Sing Song (EP)

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Sing Song
Sing Song EP The Little Ones.jpg
EP by
ReleasedOctober 17, 2006
RecordedApril – November 2005
Genre Indie pop
Length24:23
Label Astralwerks Records
Producer David Newton
The Little Ones chronology
Sing Song
(2006)
Terry Tales and Fallen Gates (EP)
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media 7/10 [2]

Sing Song is the title of the debut EP of the indie pop band The Little Ones.

Contents

In the United States, the EP was originally released with only six tracks, and then re-released with a bonus track on October 3, 2006.

In the United Kingdom, the EP was released as a "mini-album" on February 12, 2007, to coincide with the band's UK tour that started January 15, 2007. They supported The Boy Least Likely To, Tilly and the Wall, and The Magic Numbers. The band were first championed in the UK by Planet Sound on Teletext, who gave Sing Song a 9/10 rating in the summer of 2006. [ citation needed ]

Track listing

Original release

  1. "Let Them Ring the Bells"
  2. "Lovers Who Uncover"
  3. "Cha Cha Cha"
  4. "High On a Hill"
  5. "Oh, MJ!"
  6. "Heavy Hearts Brigade"

Re-release

  1. "Let Them Ring the Bells"
  2. "Lovers Who Uncover"
  3. "Cha Cha Cha"
  4. "High On a Hill"
  5. "Oh, MJ!"
  6. "Face the Facts"
  7. "Heavy Hearts Brigade"

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