A&E (song)

Infobox Single
Name = A&E


Artist = Goldfrapp
from Album = Seventh Tree
B-side =
Released = start date|2008|02|11
Format = CD single, Digital download, 7" picture single
Recorded = 2006-2007
Genre = Acoustic, Folk
Length = 3:19 (Album/Single Version)
Label = Mute
Writer = Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
Producer = Goldfrapp, Gregory
Certification =
Last single = "Satin Boys, Flaming Chic"
(2006)
This single = "A&E"
(2008)
Next single = "Happiness"
(2008)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single

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Lower caption = CD single #2"A&E" (short for "Accident and Emergency") is a folk-tronica song performed by British duo Goldfrapp. The song was written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo's fourth album "Seventh Tree" (2008). It was released as the album's first single on February 11 2008. [ [http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=10&storycode=1032212 "Goldfrapp Seventh Tree (Mute)"] . "Music Week". November 5 2007. Retrieved November 10 2007.]

Music video

The music video for "A&E" was directed by Dougal Wilson.Marc Hogan. [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/47842-goldfrapp-a-e "Video: Goldfrapp: "A & E""] . Pitchfork Media. January 8 2008. Retrieved January 13 2008.] The video features Alison Goldfrapp in a forest wearing a white dress. It begins with Goldfrapp lying in a clearing, looking up at the camera. She is soon joined by several leaf-men who dance around her as she sings. Mid-way through the video, day turns into night and Goldfrapp is joined by several woodland creatures. The video concludes with Will Gregory playing a guitar and making tea beside an orange tent.

The video premiered on January 12 2008 on Channel 4 in the UK. [ [http://www.berlinista.com/en/article/goldfrapp-aande-seventh-tree/4142 "Goldfrapp - AandE, Seventh Tree"] . Berlinista.com. January 9 2008. Retrieved January 13 2008.] Alex Denney in a review for Drowned in Sound described the video as "weird" and compared it to videos by Kate Bush and The Mighty Boosh.Alex Denney. [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2916800 "Reviews - Single - Goldfrapp"] . Drowned in Sound. February 11 2008. Retrieved February 12 2008.] Pitchfork Media's Marc Hogan wrote that the video was a "good fit for Goldfrapp's bright, folksy turn" and praised its "twist ending".

Critical reception

"A&E" received positive reviews from music critics. John Murphy in a review for MusicOMH.com called the song "a beautifully paced ballad, with a memorable hook...which buries its way into your head after just a couple of listens". [John Murphy. [http://www.musicomh.com/singles/goldfrapp-11_0208.htm "Goldfrapp - A&E (Mute)"] . MusicOMH.com. Retrieved February 12 2008.] Digital Spy reviewer Nick Levine described "A&E" as "lush, folky and organic" and wrote that Alison Goldfrapp's vocals were "full of longing and slow-burning sexuality". Popjustice described the song as "brilliant". [ [http://popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2102&Itemid=279 Popjustice - Goldfrapp - 'A&E' ] ] [Nick Levine. [http://www.musicomh.com/singles/goldfrapp-11_0208.htm "Goldfrapp: 'A&E'"] . Digital Spy. February 11 2008. Retrieved February 12 2008.] Alex Denney of Drowned in Sound was less impressed, writing that "the sparks...fail to fly".

Chart performance

"A&E" entered the UK Singles Chart on February 12 2008 at number eighteen. [ [http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75/2008/07 "UK Singles Top 75 (Tuesday February 12th, 2008)"] . aCharts.us. Retrieved March 1 2008.] The following week the song reached its peak position at number ten and spent eight weeks on the UK Top 75. To date, as of May 4, 2008, the single has sold 59,710 copies in the UK. Outside of the UK, the song was not especially successful but did chart. It reached number thirty-three in Ireland and became Goldfrapp's fourth top fifty single on the singles chart. In Germany, the song became Goldfrapp's second single to chart where it reached number ninety-eight.

The track reached number sixty-five on the Eurochart Hot 100. It also reached number twelve on the Euro Digital Tracks chart and number fourteen on the Digital Songs chart. In the United States, "A&E" reached number one in the "Billboard" Hot Dance Singles Sales chart and number two on Hot Singles Sales chart.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "A&E". UK CD single #1
(CDMUTE389; Released February 11 2008)
# "A&E" - 3:19
# "Clowns" (Super 8) - music video

UK CD single #2 / Digital EP #1
(LCDMUTE389; Released February 11, 2008)
# "A&E" - 3:19
# "A&E" (Gui Boratto Remix) - 7:02
# "A&E" (Gui Boratto Dub) - 7:20
# "A&E" (Hercules And Love Affair Remix) - 7:06

UK 7" Picture disc
(Limited edition; MUTE389; Released February 11, 2008)
# "A&E" - 3:19
# "A&E" (Maps Instrumental Remix) - 5:36

U.S. CD maxi-single
(MUTE9380 ; Released February 12 2008)
# "A&E" (Album Version) - 3:19
# "A&E" (Maps Instrumental Remix) - 5:36
# "A&E" (Gui Boratto Remix) - 7:02
# "A&E" (Gui Boratto Dub) - 7:20
# "A&E" (Hercules And Love Affair Remix) - 7:06

Digital EP#2
# "A&E" - 3:19
# "A&E" (Maps Instrumental Remix) - 5:36
# "A&E" (Maps Remix) - 5:37

Promotional CD
(RCDMute389; Released December 2007)
# "A&E" (Single Version) - 3:19

Promotional Club CD
(PCDMute389; Released December 2007)
# "A&E" (Single Version) - 3:19
# "A&E" (Maps Remix) - 5:37
# "A&E" (Maps Instrumental Remix) - 5:36
# "A&E" (Gui Boratto Remix) - 7:02
# "A&E" (Gui Boratto Dub) - 7:20
# "A&E" (Hercules And Love Affair Remix) - 7:06

Personnel

The following people contributed to "A&E":"Seventh Tree" (CD liner notes). Mute Records. February 2008.]
*Alison Goldfrapp – vocals
*Nick Batt – drum programming
*Flood – guitar, keyboards, mixing
*Denny Weston Jr. – drums
*Steve Evans – acoustic guitar
*Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass
*Ruth Wall – harp samples
*Bill Mims, Tony Hoffer – engineering
*Stephen Marcussen – mastering
*Serge Leblon – photography

Charts

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