Caravan Girl

Last updated
"Caravan Girl"
GOLDFRAPPCRAVANGIRL.jpg
Single by Goldfrapp
from the album Seventh Tree
Released30 June 2008 (2008-06-30)
Genre
Length4:07
Label Mute
Songwriters
Producers
  • Alison Goldfrapp
  • Will Gregory
Goldfrapp singles chronology
"Happiness"
(2008)		"Caravan Girl"
(2008)		"Clowns"
(2008)

"Caravan Girl" is a song by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp from their fourth studio album, Seventh Tree (2008). Written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, the song was released as the album's third single on 30 June 2008 and peaked at number 54 on the UK Singles Chart. In Scotland, the song reached number 6, becoming the third single from Seventh Tree to reach the top 10.

Contents

Composition

The song has a similar theme to "Twist" from the duo's 2003 album Black Cherry , and hints at Alison Goldfrapp's sexuality, who later revealed in 2010 she was in a relationship with film editor Lisa Gunning.

AllMusic described the song as "some of the duo's finest escapist pop, capturing the irresistible appeal of running away with big hooks and an even bigger wall of sounds backing them up." [2]

Music video

The music video premiered on Channel 4 on 14 June 2008, and Mute Records made the video available on YouTube the following day. The video, which is Goldfrapp's first not to include Alison Goldfrapp, features a girl riding her longboard. It was filmed, among other places, in Cambria, California. The video was directed by The Malloys.

Track listings

  1. "Caravan Girl" – 4:04
  2. "Happiness" (Video) – 3:41
  1. "Caravan Girl" (Live Choral Version) – 4:44
  2. "Monster Love" (Live Acoustic Version) – 4:41
  3. "Little Bird" (Live at the Union Chapel) (Video) – 6:35
A. "Caravan Girl" (Edit) – 3:40
B. "Little Bird" (Animal Collective Remix) – 3:19
  1. "Caravan Girl" – 4:05
  2. "Caravan Girl" (Live Choral Version) – 4:42
  3. "Little Bird" (Animal Collective Remix) – 3:19
  4. "Monster Love" (Live Acoustic Version) – 4:38
  5. "Winter Wonderland" – 3:10

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Caravan Girl": [3]

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [4] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 54
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [6] 9
US Hot Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [7] 25

References

  1. ↑ Perpetua, Matthew. "The Singles - Goldfrapp (2012)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Seventh Tree - Goldfrapp | Album | AllMusic , retrieved 2025-10-14
  3. ↑ Seventh Tree (CD liner notes). Mute Records. February 2008.
  4. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Goldfrapp: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Goldfrapp Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Goldfrapp Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2020. [ dead link ]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.