Mountain at My Gates

"Mountain at My Gates" is a song by British rock band Foals. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, What Went Down, on 21 July 2015. The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart, number 35 on the Belgian Flanders Tip Singles Chart, number 87 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 192 on the French Singles Chart. The song was also featured in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 16 and appeared in the Blizzard Mountain expansion trailer of Forza Horizon 3.

"Mountain at My Gates"
Single by Foals
from the album What Went Down
Released	21 July 2015 (2015-07-21)
Recorded	2014–2015
Studio	La Fabrique Studios (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France)
Genre	Indie rock, post-punk revival
Length	4:02
Label	Transgressive Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Foals
Producer(s)	James Ford
Foals singles chronology
"What Went Down" (2015) "Mountain at My Gates" (2015) "Give It All" (2015)
Music video
"Mountain at My Gates" on YouTube

Music video

The official music video, lasting four minutes and eleven seconds, was uploaded to the official Foals YouTube channel on 29 July 2015. It is a spherical video taken in 4K quality with a GoPro and filmed at the Alexandra Road Estate. A non-spherical version of the video is also available for viewing.^[1]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mountain at My Gates"	4:02

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[2]	8
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3]	35
Canada Rock (Billboard)[4]	7
Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[5]	94
France (SNEP)[6]	192
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[7]	48
Poland (LP3)[8]	51
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	87
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10]	20
US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11]	4
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12]	9
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[13]	1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[14]	17

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[15]	42

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16]	30
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[17]	17
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[18]	48
US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard)[19]	19

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[22]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	21 July 2015	Digital download	Transgressive Warner Bros.