tracks, noting how Albarn's "humanity" on his voice "elevates this gentle, seemingly desolate song into something devastating and full of wonder". In October 2011, Rebecca Schiller of NME placed it at number 73 on their list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years", whilst the magazine placed the song at number eight on its list "Greatest Tracks of the Decade". Emily Barker from the same publication later ranked it the 499th best song ever. Commercial performance In the United Kingdom, "Out of Time" debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart for the week dated 20 April 2003, becoming the third best debut on the chart after Madonna's "American Life" and Robbie Williams' "Come Undone". It remained inside the chart for a total of 11 weeks. In April 2015, it was revealed by the Official Charts Company that "Out of Time" was the band's 14th most downloaded song in the region. The song was also successful in Scotland, reaching number seven on the Scottish Singles Chart. "Out of Time" attained moderate success in other European countries, peaking inside the top 20 in Ireland and Sweden. It experienced lower positions in Germany and Switzerland, reaching numbers 75 and 97, respectively. Music video The accompanying music video was directed by John Hardwick, edited by Quin Williams and produced by Mike Wells through London-based production company Helen Langridge Associates (HLA). The video does not feature the band members themselves in any way, consisting entirely of footage from a 2002 BBC documentary titled Warship, exploring the lives of men and women serving on a warship. Albarn described the video as "the antithesis of the 'Top Gun' image of the American military machine", and added that the video "focuses on the loneliness of somebody working on an aircraft carrier and the fact that a six-month tour of duty means that relationships break down and children go without their parents. That's the reality of it". The visual premiered online on 7 April 2003. The video is centred around a woman who is separated from her partner (a marine serving on another ship) and her young son who remains at home in the United States. The music video won Hardwick the "Wood Pencil" award for music video direction, as well as Williams the "Graphite Pencil" award for music video editing at the D&AD Awards in 2004. Live performances "Out of Time" was performed by Blur