"Ratchet" is a song by English rock band Bloc Party. The song was released on 25 June 2013 as the lead single from the band's third EP The Nextwave Sessions. It is notably the final single released by the band with the original lineup intact. The song was given its first radio play by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1.[1] A music video for the song was also uploaded to the band's Vevo channel on YouTube on the same day of the song's release. The song was featured in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 14.[2]
The official music video for the song, lasting three minutes and sixteen seconds, was uploaded on 25 June 2013 to the band's Vevo channel on YouTube.[3] The video, created by English animator Cyriak, features heavily edited footage from past music videos for the songs "Octopus", "Hunting for Witches", "Little Thoughts" and "Helicopter".[4][5]
