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Matilda (Alt-J song)
2012 single by Alt-J From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Matilda" is a song by British rock band Alt-J from their debut studio album An Awesome Wave, released on 10 January 2012 as a digital download. It was released as a split single with "Fitzpleasure" on 24 February 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 relates to the movie Léon (1994), specifically the relationship between the main character (a hitman) and a young girl called Mathilda.[1] The opening lines are the last ones said by the main character (portrayed by Jean Reno) in the film. The band would later release the song "Leon", a tribute to the main character of the film. The cover image is a photograph of Ball's Pyramid.
The song has a YouTube video featuring imagery of human faces which steadily morph so that every so often you are looking at a new face. This video contained a self-referential gimmick as at the time of release Alt+J was the shortcut for a YouTube video to rewind 7 seconds which was the perfect amount of time to go from one "finished" facial image to another so you would see a new face each time you pressed it. This no longer is the case as the shortcut is simply J and is now a 10-second skip so it no longer syncs up with the video.
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Track listing
Digital download[2]
- "Matilda" – 3:48
10" single[3]
- "Matilda" – 3:48
- "Fitzpleasure" – 3:39
7" single[4]
- "Matilda" – 3:48
- "Matilda" (Johnson Somerset Radio Mix)
Digital iTunes EP[5]
- "Matilda" – 3:48
- "Fitzpleasure" – 3:39
- "Matilda" (Remix) – 3:49
- "Fitzpleasure" (bretonLABS Ghost Remix) – 4:23
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