| "Stock Exchange" | ||||
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| Single by Miss Kittin & The Hacker | ||||
| from the album First Album | ||||
| Released | 10 February 2003(Germany) [1] 25 February 2003(U.S.) [2] | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Electroclash, electronica | |||
| Length | 5:22 | |||
| Label | International DeeJay Gigolo Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Caroline Hervé, Michel Amato | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Stock Exchange" on Vimeo | ||||
"Stock Exchange" is the third single from the duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker's debut album First Album .
Lyrically, "Stock Exchange" deals with the life of a high end Wall Street businesslady. The lyrics support this, including how the men "touch her bum in the lift of the Empire State [building]". And also the lyrics, "Is it real this pink punk costume I wear? All the time to seduce Japanese 'hommes d'affaire' [English:businessmen]." She also has suicidal ideations as she sings that she is "dreaming of a hot bath, cutting my veins."
"Stock Exchange" is credited as an electroclash song with disco and rave influences. [3]
Mark Beaumont of NME said that Miss Kittin "monotones like a German robot Cheeky Girl over some nifty "Vice City" disco, prompting a moral debate on whether its possible to sexually assualt[sic] a lift tannoy system." [4]
"Stock Exchange" appeared on the mix albums Fuck Me I'm Famous by David Guetta, [5] and FabricLive.33 by Spank Rock. [6]
The music video for "Stock Exchange" was directed by Régis Brochier of 7th Floor Productions. [7]
Miss Kittin performed "Stock Exchange" live at the Sónar festival and included it on her album Live at Sónar . [8]
| Chart (2003) | Peak Position |
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| UK Singles Chart [9] | 118 |
| UK Dance Singles Chart [10] | 14 |
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