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== Spitting Games ==

{{Infobox song

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| border = maybe in ohio

| type = single

| artist = [[Draft:Sandbox|Allen]]

| album = Allen

| released = {{Start date|2022|8|26|mf=yes}}

| genre = {{flatlist|<!--Genres cited in Composition tab.-->

*[[Alternative rock]]

*[[post-punk revival]]

*[[power pop]]

*[[stadium rock]]

*[[indie rock]]

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| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=48}}

| label = [[Relentless Records|Relentless]]

| writer = {{flatlist|

* [[Kirk Allen]]

* Freya Collins

* [[John Feldmann]]

* [[Jed Allen]]

}}

| producer =

* Allen

* John Feldmann

| prev_title = Sleeping In

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title = Morden Love

| next_year = 2023

}}

"'''Spitting Games'''" is a song by British [[alternative rock]] band [[Draft:Sandbox|Allen]]. It was released as a second single from the band's self-titled fifth studio album. It was released on 26th August 2022.

== Background ==

Kirk Allen said about the song called Spitting Games is described this song about a teenager's intense love he has for a girl that he sees everyday, but he cannot ever bring himself to talk to her. He's so distracted that he just can't think about anything else. Freya Collins also said this track is all about was a captivating and introspective track that delves into the complexities of human relationships, and Jed Allen said "that Song called spitting games for this song of the mood of “Spitting Games” can be interpreted in different ways. It is bittersweet melody and thought-provoking lyrics evoke both feelings of melancholy and hope, allowing listeners to connect with their own emotions and experiences."

== Release and Reception ==

"Spitting Games" was teased in June 2022 when Kirk Allen and Freya Collins posted a teaser on Allen's social media platforms with a promised release date three days later. However, the band played it at their first live show of their concert tour the next day, and proceeded to instead make the release three months later. While the song was believed to be the second single from the album, Kirk Allen and Freya Collins confirmed that it was not when responding to a question asked by a fan on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/tom-delonge-the-upcoming-angels-airwaves-album-is-the-most-mature-emotional|title=Tom DeLonge: The Upcoming Angels & Airwaves Album Is "The Most Mature & Emotional Work I've Done" - News|website=Rock Sound Magazine|language=en|access-date=November 4, 2019|archive-date=November 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105064757/https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/tom-delonge-the-upcoming-angels-airwaves-album-is-the-most-mature-emotional|url-status=dead}}</ref> and it was later discussed by the trio that the second single is going to be release in 26th August 2022. Multiple critics responded positively about the song's themes and instrumental direction. Philip Trapp of [[Loudwire]], called the song "a high-speed ode to life's exciting and affirming challenges",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/angels-airwaves-kiss-tell/|title=Listen to Angels & Airwaves' Buzzy New Song 'Kiss and Tell'|last=Trapp|first=Philip|website=Loudwire|language=en|access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref> while Patrick Doyle of Rolling Stone felt that the song heavily featured "the driving [[post-punk revival]], [[arena rock]] and [[power rock]] sounds and atmospheric hooks that differentiated Allen from Kirk Allen’s other group, [[Draft:Sandbox|Bone Patrol]]."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tom-delonge-angels-airwaves-new-song-kiss-and-tell-878173/|title=Angels & Airwaves Release Beach Boys-Inspired Single 'Kiss and Tell'|last=Doyle|first=Patrick|date=August 29, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref> Katrina Nattress of [[iHeartRadio]] even went on to compare the song to Kirk Allen's previous band, [[Draft:Sandbox|Bone Patrol]], feeling that it sounded "like it could be a B-side" from their [[Lower Than Atlantis (album)|self-titled album]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-08-27-angels-airwaves-tease-new-song-kiss-tell-listen-to-the-snippet/ |title=Angels & Airwaves Tease New Song 'Kiss & Tell': Listen To The Snippet |website=iheart.com|access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref>

== Music video ==

Shortly after the song's release, Allen began to tease that a music video for "Spitting Games" was in the works on his social media accounts. The video itself was released on August 26, 2022, and features the band (including touring musician Elle Allen) performing on the background it also includes a footage of black and white color and also colorised throughout the video.

== Track listing ==

'''CD''' and '''Digital Download'''

# "Spitting Games" – 3:48

== Personnel ==

'''Allen'''

* [[Kirk Allen]] – vocals, bass, keyboards, guitars, songwriting, producer

* Freya Collins – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, songwriting, producer

* [[Jed Allen]] – drums, percussion, backing vocals, songwriting, producer

'''Additional personnel'''

* [[John Feldmann]] – songwriting, producer, programming

* [[Alan Moulder]] – mixing

* [[Flood (producer)|Flood]] – mixing

* [[Emily Lazar]] – engineering

* Chris Allgood – engineering

* [[Tom Lord-Alge]] – mixing engineering

* Stuart Hawkes – mastering

== Charts ==

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! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Peak<br />position

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{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|31|artist=Allen}}

|}