Marble House (song)
"Marble House" | ||||
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Single by The Knife | ||||
from the album Silent Shout | ||||
B-side | "Marble House" Remixes | |||
Released | 1 March 2006 | |||
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Recorded | 2004–2005 in Stockholm | |||
Genre | Synthpop[1] | |||
Length | 5:18 | |||
Label | Rabid | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | The Knife | |||
The Knife singles chronology | ||||
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"Marble House" is a song by Swedish electronic music duo The Knife from their third studio album, Silent Shout (2006). It features contributing vocals from fellow Swedish singer Jay-Jay Johanson. The music video was directed by Chris Hopewell.
Reception
CMJ New Music Monthly called the song a "real gem" with "playfully flirtatious lyrics",[2] while the Guardian called it the "most commercial song" on the album, and described it as a "synth-pop Kurt Weill duet".[3]
Music video
Two music videos have been made for this song, both of which can be found on the deluxe edition of Silent Shout. One depicts an early 20th-century or late 19th-century family. The second video depicts a day in the lives of a family of mice, who have built a fairly comfortable house behind a wall in a human house. It uses stop-motion animation.
Track listing
Sweden CD[4]
- "Marble House (Radio Edit)" - 3:33
- "Marble House (Album Version)" - 5:16
- "Marble House (PTR Remix)" - 3:43
Europe 12"[4]
- Side A
- "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix)" - 6:43
- "Marble House (Booka Shade's Polar Light Dub)" - 7:14
- Side B
- "Marble House (Booka Shade Remix)" - 7:24
- "Marble House (PTR Remix)" - 3:43
UK CD[5]
- "Marble House (Radio Edit)" - 3:45
- "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix Edit)" - 3:24
- "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix)" - 6:31
- "Marble House (Booka Shade Polar Light Remix)" - 7:49
- "Marble House (Emperor Machine Remix)"
- "Marble House (Booka Shade's Polar Light Remix)"
- "Marble House (Radio Edit)" - 3:45
- "Marble House (davidandrewsitek's KNIFEHORSE Remix)" - 4:13
US CD[11]
- "Marble House (Radio Edit)"
- "Marble House (davidandrewsitek's KNIFEHORSE Remix)"
- "Marble House (Planningtorock Remix)"
- "Marble House (Emperor Machine Vox Edit)"
- "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix)"
- "Marble House (Booka Shade Remix)"
- "Marble House" (Video)
US 12"[11]
- Side A
- "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix)"
- "Marble House (Booka Shade's Polar Light Remix)"
- Side B
- "Marble House (Booka Shade Remix)"
- "Marble House (Planningtorock Remix)"
References
- ↑ Swash, Rosie (19 March 2006). "The Knife, Silent Shout". The Observer. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ CMJ BEST OF 2006, by "Rev Moose, Vice President of Content", in CMJ New Music Monthly, issue 144 (December 2006); retrieved January 23, 2017
- ↑ The Knife, Silent Shout, reviewed by Dorian Lynskey, in the Guardian; published March 24, 2006; retrieved January 23, 2017
- 1 2 The Official Knife Discography
- ↑ Marble House CD at brillerecords.com Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ The Knife - Marble House UK 12" at eil.com
- ↑ Marble House UK 12" at HMV.co.uk
- ↑ Marble House 7" at brillerecords.com Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ The Knife - Marble House UK 7" at eil.com
- ↑ Marble House UK 7" at HMV.co.uk
- 1 2 THE KNIFE – "MARBLE HOUSE" SINGLE OUT FEBRUARY 20, 2006 [sic] Archived January 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.: Mute Press Release