Life in Cartoon Motion

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Life in Cartoon Motion
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Studio album by
Mika
Released5 February 2007 (2007-02-05)
Recorded2006
Genre
Length46:16
Label Casablanca
Producer
Mika chronology
Dodgy Holiday
(2006)		Life in Cartoon Motion
(2007)		 Songs for Sorrow
(2009)
Singles from Life in Cartoon Motion
  1. "Grace Kelly"
    Released: 8 January 2007
  2. "Love Today"
    Released: 23 April 2007
  3. "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)"
    Released: 23 July 2007
  4. "Happy Ending"
    Released: 15 October 2007
  5. "Relax, Take It Easy"
    Released: 23 December 2007
  6. "Lollipop"
    Released: 31 December 2007

Life in Cartoon Motion is the debut album released by British singer-songwriter Mika. The album was produced by Greg Wells, mixed by Wells, with co-production on two songs by Jodi Marr and John Merchant. The album was released via Casablanca Records on 5 February 2007 in the United Kingdom, and on 27 March 2007 in the United States.

Contents

Life in Cartoon Motion was the #9 top selling album in the world in 2007. [3] The album's lead single, "Grace Kelly", stayed at number one on the UK Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks and became a worldwide number-one hit.

Background

Prior to obtaining his record deal, Mika sent demos to many record companies in Britain, but was never signed. One record label in particular claimed that Mika had a good voice, but insisted he write more conventional songs like Robbie Williams in order to become more commercial. Mika rejected this advice. [4] [5] [6] The song "Grace Kelly" was inspired by these problems. In 2006 Mika signed with Casablanca Records [7] and began recording his debut album. His musical influences are based in classical music. [6]

Before Mika released his debut album, he promised the media that "It was a magical world that you could live in. A parallel universe for people that is illusory and enchanting and amazing." [8] Some songs on the album are sexually ambiguous, which prompted some questioning regarding Mika's sexuality. On this, Mika commented that he has no taboos about what he can use to tell a story or what stories he can actually tell, and said that while he believes that sexualising music is great, politically sexualising music and making the artist's sexuality the defining point of someone's music is "boring". [5] He said about his own sexuality: "laying myself out on the table to almost a tabloid level and kind of sharing my entire personal life, I'm really not into that." [5] The songs on the album have different subjects. "Grace Kelly", as stated before, is about the struggle of getting a record deal. Mika stated that the song is important because "it's a flagpole for the record in terms of lyrical content and the whole pop vision I wanted to get across." [6]

The cover for the album and booklet were designed by Mika's sister, Yasmine, who works under the pen name DaWack, Richard Hogg and Mika himself. [6] In March 2007 the album was released in the United States. Before its release there was much publicity about the album, mainly due to its success in Europe. Mika commented on the hype by saying: "I think I'm lucky. Hype can be good and hype can be bad. The good thing that's happening to me is that the hype is about the project, it's about the music ... I'm not the son of anyone famous, I haven't really slept with anyone particularly well-known ... it's really just about music, and that's something I think is very healthy." [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 55/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Pitchfork 1.5/10 [16]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [19]

Initial critical response to Life in Cartoon Motion was generally mixed. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 55, based on 23 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [9] In January 2007, Mika was considered the best new talent in the BBC's Sound of 2007 music poll. [20] About 130 music critics and broadcasters from the UK agreed that Mika was the sound of 2007. [4]

The album received highly polarised reviews, earning one star from The Guardian [13] and four stars in the London Evening Standard . [21] The album received a score of 1 out of 10 from the Drowned in Sound website, [22] which prompted Brian May of Queen, a fan of Mika, to criticise the website for making unnecessary personal attacks on Mika. [23] [24] [25]

Release

The original version of the album, released in the United Kingdom and Europe on 5 February 2007, contains a total of 12 tracks, including the hidden track "Over My Shoulder" and the bonus track "Ring Ring". It also includes an enhanced section, with links to music videos and live performances, as well as other exclusive content. The version released via the iTunes Store in Europe features three additional acoustic recordings as bonus tracks. The American version of the album, released on 27 March 2007, is essentially the same as the British release, however, it includes the exclusive bonus track "Erase", not included on the original release. American versions of the album bought at Best Buy stores also carry two exclusive bonus tracks - acoustic versions of "Love Today" and "Satellite", while the American iTunes Store version also includes an exclusive acoustic version of "Grace Kelly". The version of the album released in Japan is essentially the same as the original British release, however, it also includes the American exclusive track "Erase", as well as the Japanese exclusive track "Your Sympathy", and an enhanced element containing the music video for "Grace Kelly".

