Meddle (song)

"Meddle"
Promotional single by Little Boots
from the EP Arecibo
Released	4 August 2008 (2008-08-04)
Genre	Electropop
Length	3:16
Label	50 Bones
Songwriter(s)	Victoria Hesketh Greg Kurstin Joe Goddard
Producer(s)	Joe Goddard Greg Kurstin (add.)

"Meddle" is a song by English singer and songwriter Little Boots from her debut extended play (EP), Arecibo (2008), and later appearing on her debut studio album, Hands (2009). Written by Little Boots and Joe Goddard, the song was released as a limited-edition promotional single in the United Kingdom on 4 August 2008.^[1]

It would later be used in 2011 Kinect game Dance Central 2, and would appear in the British Comedy Show Friday Night Dinner

Critical reception

"Meddle" received generally positive reviews from music critics. In a review for musicOMH, John Murphy called the song "squealy electro goodness" that had "a terrific bit near the end where the backing vocals seem to turn into Gregorian chants before kicking back into the disco beat."^[2] Neil Queen of The Times described it as a "barnstormer" that comes "across like a brain-stabbing disco/drum and bass hybrid."^[3]

Track listings

• UK promotional CD single^[4]

(4Bones; released 4 August 2008 (2008-08-04))

1. "Meddle" – 3:16

• UK limited-edition promotional 7" single^[5]

(4Bones; released 4 August 2008 (2008-08-04))

A. "Meddle" – 3:16

B. "Meddle" (Toddla T & Ross Orton Remix) – 3:23

• Danish promotional CD single – remixes^[6]

(Atlantic Records; released 2009)

1. "Meddle" – 3:15
2. "Meddle" (Treasure Fingers Remix) – 5:41
3. "Meddle" (Toddla T and Ross Orton Remix) – 3:28
4. "Meddle" (Tenorion Piano Version) – 3:12

Other versions

• "Meddle" (Baron von Luxxury Technicolor Remix)^[7]
• "Meddle" (Ebola Remix)^[8]
• "Meddle" (Joker Remix)^[9]

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	97

References

1. "Little Boots – Hands / Releases". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
2. Murphy, John. "Little Boots – Meddle (50 Bones)". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
3. Queen, Neil (1 July 2008). "Track of the Day: Meddle by Little Boots". The Times. Retrieved 7 May 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
4. "Meddle" (UK promotional CD single). Little Boots. 50 Bones. 2008. 4Bones.
5. "Meddle" (UK limited-edition promotional 7" single). Little Boots. 50 Bones. 2008. 4Bones.
6. "Meddle" (Danish promotional CD single – remixes). Little Boots. Atlantic Records. 2009.
7. "Freeload: Little Boots, "Meddle" (Baron von Luxxury Remix)". The Fader. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
8. "Release #356: Arecibo". Iamsound Records. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
9. "Stuck on Repeat" (UK promotional CD single #5). Little Boots. 679 Recordings. 2008.
10. "Little Boots: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2016.