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The Futureheads

The Futureheads is a group from the UK, active since 2000.

Group GB since 2000 indie rock post-punk revival new wave

TOTAL PLAYS

2,474

SONGS PLAYED

156

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-14 14:18 · 6 Music — "Hounds of Love"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · 6 Music — "Hounds Of Love"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

700 525 350 175 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 1,677 68%

Radio 1 738 30%

Radio 2 56 2%

1Xtra 3 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 18:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 The Beginning of the Twist 402 2026-05-05

2 Hounds Of Love 257 2026-08-21

3 Hounds of Love 219 2013-04-10

4 Radio Heart 198 2026-07-28

5 Heartbeat Song 169 2024-06-20

6 I Can Do That 142 2018-11-02

7 Struck Dumb 99 2017-05-16

8 Decent Days And Nights 98 2011-09-16

9 Skip To The End 84 2025-07-27

10 Decent Days and Nights 83 2026-05-05

11 Christmas Was Better In The 80s 67 2025-12-24

12 Walking Backwards 59 2022-03-23

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-21 20:00 Hounds Of Love 6 Music

2026-08-05 15:04 Hounds Of Love 6 Music

2026-07-28 15:00 Radio Heart 6 Music

2026-07-24 14:53 Hounds Of Love 6 Music

2026-05-11 02:00 Hounds Of Love Radio 1

2026-05-07 15:03 Hounds Of Love 6 Music

2026-05-05 23:04 Decent Days and Nights 6 Music

2026-05-05 11:43 The Beginning of the Twist 6 Music

2026-04-21 18:22 Hounds Of Love Radio 2

2026-04-13 02:00 Hounds Of Love Radio 1

2026-01-27 09:10 Hounds Of Love Radio 1

2025-12-30 07:56 Hounds Of Love 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

