Matilda (alt-J song)

"Matilda"
Single by alt-J
from the album An Awesome Wave
B-side "Fitzpleasure"
Released 10 January 2012
Format Digital download, 7" vinyl, 10" vinyl
Recorded 2009
Genre Intelligent dance music, progressive folk, art rock
Length 3:48
Label Infectious
Songwriter(s) alt-J
Producer(s) Charlie Andrew
alt-J singles chronology
"Bloodflood"
(2011)		 "Matilda"
(2012)		 "Breezeblocks"
(2012)

"Bloodflood"
(2011)		 "Matilda"
(2012)		 "Breezeblocks"
(2012)

"Matilda" is a song by British rock band alt-J from their debut studio album An Awesome Wave, released on January 10, 2012 as a digital download. It was released as a split single with "Fitzpleasure" in February 24 as a digital download and on 10" triangle shaped vinyl. It was written by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwilym Sainsbury and Thom Green and produced by Charlie Andrew. The song is a tribute to Matilda Davies, a friend of the band, who was an Art teacher at a grammar school in Kings Heath, Birmingham, who later moved to United Arab Emirates. The song relates to the movie Léon: The Professional, specifically the relationship between the main character (a hitman) and a young girl called Mathilda.[1] The band would later release the song "Leon", a tribute to the main character of the film.

Track listing

Digital download[2]
  1. Matilda - 3:48
10" single[3]
  1. Matilda - 3:48
  2. Fitzpleasure - 3:39
7" single[4]
  1. Matilda - 3:48
  2. Matilda (Johnson Somerset Radio Mix)
Digital iTunes EP[5]
  1. Matilda - 3:48
  2. Fitzpleasure - 3:39
  3. Matilda (Remix) - 3:49
  4. Fitzpleasure (bretonLABS Ghost Remix) - 4:23

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop)[6] 109
France Singles[7] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 95
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[9] 7

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 10 January 2012 Digital Single Infectious
24 February 2012 Digital EP, 10" vinyl
10 December 2012 7" vinyl

References

  1. ↑ "Alt-J (∆) interview - Joe Newman (part 1)". Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Matilda - Single by alt-J". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  3. ↑ "alt-J - Matilda / Fitzpleasure (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  4. ↑ "alt-J - Matilda". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  5. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Matilda / Fitzpleasure - EP by alt-J". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  6. ↑ "Discografie Alt-J". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  7. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Discographie Alt-J". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  8. ↑ Tobias Zywietz. "The Official Zobbel Homepage". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  9. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-12-22" UK Indie Chart.
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