Live in Cartoon Motion

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Live in Cartoon Motion
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Released12 November 2007 [1]
Recorded30 June 2007
Venue L'Olympia
Genre
Label Warner Reprise Video
FMR, Warner Bros.
Director Matt Askem
Producer
  • Phillippa Pettett
  • Mike Mooney (exec.)
  • Andy Holland (exec.)
Mika chronology
Live in Cartoon Motion
(2007)
Live Parc des Princes Paris
(2008)

Live in Cartoon Motion is Mika's first live DVD. [2] It is a recording of the French leg of his tour, at L'Olympia Paris on 30 June 2007. The DVD also features a documentary, all Mika video clips to date and extra TV performances.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Relax, Take It Easy" 
2."Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)""Mika 
3."My Interpretation"
  • Mika
  • Jodi Marr
  • Richie Supa
 
4."Billy Brown"Mika 
5."Any Other World"Mika 
6."Stuck in the Middle"Mika 
7."Ring Ring"
  • Mika
  • Marr
 
8."Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" 
9."Holy Johnny"Mika 
10."Happy Ending"Mika 
11."I Want You Back" 
12."Love Today"Mika 
13."Grace Kelly"
  • Mika
  • Dan Warner
  • John Merchant
  • Marr
 
14."Lollipop"Mika 
Bonus features
No.TitleLength
1."A Long Way From Home" (documentary) 
2."Grace Kelly" (video) 
3."Love Today" (video) 
4."Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" (video) 
5."Relax, Take It Easy" (French version; video) 
6."Happy Ending" (video) 
7."Grace Kelly" (live at Later... with Jools Holland , 17 November 2006) 
8."Everybody's Talkin'" (live) 
9."Love Today" (live) 

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References

  1. "Mika – Live in Cartoon Motion". Amazon. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  2. "Mika – Live in Cartoon Motion". Ezydvd.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 July 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2007.