156 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

<Live from T in The Park 2006> —

1 2006-07-10 ▶

A To B - Concorde 2 Brighton 2004 —

1 2009-05-12 ▶

A To B - Concorde 2, Brighton 2002 —

2 2017-07-12 ▶

A To Be - Truck Festival 2006 —

1 2008-01-28 ▶

Across the Border —

8 2019-11-09 ▶

Across The Border (6 Music Session, 5 June 2019) —

2 2021-10-21 ▶

Alms —

1 2015-02-20 ▶

Alms (Concorde 2, Brighton, 8 Dec 2004) —

1 2017-07-12 ▶

Alms - Concorde 2 Brighton 2004 —

1 2010-06-10 ▶

Alms - Concorde 2, Brighton 2002 —

2 2014-12-09 ▶

Animus —

3 2019-11-25 ▶

Area —

8 2011-08-29 ▶

Area - Concorde 2 Brighton 2004 —

1 2009-05-12 ▶

Area - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

1 2017-07-12 ▶

Area - Hub Session 15/05/2006 —

1 2008-05-27 ▶

Area - Truck Festival 2006 —

2 2010-01-14 ▶

Arms —

12 2022-01-26 ▶

Arms - Hub Session 11/10/2004 —

4 2010-02-09 ▶

Back To The Sea —

1 2006-06-02 ▶

Back To The Sea - Truck Festvial 2006 —

4 2010-01-14 ▶

Beeswing —

7 2021-04-21 ▶

Beginning Of The Twist —

3 2008-12-18 ▶

Beginning of the Twist (Acoustic) —

1 2012-10-19 ▶

Beginning of The Twist (MV Session) —

1 2008-02-28 ▶

Broke Up The Time —

22 2009-05-26 ▶

Burnt - Truck Festival 2006 —

4 2010-01-14 ▶

Carnival Kids —

17 2023-04-28 ▶

Carnival Kids (Concorde 2, Brighton, 8 Dec 2004) —

1 2017-07-12 ▶

Carnival Kids - Concorde 2 Brighton 2004 —

1 2009-05-12 ▶

Carnival Kids - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

2 2014-12-09 ▶

Carnival Kids - Hub Session 11/10/2004 —

2 2009-12-05 ▶

Carnival Kids - Truck Festival 2006 —

3 2008-08-07 ▶

Christmas Was Better In the 80's —

42 2015-12-21 ▶

Christmas Was Better In The 80s —

67 2025-12-24 ▶

City Is Here For You - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

1 2014-12-09 ▶

Coldest Winter For One Hundred Years —

1 2025-12-24 ▶

Cope - Hub Session 15/05/2006 —

1 2008-05-27 ▶

Cope - Truck Festival 2006 —

5 2013-01-15 ▶

Crash —

2 2008-03-25 ▶

Decent Days and Nights —

83 2026-05-05 ▶

Decent Days And Nights —

98 2011-09-16 ▶

Decent Days And Nights Hub Session 11/10/2004 —

1 2011-06-19 ▶

Decent Days And Nights (6 Music Session) —

5 2005-09-09 ▶

Decent Days And Nights (Concorde 2, Brighton, 8 Dec 2004) —

1 2017-07-12 ▶

Decent Days And Nights - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

2 2019-05-09 ▶

Decent Days And Nights - Hub Session 11/10/2004 —

5 2019-08-20 ▶

Dun Cow —

1 2012-03-28 ▶

Electric Shock —

1 2019-08-30 ▶

Electric Shock (6 Music Session, 5 June 2019) —

3 2022-05-31 ▶

Fall Out - Truck Festival 2006 —

4 2008-06-25 ▶

Fall Out -Hub Session 15/05/2006 —

1 2008-05-27 ▶

Favours For Favours —

1 2006-05-17 ▶

Favours For Favours (Live At Truck Fest) —

1 2006-07-24 ▶

Favours For Favours - Truck Festival 2006 —

4 2013-01-15 ▶

First Day —

38 2022-07-07 ▶

First Day (Concorde 2, Brighton, 8 Dec 2004) —

1 2017-07-12 ▶

First Day - Concorde 2 Brighton 2004 —

2 2010-06-10 ▶

First Day - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

1 2012-08-24 ▶

Hard To Bear —

1 2008-05-27 ▶

He Know - Truck Festival 2006 —

1 2007-11-10 ▶

He Knows - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

2 2014-12-09 ▶

He Knows - Truck Festival 2006 —

3 2010-02-23 ▶

Heartbeat Song —

169 2024-06-20 ▶

Heartbeat Song <INMWT Live in Newcastle> —

1 2010-03-10 ▶

Hounds Of Love —

257 2026-08-21 ▶

Hounds of Love —

219 2013-04-10 ▶

Hounds Of Love (Concorde 2, Brighton, 8 Dec 2004) —

1 2017-07-12 ▶

Hounds Of Love (Live at Maida Vale) —

3 2011-11-07 ▶

Hounds of Love (Live Lounge) —

5 2012-08-20 ▶

Hounds of Love (Phones' Wolf at the Door remix) —

1 2024-08-09 ▶

Hounds Of Love (Phones' Wolves At The Door Remix) —

2 2022-01-20 ▶

Hounds Of Love - Concorde 2 Brighton 2004 —

2 2010-06-10 ▶

Hounds Of Love - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

2 2014-12-09 ▶

Hounds Of Love - R1 Live Lounge —

3 2009-03-20 ▶

Hounds Of Love - Truck Festival 2006 —

1 2020-07-18 ▶

Hounds Of Love - Truck Festvial 2006 —

3 2010-02-23 ▶

Hounds Of Love <2.59> Are You Gonna Go My Way —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

