Subways (song)

"Subways" is a song by Australian electronic music group the Avalanches. The song was released as the third single from their second studio album, Wildflower (2016), on 22 June 2016. The song rose to number 81 on the Australian ARIA Charts.

"Subways"
Single by the Avalanches
from the album Wildflower
Released	22 June 2016
Recorded	Sing Sing Studios (Melbourne, Victoria)
Genre	Plunderphonics disco funk
Length	3:10
Label	Modular
Songwriter(s)	Steven Alexander Robbie Chater Tony Di Blasi Eugene Diserio Barry Gibb Maurice Gibb Robin Gibb Chandra Oppenheim Patrick Simmons[1]
Producer(s)	The Avalanches
The Avalanches singles chronology
"Colours" (2016) "Subways" (2016) "We Will Always Love You" (2020)

Composition

"Subways" has been described as a disco-funk song.^[2] Like the other tracks on Wildflower, it is a mainly sample-based track, which samples "Warm Ride" by the Bee Gees, performed by Graham Bonnet, as well as "Black Water" by Patrick Simmons.^[3] The main vocals of the song are pulled from a 1980 song titled "Subways" by Chandra Oppenheim, who was 12 years old at the time of its release. She had not previously heard about the Avalanches until they approached her regarding the sample.^[4] Featuring strings throughout, the song had been compared to the group's previous work by Spin^[5] and described as featuring a "grooving bassline" and "richly-textured sonic layers" by Rolling Stone.^[6]

Track listing.[7]

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Subways"	3:10

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	81

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9]	Gold	35,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.