Like a Pen

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"Like a Pen"
The Knife - Like a Pen.png
Single by The Knife
from the album Silent Shout
Released16 October 2006 (2006-10-16)
Genre
Length6:13
Label Rabid
Songwriter(s) The Knife
Producer(s) The Knife
The Knife singles chronology
"We Share Our Mothers' Health"
(2006)		"Like a Pen"
(2006)		"Seeds"
(2010)
Music video
"Like a Pen" on YouTube

"Like a Pen" is a song by Swedish electronic music duo The Knife from their third studio album, Silent Shout (2006). It was released as the album's fourth and final single on 16 October 2006 in the United Kingdom and on 28 November in the United States.

Contents

Track listings

  1. "Like a Pen" (Radio Edit) – 3:33
  2. "Like a Pen" (Album Version) – 6:15
  3. "Like a Pen" (Club Mix) – 8:18
  4. "Like a Pen" (Demo Version) – 5:28
  5. "Like a Pen" (Heartthrob Remix) -6:29
  6. "Like a Pen" (Thomas Schumacher Dub) – 8:15
  7. "Like a Pen" (Heartthrob Dub) – 5:19
  1. "Like a Pen" (Radio Edit) – 3:24
  2. "Like a Pen" (Extended Club Mix) -8:18
  3. "Like a Pen" (Heartthrob Remix) – 6:29
  4. "Like a Pen" (Heartthrob Dub) – 5:19
  5. "Like a Pen" (Thomas Schumacher Dub) – 8:15

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [3] 96
US Hot Dance Singles Sales [4] 15

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References

  1. ↑ Knife, The - Like a Pen Swedish Single Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  2. ↑ Knife, The – Like a Pen UK Single Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  3. ↑ "Chart Log UK : Alex K – Kyuss". Zobbel. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  4. ↑ The Knife - Silent Shout - Billboard Singles Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-18.


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