The Puritan (song)

"The Puritan" is a single by English band Blur, released on 2 July 2012. After being played by Damon Albarn at a poetry festival, speculation rose as to "The Puritan"'s release. It is the band's first single since 2010's "Fool's Day". On 25 June 2012, it was announced on the band's Twitter account that the song, accompanied with the band's other new single "Under the Westway", would be performed live by the band via a live stream from a secret location (which proved to be the rooftop of their 13 studio in West London).

The performances of "The Puritan" and "Under the Westway" on 2 July 2012 were the first live performances of new material by the whole band since 30 January 1999, when all four members played a fan-club only concert at the Arts Depot in London, at the start of their 13 tour.