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"The Beginning of the Twist"
Single by The Futureheads
from the album This Is Not the World
Released	10 March 2008 (UK)
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Nul Records
Songwriter(s)	David "Jaff" Craig, Barry Hyde, Dave Hyde, Ross Millard
The Futureheads singles chronology
"Worry About It Later" (2006) "The Beginning of the Twist" (2008) "Radio Heart" (2008)
This Is Not the World track listing
"The Beginning of the Twist" "Walking Backwards" "Think Tonight" "Radio Heart" "This Is Not the World" "Sale of the Century" "Hard to Bear" "Work Is Never Done" "Broke Up the Time" "Everything's Changing Today" "Sleet" "See What You Want"

"The Beginning of the Twist" is the first single from The Futureheads' third album This Is Not the World. It was released on 10 March 2008 in the United Kingdom and reached #20 on the UK Singles Chart and #1 on the UK Indie Chart. It was also featured on the soundtrack to the video game Pure.

As of 2012, the song was played at the Stadium Of Light on Sunderland match days, as the players' entrance music.

Track listing

• CD

1. "The Beginning of the Twist"
2. "Get Out Today"

• 7" #1

1. "The Beginning of the Twist"
2. "Death of a King"

• 7" #2

1. "The Beginning of the Twist"
2. "Broke Up the Time"

References

1. "The pitch list". GQ.

• The Futureheads songs
• 2008 singles
• 2007 songs
• Songs written by Ross Millard