The demo version of the album, issued to media journalists and critics, has a very different track listing than any of the main versions of the albums. It does not include the tracks "Lollipop", "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" and "Over My Shoulder", but does include the Japanese only bonus track "Your Sympathy", as well as including "Gave It All Away", Mika's original version of the track, before it was given to Boyzone. Mika's version had never appeared on any other release, until the release of the Asian Tour Edition in March 2008, which includes the eleven standard tracks from the British album, the European bonus track "Ring Ring", "Gave It All Away" from the demo version, "Erase" from the American version, "Your Sympathy" from the Japanese edition, and the B-side recordings "Satellite", "Only Lonely One" and "Instant Martyr". The album was also packed with a bonus disc, including six acoustic recordings, four live recordings, and the single mix of "Happy Ending".

Chart performance

The album had significant success in Europe, with the album achieving 1.8 million certified sales in the United Kingdom and 1.45 million in France. The album was certified five-times platinum in Belgium and two-times platinum in Switzerland, and three-times platinum in Ireland, also achieving gold and/or platinum status in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany and Greece. The album also charted in the Czech Republic and was certified in Japan. In Oceania, the album was certified two-times platinum in Australia and gold in New Zealand. In North America, the album was certified two-times platinum in Canada.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grace Kelly"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • John Merchant
  • Dan Warner
3:07
2."Lollipop"Mika3:03
3."My Interpretation"
3:35
4."Love Today"Mika3:55
5."Relax, Take It Easy" (contains a prelude to "Any Other World" at the end)
4:30
6."Any Other World"Mika4:19
7."Billy Brown"Mika3:14
8."Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)"Mika4:08
9."Stuck in the Middle"Mika4:08
10."Happy Ending"Mika4:36
11."Over My Shoulder" (hidden track)Mika4:45
European bonus track [26]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Ring Ring"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
2:50
iTunes Store bonus tracks [27]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Grace Kelly" (acoustic)
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • John Merchant
  • Dan Warner
3:09
14."Stuck in the Middle" (acoustic)Mika3:56
15."Relax, Take It Easy" (acoustic)
  • Mika
  • Nick Eede
3:03
American edition [28]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grace Kelly"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • John Merchant
  • Dan Warner
3:07
2."Lollipop"Mika3:03
3."My Interpretation"
3:35
4."Love Today"Mika3:55
5."Relax, Take It Easy"
  • Mika
  • Nick Eede
3:45
6."Ring Ring" (contains a prelude to "Any Other World" at the end)
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
3:37
7."Any Other World"Mika4:19
8."Billy Brown"Mika3:14
9."Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)"Mika4:08
10."Stuck in the Middle"Mika4:08
11."Erase"
  • Mika
  • Desmond Child
  • Jodi Marr
3:38
12."Happy Ending"Mika4:36
13."Over My Shoulder" (hidden track)Mika4:45
Best Buy edition bonus tracks [29]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Love Today" (acoustic)Mika2:58
15."Satellite" (acoustic) David J. Matthews 4:13
US iTunes Store bonus track [30]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Grace Kelly" (acoustic)
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • John Merchant
  • Dan Warner
3:09
Japanese edition [31]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grace Kelly"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • John Merchant
  • Dan Warner
3:07
2."Lollipop"Mika3:03
3."My Interpretation"
3:35
4."Love Today"Mika3:55
5."Relax, Take It Easy"
  • Mika
  • Nick Eede
3:45
6."Ring Ring" (contains a prelude to "Any Other World" at the end)
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
3:37
7."Any Other World"Mika4:19
8."Billy Brown"Mika3:14
9."Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)"Mika4:08
