"Pounding" is the second single from English band
Doves' second studio album, The Last Broadcast (2002). The single was released on 22 July 2002 in the UK on CD and 10-inch vinyl, reaching number 21 on the
UK Singles Chart. An EP was released for the song in Japan the same year to coincide with Doves' 2002 Japan tour dates. The music video was directed by Julian House and Julian Gibbs at Intro, the same team that directed the band's previous video "
There Goes the Fear."
The B-side, "Willow's Song", is found on the Japanese EP as the full-length version. It includes the 'false start' and runs 4:20. The version of the song found on the next single "
Caught by the River" is an 'edit' which cuts out the intro and runs 3:58. The track was used in the
2010 Winter OlympicsWith Glowing Hearts advertisement campaign in
Vancouver. An instrumental version is also played regularly in the
Manchester City stadium before football matches.