"Rippin Kittin" | ||||
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Single by Golden Boy with Miss Kittin | ||||
from the album Or | ||||
Released | 26 August 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
Genre | Electroclash | |||
Length | 4:48 | |||
Label | Ladomat 2000 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Golden Boy, Caroline Hervé | |||
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Miss Kittin singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Rippin Kittin (Glove Radiomix)" on YouTube |
"Rippin Kittin" is the first single from the duo Miss Kittin and Golden Boy's 2001 album Or . The 12" version of the single was released in 2001 on Ladomat 2000. [1] It was re-released in 2002 by Zomba Records and Illustrious Records.
Pitchfork Media placed "Rippin Kittin" at #435 on its Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s list. [2] Pitchfork also included the song in its book The Pitchfork 500:Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present . [3]
Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys has paid tribute to the song as a favourite of his in multiple interviews. [4]
Belgian rock band Mintzkov covered the song for the compilation album 10 Years Mintzkov:Rare Recordings 2001-2011. [5]
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders) [8] | 15 |
Belgian Tip Chart (Wallonia) [8] | 18 |
Belgian Dance Chart [8] | 8 |
German Singles Chart [9] | 95 |
UK Singles Chart [10] | 67 |
UK Dance Chart | 1 |
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
Spanish Singles Chart [8] | 11 |
Caroline Hervé,known professionally as Miss Kittin,is a French electronic music producer,DJ,singer,and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker,she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed,Felix da Housecat and Golden Boy. She released her debut solo album I Com in 2004,a second,BatBox,in 2008,and a third,Calling from the Stars,in 2013. She achieved international popularity with the singles "Rippin Kittin" and "Silver Screen Shower Scene".
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