"Helicopter" is a song by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was first released as a single from their 2004 EP Little Thoughts on October 25, 2004 in the Europe and released again on February 21, 2006 in the US.
It was rumored to be about George W. Bush being elected president of U.S.A.citation needed], but the band has denied this, with lead singer Kele telling press it was partially about himself.
There are two videos for the song. The one made for Europe was black and white and featured a shaky and fuzzy shots to put more emphasis on the song. But in the U.S., the video for "The Pioneers" was changed up a bit to make it the video for "Helicopter".
"Helicopter" is featured in several video games (FIFA 06, Burnout Revenge, Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, Project Gotham Racing 3). Portions of the song have also been used in television shows (Malcolm in the Middle) and films (Grandma's Boy and the surfing film Campaign 2).