Remedy (Little Boots song)

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"Remedy"
Single by Little Boots
from the album Hands
B-side "Love Kills"
Released 15 June 2009 (2009-06-15)
Format CD single, digital download,
7" single, 12" single
Genre Electropop, synthpop[1]
Length 3:19
Label 679, Atlantic
Writer(s) Victoria Hesketh, RedOne
Producer RedOne
Little Boots singles chronology
"New in Town"
(2009)		 "Remedy"
(2009)		 "Earthquake"
(2009)
Alternative cover
Promotional and Japanese cover[2]

"Remedy" is a song by English recording artist Little Boots from her debut album, Hands. Written by Boots and RedOne, the song was released as the album's second single on 17 August 2009 in the United Kingdom, becoming her most successful single on the UK Singles Chart to date. A remix EP of the song was also made available on the U.S. iTunes Store on 8 December 2009. This song is Boots' most successful single to date reaching number six on the UK singles chart.

Contents

[edit] Background and writing

Boots composed "Remedy" in Los Angeles with RedOne over a two-day period. She initially found working with RedOne intimidating because their collaboration was expected to produce a hit song.[3] According to Boots, "Remedy" "is about dancing and music being a remedy to some kind of poison in your life. I wanted to write a dark dance pop song a bit like Britney Spears' Toxic. The lyrics are not really very personal, I was more imagining a situation."[4] The song is in F-sharp minor.

"Remedy" was used on the third episode of the second season of the American science fiction series Dollhouse, entitled "Belle Chose" and originally aired 9 October 2009,[5] as well as on the third episode of the third series of the BBC comedy series Gavin & Stacey, broadcast 17 December 2009.[6]

[edit] Critical reception

"Remedy" received mixed reviews from music critics. David Balls wrote for Digital Spy that the song "has all the right ingredients to steer the good ship Boots towards safer seas. It's got a big synthy intro, a bombastic chorus reminiscent of late eighties Kylie, and best of all a sparkling and kaleidoscopic middle 8 that's one of the finest pop moments of the year."[7] The Guardian's Alexis Petridis stated the track "takes her love of continental pop's shameless melodicism to a saccharine extreme and winds up sounding less like a cool Giorgio Moroder-inspired Italo disco track than something a former Soviet Republic might submit to Eurovision."[8] Emily Mackay of NME magazine called the song "run-of-the-mill."[9] Pitchfork Media reviewer Marc Hogan wrote that while "RedOne lends generic club-rap swagger" he does not find the song convincing.[10]

[edit] Chart performance

"Remedy" made its debut on the UK Singles Chart at number thirty-three on the issue dated 2 August 2009. Due to strong digital downloads, the song managed to climb to number fourteen the following week. On 23 August 2009, "Remedy" rose to its peak position of number six, making it Boots' highest-charting single to date. The single spent nineteen non-consecutive weeks on the chart, including a re-entry at number ninety-seven on 3 January 2010.[11] In Ireland, "Remedy" debuted at number thirty-one on the Irish Singles Chart for the week of 30 July 2009,[12] ultimately peaking at number five on 10 September 2009.[13]

[edit] Music video

Directed by David Wilson, the music video for "Remedy" was filmed in London and was described by Boots as "much more conceptual and pretty much more me" than the video for "New in Town".[14] It features Boots dressed in a silver outfit, playing several keyboards and the Tenori-on. Scenes of Boots singing to the camera are intercut with scenes of kaleidoscopic geometric patterns and flashing strobe lights.

[edit] Track listings

These are the track listings and formats of major single releases of "Remedy".[15]

UK CD single
  1. "Remedy" – 3:24
UK promo CD single

(PRO17285; Released 22 June 2009 (2009-06-22))

  1. "Remedy" (Rusko's Big Trainers Remix) – 4:30
  2. "Remedy" (A1 Bassline Get Hype Remix) – 5:17
  3. "Remedy" (Disco Bloodbath Remix) – 6:10
  4. "Remedy" (Disco Bloodbath Dub) – 6:10
  5. "Remedy" (Crazy Cousinz Remix) – 4:17
UK 7" single
A1. "Remedy"
B1. "Love Kills"
UK 12" single
A1. "Remedy" (Rusko's Big Trainers Remix)
B1. "Remedy" (Style of Eye Remix)
UK and Japanese iTunes EP
  1. "Remedy" (Kaskade Club Remix) – 6:02
  2. "Remedy" (Wideboys Stadium Radio Edit) – 3:33
  3. "Remedy" (Disco Bloodbath Remix) – 6:07
  4. "Remedy" (Crazy Cousinz Remix) [Revised] – 4:05
  5. "Remedy" (Rusko's Big Trainers Remix) – 4:27
  6. "Remedy" (Stonemasons Club Remix) – 7:41
U.S. iTunes remix EP
  1. "Remedy" (Kaskade Club Remix) – 5:59
  2. "Remedy" (Stonemasons Club Remix) – 7:41
  3. "Remedy" (Avicii Club Mix) – 7:12
Japanese iTunes single
  1. "Remedy" (Radio Edit) – 3:24
  2. "Love Kills" – 3:41

