Funny Little Frog

"Funny Little Frog" is the first single released from Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian's seventh studio album, The Life Pursuit (2006). The track was released in January 2006 on Rough Trade Records and was produced by Tony Hoffer. The single became the band's highest-charting single in the UK, reaching number 13. The artwork for the single features Julie Coyle and Marisa Privitera. A different version of "Funny Little Frog" appears on Stuart Murdoch's 2009 album God Help the Girl.^[2]

"Funny Little Frog"
Single by Belle & Sebastian
from the album The Life Pursuit
B-side	"Meat and Potatoes" "I Took a Long Hard Look" "The Eighth Station of the Cross Kebab House"
Released	16 January 2006 (2006-01-16)
Studio	The Sound Factory (Los Angeles)
Genre	Northern soul[1] glam rock[1]
Length	3:08
Label	Rough Trade
Songwriter(s)	Richard Colburn Mick Cooke Chris Geddes Stevie Jackson Bobby Kildea Sarah Martin Stuart Murdoch
Producer(s)	Tony Hoffer
Belle & Sebastian singles chronology
"I'm a Cuckoo" (2004) "Funny Little Frog" (2006) "The Blues Are Still Blue" (2006)

Track listings

All songs were written by Belle & Sebastian.

UK CD single^[3]

1. "Funny Little Frog"
2. "Meat and Potatoes"
3. "I Took a Long Hard Look"

UK and Australian 7-inch single^[4][5]

1. "Funny Little Frog"
2. "The Eighth Station of the Cross Kebab House"

UK and Australian DVD single^[6][7]

1. "Funny Little Frog" (video)
2. "Lazy Line Painter Jane" (live in Glasgow)

Japanese CD single^[8]

1. "Funny Little Frog"
2. "Meat and Potatoes"
3. "I Took a Long Hard Look"
4. "Funny Little Frog" (video)
5. "Lazy Line Painter Jane" (live in Glasgow)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.^[3]

Studios

• Recorded at The Sound Factory (Los Angeles)
• Mixed at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)
• Mastered at Metropolis (London, England)

Personnel

• James Swinburne – saxophone
• Tony Hoffer – production, mixing, engineering
• Todd Burke – engineering
• Jason Mott – assistant engineering (Sound Factory)
• Chris Reynolds – assistant engineering (Sunset Sound)
• Frank Arkwright – mastering
• Keith Dodds – sleeve design and layout
• Stuart Murdoch – photography
• Patrick Doyle – photography assistance
• Marisa Privitera – photography assistance

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	32
Scotland (OCC)[10]	3
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	98
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	13
UK Indie (OCC)[13]	2

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Australia	16 January 2006	7-inch vinyl DVD	Shock	[14]
United Kingdom		CD	Rough Trade	[15]
Japan	15 February 2006			[16]