Fruit Machine (song)
"Fruit Machine" | ||||
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Single by The Ting Tings | ||||
from the album We Started Nothing | ||||
Released | 19 November 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Dance-punk, new wave | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Switchflicker Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jules De Martino/Katie White | |||
Producer(s) | Jules De Martino | |||
The Ting Tings singles chronology | ||||
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"Fruit Machine" is the second official single released by Salford band The Ting Tings in 2007. The single was limited to a 500-copy run.[1]
The vinyl was only available for fans of The Ting Tings to buy at their live shows. Every single released had different cover art. This is because at every concert, a hundred blank seven-inch sleeves were pinned to a wall, making a canvas on which fans could create an overall piece of artwork that, once dismantled, were used as the sleeves for the singles.[1][2] The making of the sleeves was also filmed and then shown in real time at each consecutive venue.
The song has a short guitar solo by vocalist and guitarist Katie White. Tremolo picking and distortion are used.
Re-release
The song was to receive its full UK release on 9 February 2009,[3] it however was cancelled a week before its released date, being removed from every retailers database.[4] Two weeks later though, their next single would be released, "We Walk". "Fruit Machine" had already charted on the Australian club chart at 37.
Track listing
- 7" Vinyl
- "Fruit Machine" - 2:54
- "Impacilla Carpisung" - 3:43
- Regular CD
- "Fruit Machine" - 2:54
- "Fruit Machine" - 2:28
- Remixes Promo CD
- "Fruit Machine" (Bimbo Jones Remix) - 6:12
- "Fruit Machine" (Bimbo Jones Dub) - 6:24
- "Fruit Machine" (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) - 3:09
- "Fruit Machine" (Dave Spoon Vocal Mix) - 5:57
- "Fruit Machine" (Dave Spoon Dub) - 5:42
Charts
Year | Chart | Peak position |
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2009 | ARIA Australian Club Chart | 15[5] |
References
- ^ a b The Ting Tings release new single... NME - 28 September 2007
- ^ The Records of... Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine NME - 28 September 2007
- ^ Re-release of "Fruit Machine"
- ^ "Fruit Machine" removed
- ^ "Top 50 Club Chart - Australian Record Industry Association". Ariacharts.com.au. 2012-02-13. Archived from the original on 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2012-02-17.