Quixotic (album)

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Quixotic
Martina topley-bird quixotic.jpg
Studio album by
Released14 July 2003
Genre Trip hop, electronic, indie rock
Length51:11
Label Independiente
Producer
Martina Topley-Bird chronology
Quixotic
(2003)
The Blue God
(2008)
Singles from Quixotic
  1. "Need One"
    Released: 2 June 2003
  2. "Anything"
    Released: 1 September 2003
  3. "I Still Feel (promo)"
  4. "Soul Food"
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"
  • Topley-Bird
1:11
2."Need One"
  • Topley-Bird
  • Amp 9
3:55
3."Anything"
  • Nick Bird
  • Steve Crittall
4:25
4."Soul Food"
  • Topley-Bird
  • Amp 9
5:32
5."Lullaby"
  • Topley-Bird
  • Amp 9
4:23
6."Too Tough to Die"
3:58
7."Sandpaper Kisses"
  • Topley-Bird
  • Amp 9
3:52
8."Ragga"
3:15
9."Lying"
  • Topley-Bird
4:14
10."I Wanna Be There"
  • Topley-Bird
  • Amp 9
1:54
11."I Still Feel"
  • Topley-Bird
  • Amp 9
5:21
12."Ilya"
  • Topley-Bird
4:38
13."Stevie's (Day's of a Gun)"
  • Topley-Bird
  • Amp 9
4:32
French edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Skyscraper"4:28
15."I Wanna Be There" (live at Bush Hall)2:05
16."Too Tough to Die" (Hot to Tape remix)4:16

Anything

  1. "Anything"
  2. "Ragga"
  3. "Need One"
  4. "Soul Food"
  5. "Ilya"
  6. "I Still Feel"
  7. "Sandpaper Kisses"
  8. "Too Tough to Die"
  9. "Lullaby"
  10. "Outro"

Guest appearances

Singles

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position [15]
UK Albums Chart 70
French Albums Chart 58

Appearances in media

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