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Bloc Party's new single "Mercury"-- the one that premiered recently on BBC's Radio One and could go either way in terms of appearing on their in-the-works third album-- now has some release details.

The single arrives in the UK on August 11 and in America on August 12, via Atlantic. The American version is digital-only, but the UK version comes in a variety of formats. The CD version features remixes by CSS and Flosstradamus. There are also 7" and 12" versions of the single, and there is a limited edition "disc-set" (a la Radiohead's In Rainbows "disc box") that includes all three available for pre-order now.

Bloc Party also have UK and North American tour dates to carry them through the end of summer.

"Mercury":

7":

01 Mercury
02 Idea for a Story

12":

01 Mercury (12" Version)
02 Mercury (12" Instrumental Version)

CD:

01 Mercury
02 Mercury (Herve Is in Disarray Remix)
03 Mercury (CSS Remix)
04 Mercury (Flosstradamus Remix)

Bloc Party:

07-28 Pomona, CA - The Glass House
07-29 Los Angeles, CA - Mayan Theater
07-30 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
08-01 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08-02 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
08-05 Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore at Theater of Living Arts
08-06 New York, NY - Webster Hall
08-07 New York, NY - Webster Hall
08-09 Baltimore, MD - Virgin Mobile Festival
08-15 Hohenfelden, Germany - Highfield Festival
08-21 Dublin, Ireland - Marlay Park
08-23 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
09-05 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak
09-06 Toronto, Ontario - Virgin Festival
09-09 Edmonton, Alberta - Edmonton Events Centre
09-10 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall
09-13 Fredericton, New Brunswick - Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
09-14 Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Marquee Club
09-15 Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Marquee Club
09-17 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis