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I'll join you on this next one, as it's bringing me out the dark.
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Lily Allen - Littlest Things
Average Rate: 7.641
Highest Score: 10 (6x)
Lowest Score: 1 (1x)
Littlest Things, the third single from
Alright, Still, was written after Lily had a chance encounter with Mark Ronson. She told him she was a singer, handed him a demo of Smile, and he was so impressed with it - and her - that he asked her to fly to New York to work together. The song contains a sample of the theme music from the 1970s soft-core classic
Emmanunelle.
Mark's take on this song's creation:
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Originally posted by Mark Ronson
We spent a day together and worked on a couple of things, and went to record shops where I played samples to her. Then I wrote the piano and guitar bit to "Littlest Things", and she sat down and scribbled for about an hour and finished the lyrics. We went into the booth to record the song. She originally wanted to do a Mike Skinner thing, rapping the verse and singing the chorus. But I asked her to sing it all, and she just made up the whole melody on the spot, and sang this amazing solo. At that moment I realised that this girl has a really special gift.
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And Lily's:
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Originally posted by Lily Allen
Mark's got a very good ear. He's very relaxed in the studio and very thoughtful. There's not really any pressure working there, because he's got his own studio so he doesn't have time constraints. The song was called "Littlest Things" and was about having broken up with my boyfriend, because Seb and I had split up for a few months. We've since got back together. It must have been quite awkward for Mark because Seb was his friend, but being fresh out of a relationship I wanted to write about what was on my mind. Mark came up with the music first, then I came up with the words and we fitted it all together into a melody. That's the way I normally make songs - I write everything in the studio - and it obviously means that producers are very important to me. It's a complete joint effort.
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Unfortunately, this song performed adequately, reaching number two one in the UK charts - Lily's biggest "flop." (To that point - her lowest charting single is still yet to come!)
Fun Fact: Santigold co-wrote this!
