Again and Again and Again and Again

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Again and Again and Again and Again
Bird and the Bee Again EP.jpg
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ReleasedOctober 31, 2006
Recorded2006
Genre Indie pop, electronic
Length15:38
Label Metro Blue, Blue Note
Producer Greg Kurstin
The Bird and the Bee chronology
Again and Again and Again and Again
(2006)
The Bird and the Bee
(2007)
Singles from Again and Again and Again and Again
  1. "Fucking Boyfriend"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Again & Again"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters 6/10 [1]

Again and Again and Again and Again is the debut EP by American indie pop duo the Bird and the Bee. It was released on October 31, 2006, by Blue Note Records, three months before the duo's first full-length album, The Bird and the Bee . The EP contributed three tracks to the album. Exclusive to the EP is a remix of the duo's first single, "Fucking Boyfriend," by Canadian electronic musician Peaches. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Kurstin and Inara George.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Again & Again"Kurstin2:45
2."I'm a Broken Heart"Kurstin4:32
3."Fucking Boyfriend"Kurstin3:15
4."Fucking Boyfriend" (Peaches Remix)
5:06

Personnel

Credits for Again and Again and Again and Again adapted from EP liner notes. [3]

The Bird and the Bee
Additional personnel

The title track is sampled by Mac Miller on the song "Lucky Ass Bitch" featuring Juicy J off of his 2012 mixtape, Macadelic.

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References

  1. Raper, Dan (November 7, 2006). "The Bird and the Bee: Again and Again and Again and Again". PopMatters . Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  2. "The Bird and the Bee: Again and Again and Again and Again, PopMatters". PopMatters. 2006-11-07. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  3. Again and Again and Again and Again (CD liner notes). The Bird and the Bee. Blue Note Records. 2006. 094637368121.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)