Skinny Genes

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"Skinny Genes"
Skinnygenes.gif
Single by Eliza Doolittle
from the album Eliza Doolittle
B-side "Police Car"
Released11 April 2010
Genre
Length3:03
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
  • Eliza Caird
  • Matthew Prime
  • Tim Woodcock [1]
Producer(s) Matthew Prime
Eliza Doolittle singles chronology
"Piano Song"
(2008)		"Skinny Genes"
(2010)		"Pack Up"
(2010)
"Rollerblades"
(2010)
""Skinny Genes"
(re-release)"
(2010)
"Mr Medicine"
(2011)
  1. "Skinny Genes" – 3:05
  1. "Skinny Genes" – 3:05
  2. "Skinny Genes" (music video)(second version) - 3:03

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [12] 42
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [13] 31
German Singles Chart [14] 42
Ireland (IRMA) [15] 42
Israel (Media Forest) [16] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [17] 90
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [18] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 48
UK Singles (OCC) [20] 22

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom11 April 2010 [6] Digital download Parlophone Records
Germany [22] EMI Music
Poland19 June 2010 [23] Airplay
Germany [24] 26 November 2010Digital downloadParlophone Records
The Netherlands1 December 2010 [6] Universal
United Kingdom27 December 2010
22 December 2010		Digital download #1
Digital download #2		 EMI

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