[edit] Charts

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)[16] 12
European Hot 100 Singles[17] 21
Irish Singles Chart[13] 5
Japan Hot 100[18] 13
New Zealand Singles Chart[16] 21
UK Singles Chart[11] 6

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
UK Singles Chart[19] 73

[edit] Release history

Country Date Label Format
Japan 15 June 2009[2] Warner Music Digital single
20 July 2009[20] Digital EP
United Kingdom 17 August 2009 679 Artists, Atlantic Records CD single,[21] 7" single,[22] 12" single[23]
20 August 2009[24] Digital EP
United States 8 December 2009[25] Elektra Records

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Little-Boots-Remedy/release/1958643 Little Boots - Remedy (CDr) at Discogs
  2. ^ a b "Remedy – Single by Little Boots" (in Japanese). iTunes Store Japan. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/remedy-single/id322846407. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  3. ^ "Little Boots interview". Popjustice. 27 May 2009. http://popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3710&Itemid=9. Retrieved 1 June 2009. 
  4. ^ "Little Boots offers Mercury tips". Newsbeat. BBC Online. 24 July 2009. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/10000526. Retrieved 24 July 2009. 
  5. ^ "Dollhouse: Belle Chose". TV.com. CBS Interactive. http://www.tv.com/dollhouse/belle-chose/episode/1285240/summary.html. Retrieved 17 October 2010. 
  6. ^ Gavin & Stacey. BBC One. 17 December 2009. Series 3, episode 4.
  7. ^ Balls, David. "Little Boots: 'Remedy'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a170010/little-boots-remedy.html. Retrieved 6 July 2009. 
  8. ^ Petridis, Alexis (5 June 2009). "Little Boots, Hands". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jun/05/little-boots-hands. Retrieved 7 October 2010. 
  9. ^ Mackay, Emily (27 May 2009). "Album review: Little Boots – 'Hands'". NME. IPC Media. http://www.nme.com/reviews/little-boots/10501. Retrieved 6 July 2009. 
  10. ^ Hogan, Marc (18 June 2009). "Little Boots: Hands". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13209-hands/. Retrieved 6 July 2009. 
  11. ^ a b "Chart Stats – Little Boots – Remedy". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=34460. Retrieved 7 October 2010. 
  12. ^ "Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 30 July 2009". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=31. Retrieved 7 October 2010. 
  13. ^ a b "Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 10 September 2009". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=37. Retrieved 7 October 2010. 
  14. ^ Bazley, Lewis (8 June 2009). "Little Boots: The next video will be more 'me'". inthenews.co.uk. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/inconversation/entertainment/music/little-boots-the-next-video-will-be-more-me--$1301388.htm. Retrieved 3 July 2009. 
  15. ^ "Remedy" (Promotional CD single liner notes). 679 Artists. 22 June 2009.
  16. ^ a b "Little Boots – Remedy". Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Little+Boots&titel=Remedy&cat=s. Retrieved 30 November 2009. 
  17. ^ "Little Boots Album & Song Chart History – European Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/little-boots/chart-history/1032629?f=349&g=Singles. Retrieved 30 November 2009. 
  18. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Hanshin Contents Link. 3 August 2009. http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/11-50/page:68&sl=ja&tl=en&hl=en. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 
  19. ^ "UK Year-End Charts 2009". The Official Charts Company. ChartsPlus. http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 
  20. ^ "Remedy by Little Boots" (in Japanese). iTunes Store Japan. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/remedy/id326504211. Retrieved 17 October 2010. 
  21. ^ "Remedy: Little Boots". Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002IRYYAA. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 
  22. ^ "Remedy [7" VINYL]: Little Boots". Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002IRYYAK. Retrieved 14 November 2010. 
  23. ^ "Remedy [VINYL]: Little Boots". Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002IRYYAU. Retrieved 14 November 2010. 
  24. ^ "Remedy by Little Boots". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/remedy/id326504211. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  25. ^ "Remedy Remixes – EP by Little Boots". iTunes Store U.S. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/remedy-remixes-ep/id346116779. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
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