Desire" via social media. They uploaded a short video containing clips from the new video and featuring a new backing track containing female vocals. The clip ended with the words "Desire March 4th" appearing on screen. On 2 March, the band announced Swedish singer Tove Lo would be featured on the new version. On 3 March, the band debuted the track on Capital FM Breakfast. At midnight on 4 March, the band released the new video via their Vevo channel on YouTube.

Charts

Release history