On 9 November 2009, Athlete released ” Black Swan Song ” as a single.
The band undertook their first UK tour since December 2007 in October 2009, dubbing it “Bloctober”.
and on 28 August, “What She Came For” was released as the 4th single in the form of a remix single.
The band performed “What She Came For” on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien on Wednesday, 26 August 2009.
The first single from the album ” Superhuman Touch ” was released on 17 August 2009, entering the UK charts at No. 74, climbing to No. 71 a week later.
They played 8–26 August 2009, and they followed Kaiser Chiefs and The Bravery .
In August 2009, the band contributed a T-shirt design, which was printed and sold through the Yellow Bird Project website to raise money for the St. Judes Children’s Hospital. The shirt was designed by David Barnes.
A new single, ” One More Chance “, was released in August 2009. The song did not appear on Intimacy and was produced by Jacknife Lee.
” Can’t Stop Feeling ” was released on 6 July as the third single from the album
In July 2009, Okereke stated that the band did not have a current recording contract and had no obligation or pressure to release a new album in the foreseeable future; he went on to suggest that the release of a fourth album was on an indefinite timescale.