Hounds of love <live lounge> —

1 2007-01-30 ▶

Hounds of Love <Live> —

1 2007-07-25 ▶

Hounds of Love <R1BW Sunderland 2005> —

3 2006-10-02 ▶

I Can Do That —

142 2018-11-02 ▶

I Wouldn't Be Like This If You Were Here —

56 2008-12-23 ▶

Jekyll —

17 2019-12-19 ▶

Jekyll (6 Music Session, 5 June 2019) —

3 2022-05-31 ▶

Jupiter —

1 2023-08-17 ▶

Just Dance —

1 2009-02-24 ▶

Le Garage - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

1 2017-07-12 ▶

Let's Dance —

4 2008-06-04 ▶

Lets Dance —

1 2007-06-09 ▶

Listen Little Man —

2 2019-08-06 ▶

Listen, Little Man —

1 2019-08-07 ▶

Listen, Little Man! —

8 2019-09-04 ▶

Man Ray —

2 2019-02-10 ▶

Man Ray - Concorde 2 Brighton 2004 —

1 2010-06-10 ▶

Man Ray - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

2 2014-12-09 ▶

Man Ray - Truck Festival 2006 —

2 2008-08-07 ▶

Meantime —

48 2025-04-21 ▶

Meantime (6 Music Session) —

2 2005-05-24 ▶

Meantime (A Capella Version) —

1 2020-02-16 ▶

Meantime - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

3 2017-05-15 ▶

Meantime - Hub Session 11/10/2004 —

3 2009-02-17 ▶

Meantime - South By South West 2005 —

1 2007-09-20 ▶

Meantime - Truck Festival 2006 —

5 2013-01-15 ▶

Meet Me Halfway —

4 2012-03-09 ▶

Meet Me Halfway (Live on Huw Stephens Show) —

1 2012-04-07 ▶

Mortals —

1 2019-08-30 ▶

Number One Song In Heaven —

5 2012-04-05 ▶

Radio Heart —

198 2026-07-28 ▶

Radio Heart (Colin Murray Session) —

1 2008-05-06 ▶

Radio Heart (Germ Remix) —

1 2008-06-05 ▶

Radio Heart (In a Cab) —

1 2008-07-08 ▶

Radio Heart - 6 Music Session - RX 28/02/2008 —

2 2022-05-12 ▶

Radio Heart - Hub Session 2008 —

2 2009-10-03 ▶

Return Of The Beserker - Truck Festival 2006 —

7 2010-02-23 ▶

Robot —

4 2018-02-26 ▶

Robot (A Cappella) —

1 2013-02-24 ▶

Simply Having A Wonderful Christmastime —

1 2025-12-24 ▶

Skip To The End —

84 2025-07-27 ▶

Skip To The End (Digitalism Remix) —

1 2022-08-13 ▶

Skip To The End (Live) —

1 2006-05-02 ▶

Skip To The End - Hub Session 15/05/2006 —

1 2008-05-27 ▶

Skip To The End - Truck Festival 2006 —

4 2013-01-15 ▶

Stop The Calvary —

2 2025-12-24 ▶

Struck Dumb —

99 2017-05-16 ▶

Stupid And Shallow - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

1 2017-07-12 ▶

Sumer Is Icumen In —

3 2024-05-01 ▶

Summer Is A Comin In (Marc Riley session 28.3.2012) —

1 2012-12-19 ▶

The Begininng Of The Twist —

4 2008-02-06 ▶

The Beginning —

1 2009-03-05 ▶

The Beginning of the Twist —

402 2026-05-05 ▶

The Beginning of the Twist (Colin Murray Session) —

2 2008-06-19 ▶

The Beginning Of The Twist (Live Zane Session) —

1 2008-02-28 ▶

The Beginning Of The Twist <sound> —

1 2008-02-18 ▶

The Beginning Of The Twist [live at R1BW] —

1 2008-09-06 ▶

the Beginning OfThe Twist —

1 2008-03-19 ▶

The Chaos —

2 2010-05-22 ▶

The City Is Here For You To Use (Concorde 2, Brighton, 8 Dec 2004) —

1 2017-07-12 ▶

The Connector —

7 2010-12-25 ▶

The Lovecats —

1 2009-02-25 ▶

The No. 1 Song In Heaven —

1 2022-10-14 ▶

The No.1 Song In Heaven —

1 2012-03-06 ▶

The Return Of The Berserker —

1 2006-06-13 ▶

The Twelve Days Of Christmas —

6 2025-12-26 ▶

Think Tonight —

1 2008-05-29 ▶

This Is Not The World —

2 2008-05-30 ▶

This Is the Life —

1 2010-04-26 ▶

Thursday —

2 2015-02-20 ▶

Ticket (6 Music Session, 5 June 2019) —

1 2022-05-31 ▶

Ticket_Riley Session_TX050619 —

1 2019-06-05 ▶

Trying Not To Think About Time - Concorde 2, Brighton 2004 —

1 2014-12-09 ▶

Walking Backwards —

59 2022-03-23 ▶

Worry About It Later —

56 2007-12-19 ▶

Worry About It Later (Switch remix) —

6 2017-08-05 ▶

Worry About It Later - Truck Festvial 2006 —

1 2008-01-28 ▶

Yes/No —

1 2012-03-12 ▶

Your Party - Futureheads & Fedde Le Grand —

1 2008-01-05 ▶