Grace (Miss Kittin song)

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"Grace"
Miss Kittin Grace cover.jpg
Single by Miss Kittin
from the album BatBox
Released20 June 2008
Recorded2008
Genre Electronica, electroclash
Length3:23
Label Nobody's Bizzness
Songwriter(s) Caroline Hervé, Pascal Gabriel
Producer(s) Caroline Hervé, Pascal Gabriel
Miss Kittin singles chronology
"Kittin Is High"
(2007)
"Grace"
(2008)
"PPPO"
(2009)

"Grace" is a song by French recording artist Miss Kittin. It is the second and final single from her fourth studio album BatBox (2008). Co-written and produced by Pascal Gabriel, it is composed as an electropop love song.

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Critical reception

Quentin B. Huff of Resident Advisor commented that the song too effectively follows the pattern of "talk-rap over tight beats and haunting synthesizers." [1]

Cultural impact

In 2008, the song was featured on the compilation album Switch 12 by PIAS, which charted at number four on the Belgian (Flanders) Compilation Albums Chart. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Grace (Sleeparchive Remix)" - 6:18
  2. "Grace (Original)" - 3:23
  3. "Grace (Martinez Bass In Your Face Mix)" - 9:35

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References

  1. Huff, Quentin B. (2008-03-05). "Miss Kittin: Batbox < PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  2. "Ultratop.be - Switch 12". Ultratop (in Dutch). Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-02-20.