10."Stuck in the Middle"Mika4:08
11."Erase"
  • Mika
  • Desmond Child
  • Jodi Marr
3:38
12."Your Sympathy"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • Richie Supa
3:17
13."Happy Ending"Mika4:36
14."Over My Shoulder" (hidden track)Mika4:45
Demo version [32]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Today"Mika3:55
2."Grace Kelly"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • John Merchant
  • Dan Warner
3:07
3."Your Sympathy"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • Richie Supa
3:17
4."Happy Ending"Mika4:36
5."Billy Brown"Mika3:14
6."Ring Ring"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
2:50
7."My Interpretation"
3:35
8."Stuck in the Middle"Mika4:08
9."Any Other World"Mika4:19
10."Relax, Take It Easy"
  • Mika
  • Nick Eede
4:30
11."Gave It All Away"
  • Mika
  • Greg Wells
4:17
Asian Tour edition: disc 1 [33]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grace Kelly"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • John Merchant
  • Dan Warner
3:07
2."Lollipop"Mika3:03
3."My Interpretation"
3:35
4."Love Today"Mika3:55
5."Relax, Take It Easy" (contains a prelude to "Any Other World" at the end)
  • Mika
  • Nick Eede
4:30
6."Any Other World"Mika4:19
7."Billy Brown"Mika3:14
8."Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)"Mika4:08
9."Stuck in the Middle"Mika4:08
10."Happy Ending"Mika4:36
11."Over My Shoulder"Mika4:45
12."Ring Ring"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
2:50
13."Erase"
  • Mika
  • Desmond Child
  • Jodi Marr
3:38
14."Your Sympathy"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • Richie Supa
3:17
15."Gave It All Away"
  • Mika
  • Greg Wells
4:17
16."Satellite" David J. Matthews 4:15
17."Only Lonely One"Mika3:43
18."Instant Martyr"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • Richie Supa
3:02
Asian Tour edition: disc 2 [33]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grace Kelly" (acoustic)
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • John Merchant
  • Dan Warner
3:09
2."Stuck in the Middle" (acoustic)Mika3:56
3."Relax, Take It Easy" (acoustic)
  • Mika
  • Nick Eede
3:03
4."Love Today" (acoustic)Mika2:58
5."Satellite" (acoustic) David J. Matthews 4:13
6."Billy Brown" (acoustic)Mika3:14
7."Standing in the Way of Control" (live from Radio 1's Big Weekend)Beth Ditto4:14
8."I Want You Back" (live from L'Olympia, Paris)
  • Berry Gordy
  • Freddie Perren
  • Alphonzo Mizell
  • Deke Richards
4:02
9."Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Live from Radio 1's Big Weekend)
  • Annie Lennox
  • David Stewart
3:23
10."Lollipop" (live from L'Olympia, Paris)Mika3:41
11."Happy Ending" (the L.A. edit)Mika3:41

Personnel

Orchestra

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Life in Cartoon Motion
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [83] Gold20,000^
Australia (ARIA) [84] 2× Platinum140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [85] Platinum20,000*
Belgium (BEA) [86] 5× Platinum250,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [87] 2× Platinum200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [88] 2× Platinum40,000‡
France (SNEP) [89] Diamond750,000*
Germany (BVMI) [90] Platinum200,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece) [91] Gold7,500^
Hungary (MAHASZ) [92] Gold3,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [93] 3× Platinum45,000^
Italy (FIMI) [94] Platinum80,000*
Italy (FIMI) [95]
since 2009 		Gold25,000‡
Japan (RIAJ) [96] Gold100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [97] Platinum70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [98] Gold7,500^
Poland (ZPAV) [99] Gold10,000*
Portugal (AFP) [100] Platinum20,000^
Russia (NFPF) [101] Platinum20,000*
South Korea—52,110 [102]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [103] Platinum80,000^
Sweden (GLF) [104] Platinum40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [105] 2× Platinum60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [106] 6× Platinum1,800,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [107] 4× Platinum4,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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