Funny Little Frog
"Funny Little Frog" | ||||
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Single by Belle & Sebastian | ||||
from the album The Life Pursuit | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 16 January 2006 (2006-01-16) | |||
Studio | The Sound Factory (Los Angeles) | |||
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Length | 3:08 | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Tony Hoffer | |||
Belle & Sebastian singles chronology | ||||
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"Funny Little Frog" is the first single released from Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian's seventh studio album, The Life Pursuit (2006). The track was released in January 2006 on Rough Trade Records and was produced by Tony Hoffer. The single became the band's highest-charting single in the UK, reaching number 13. The artwork for the single features Julie Coyle and Marisa Privitera. A different version of "Funny Little Frog" appears on Stuart Murdoch's 2009 album God Help the Girl.[2]
Track listings
All songs were written by Belle & Sebastian.
UK CD single[3]
- "Funny Little Frog"
- "Meat and Potatoes"
- "I Took a Long Hard Look"
UK and Australian 7-inch single[4][5]
- "Funny Little Frog"
- "The Eighth Station of the Cross Kebab House"
UK and Australian DVD single[6][7]
- "Funny Little Frog" (video)
- "Lazy Line Painter Jane" (live in Glasgow)
Japanese CD single[8]
- "Funny Little Frog"
- "Meat and Potatoes"
- "I Took a Long Hard Look"
- "Funny Little Frog" (video)
- "Lazy Line Painter Jane" (live in Glasgow)
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.[3]
Studios
- Recorded at The Sound Factory (Los Angeles)
- Mixed at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)
- Mastered at Metropolis (London, England)
Personnel
- James Swinburne – saxophone
- Tony Hoffer – production, mixing, engineering
- Todd Burke – engineering
- Jason Mott – assistant engineering (Sound Factory)
- Chris Reynolds – assistant engineering (Sunset Sound)
- Frank Arkwright – mastering
- Keith Dodds – sleeve design and layout
- Stuart Murdoch – photography
- Patrick Doyle – photography assistance
- Marisa Privitera – photography assistance
Charts
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 32 |
Scotland (OCC)[10] | 3 |
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 98 |
UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 13 |
UK Indie (OCC)[13] | 2 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Australia | 16 January 2006 |
| Shock | [14] |
United Kingdom | CD | Rough Trade | [15] | |
Japan | 15 February 2006 | [16] |
References
- ^ a b "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
...the craft on display in...'Funny Little Frog' left no doubt that these were not approximations, but in fact prime examples of glam rock and Northern soul.
- ^ God Help the Girl (UK CD album liner notes). Stuart Murdoch. Rough Trade Records. 2009. RTRADCD489.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Funny Little Frog (UK CD single liner notes). Belle & Sebastian. Rough Trade Records. 2006. RTRADSCD283.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Funny Little Frog (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Belle & Sebastian. Rough Trade Records. 2006. RTRADS 283.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Funny Little Frog (Australian 7-inch single sleeve). Belle & Sebastian. Shock Records. 2006. SHK RTRADS283.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Funny Little Frog (UK DVD single liner notes). Belle & Sebastian. Rough Trade Records. 2006. RTRADSDVD 283.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Funny Little Frog (Australian DVD single liner notes). Belle & Sebastian. Shock Records. 2006. SHK RTRADSDVD283.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Funny Little Frog (Japanese CD single liner notes). Belle & Sebastian. Rough Trade Records. 2006. TOCP-40188.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Belle and Sebastian". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 08/2006". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 16th January 2006" (PDF). ARIA. 16 January 2006. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 14 January 2006. p. 31.
- ^ "ファニー・リトル・フロッグ | ベル・アンド・セバスチャン" [Funny Little Frog | Belle and Sebastian] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
External links
- "Funny Little Frog" at belleandsebastian.com
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- Stuart Murdoch
- Stevie Jackson
- Chris Geddes
- Richard Colburn
- Sarah Martin
- Bobby Kildea
- Dave McGowan
- Lazy Line Painter Jane
- Push Barman to Open Old Wounds
- The Third Eye Centre
- How to Solve Our Human Problems
- If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican
- The BBC Sessions
- Live 2015
- What to Look for in Summer
- Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian
- Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian Vol. II
- "Legal Man"
- "Jonathan David"
- "I'm Waking Up to Us"
- "Piazza, New York Catcher"
- "Step into My Office, Baby"
- "I'm a Cuckoo"
- "Funny Little Frog"
- "Casaco Marrom"
- "The Blues Are Still Blue"
- "White Collar Boy"
- Discography
- Bowlie Weekender
- God Help the Girl
- God Help the Girl (film)
- Put the Book Back on the Shelf