Originally posted by Subomie This is rough, but it isn't as bad as what y'all did to another early single that we won't see tonight.

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Goldfrapp's third single ever. And their first one to make the UK charts... at 100. Like everything about the first album, this is weird. The Shirley Bassey vocals, the distortion, the scare chords... even on that album, this song stands out as perhaps the weirdest, but most of you seemed to not mind in this rate.

I gotta be honest, this was my preferred choice for the first elimination. It just doesn't do anything for me, the only song off of the debut that I don't use. It feels out of place to me a bit? Like the cabaret sound just stands out among the sleek sound on the rest. It's not awful though. Stunning single cover too.

Best bit: The vocals distorting in the last few seconds. Really, I'm just happy when it ends.

Seventh Tree and Head First are both untouched, will that change next time?

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The most recent single on the list, released earlier this year as the first and only official single from Tales Of Us, charts almost as badly here as it did in reality. Being released months after the album obviously affects that, but let's be realistic... it was never gonna succeed anywhere.

Writing my opinions gets draining in this part of the rate because a lot of these songs are so unremarkable. Thea is the pinnacle of an unremarkable song at almost five minutes with very little of that length being justified. Do not understand why this, of all the songs on that album, was chosen for release.

Best bit: The laughing effect that plays throughout the song.

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The third single from Seventh Tree is the first one to leave. Released in June 2008 to little effect, it charted at 54 in the UK, their lowest charting song since Felt Mountain at the time. The video is somewhat unique in that it doesn't actually feature Allison at all. When you don't bother appearing in the video or promoting your single, peaking at 54 is kinda inevitable.

All I have to say is: why is this is so low? It's my second highest rated single from Seventh Tree and in my top 10, but y'all thrown it out before the top 15. The track is a total burst of life towards the end of such a mellow album.

Best bit: The endlessly repeating chorus as the song draws to a close.

Originally posted by Eeveelution Mess what happened to your nap. I love Thea The stomping beat slays and it's obv the most single worthy song on the album.

Originally posted by Eeveelution Mess what happened to your nap.

Originally posted by conatus no Seventh Tree single deserved to be outside of the top 10 to be honest.

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The follow-up single to A&E (which you won't be seeing for a long time) was released in April 2008 and charted in the Top 25 in the UK and would mark their last time doing so for the foreseeable future. The video is interesting, featuring a guy dancing around London with Will & Allison making several cameos throughout. More engaging than Caravan Girl I guess?

This should've been the first Seventh Tree track out imo, it's definitely the worst... I'm really ok with this one, I don't dislike it but it does feel quite middling in their discography so it might as well go now anyway. I would've preferred Little Bird or Monster Love as singles.

Best bit: The calm and peaceful instrumental, just what you would expect from a song with such a title.