Editing Winning Days (section)

==History==
The Vines recorded ''Winning Days'' in May 2003 at [[Bearsville Studios]] with producer [[Rob Schnapf]], who had also produced their debut album ''Highly Evolved''.<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/winning-days-ahead-for-vines-20031216 | title="Winning Days" Ahead for Vines | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=16 December 2003 | accessdate=13 June 2017 | author=Dansby, Andrew}}</ref> "Fuck the World" (later abbreviated to "F.T.W.") was the first song released from ''Winning Days'' and was released on 15 December 2003, three months prior to the album's release.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-vines-40-1374273 | title=Fuck! It's the Vines! | work=NME | date=16 December 2003 | accessdate=13 June 2017 }}</ref> The song is sarcastic in nature despite what its title seems to imply; as stated in a 2005 ''[[NME]]'' article, "''Winning Days'' is anything but".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vines: Winning Days|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-7340-308386|date=12 September 2005|website=NME|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref> During interviews given by lead singer [[Craig Nicholls]] in 2004, he stated "I definitely think the world is a good place, but maybe it would be better if people didn't hate so much and kill animals. At the same time, it's like, whatever. It's just a planet, that's all."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1484502/01212004/vines_the.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040419001455/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1484502/01212004/vines_the.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2004 |title=Vines Saddle Up And 'Ride' To End of the World |first=Jon |last=Wiederhorn |date=26 January 2004 |publisher=[[VH1]] |accessdate=6 October 2011}}</ref>

The next single "Ride" was released on 23 February 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-vines-41-1374837 | title=The Vines Back to 'Winning' Ways | work=[[NME]] | date=11 December 2003 | accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> "Ride" reached number 94 on [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2004|Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004]].

[[Winning Days (song)|The title track]] was released as the third and final single on 24 May 2004.