The Beach (song)

"The Beach"
Single by Miss Kittin & The Hacker
from the album First Album
Released 2003 (2003)
Format CD single, Vinyl
Genre Electronica, Electroclash, Italo disco
Length 4:41
Label Mental Groove Records
Writer(s) Caroline Hervé, Michel Amato
Producer Caroline Hervé, Michel Amato
Miss Kittin singles chronology
"Stock Exchange"
(2003)		 "The Beach"
(2003)		 "Professional Distortion"
(2004)
Music video
"The Beach" on YouTube

"The Beach" is a song by French recording due Miss Kittin & The Hacker from their debut album First Album. Produced by the duo, it was released as the album's fourth and final single in 2003.

Contents

Writing and inspiration

Lyrically, "The Beach" was written as a phone message from an old friend on vacation.[1]

Composition

"The Beach" samples the 1980s Italo disco classic "I Want You" by Gary Low.[2]

Critical reception

Patrick of Gullbuy commented that Miss Kittin is "no Donna Summer," yet "it's not overly disco and ends up being the more human side of that sound."[1]

Music video

Andre Garça directed a music video for "The Beach."[3]

Track listing

  1. "The Beach" – 4:41
  2. "Upstart" –

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
Position
Belgian Dance Chart[4] 23

Song usage

"The Beach" was included on the compilation album Where Is Here by Mental Groove Records.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Patrick (2004-03-23). "Miss Kittin and The Hacker The Beach gullbuy review". Gullbuy. Carl Thien. http://www.gullbuy.com/buy%5C2004%5C3_23/misskitthebeachcfm.cfm. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  2. ^ Gill, Michael F. (2007-01-26). "#033: Dancing Therapy (A Mix) - Beatz By The Pound". Stylus Magazine. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/beatz_by_the_pound/033-dancing-therapy-a-mix.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-28.. 
  3. ^ Cenacarioca (2008-09-08). "THE BEACH - Miss Kittin & The Hacker (original house music)". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iALAihgqukU. Retrieved 2010-07-19.. 
  4. ^ "Miss Kittin - The Beach" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Miss+Kittin&titel=The+Beach&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-05-28. 
  5. ^ "Various Artists - Whereishere (DLP)". Mental Groove Records. http://mentalgroove.bigcartel.com/product/various-artists-whereishere. Retrieved 2010-07-19.. 
Miss Kittin singles
First Album
"1982" · "Frank Sinatra" · "Stock Exchange" · "The Beach"
Or
"Rippin Kittin" · "Autopilot"
I Com
BatBox
Two
"PPPO" · "1000 Dreams" · "Party in My Head"
TBA
Featured singles
The Hacker
Studio albums
Melodies en Sous-Sol · First Album · Rêves Mécaniques · Two
Compilation albums
The Next Step of the New Wave · An Electro Mix-Box · A.N.D. N.O.W...
Live albums
X
EPs
Phunky Data · Desynchronized · Le Danseur Parfait · Girls on Film · Champagne · A Strange Day · Intimités · Methods of Force · Goodlife · Cabaret Futura · Cabaret Futura Vol. 2 · Dance Industria · To L'An-fer From Chiago · Life / Death · Art Et Industries
Singles
"1982" · "Frank Sinatra" · "Fadin'away" · "Nothing Lasts"  · "Buy Some Shit From Detroit" · "Just Play" · "Dead Zone" · "Moskow Reise" · "Stock Exchange" · "Connexion"  · "The Beach" · "Flesh & Bone" · "Traces" · "Radiation" · "Space Travel" · "Better Way" · "Hometown / Dimanche" · "Eurocold / Moon Patrol" · "Mumu" · "Zone" · "PPPO" · "1000 Dreams" · "Party in My Head" · "Haunted" ·
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