"Remedy"
Single by Little Boots
from the album Hands
Released	17 August 2009 (2009-08-17)[1]
Format	CD single, digital download, 7" single, 12" single
Genre	Electropop, synthpop, dance-pop
Length	3:19
Label	Sixsevenine, Atlantic
Writer(s)	Victoria Hesketh, RedOne
Producer	RedOne
Little Boots singles chronology
"New in Town" (2009) "Remedy" (2009) "Earthquake" (2009)
Alternate cover Promotional and Japanese cover[2]

"Remedy" is an electropop song by English singer–songwriter Little Boots from her debut album, Hands (2009). Written by Little Boots and RedOne, the song was released as the album's second single on 17 August 2009 in the United Kingdom,^[1] becoming her most successful single on the UK Singles Chart to date.

Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Critical reception 3 Chart performance 4 Music video 5 Playlisting 6 Track listings 7 Charts 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Background and writing

Little Boots composed "Remedy" in Los Angeles with RedOne over a two-day period. She initially found working with RedOne intimidating because their collaboration was expected to produce a hit song.^[3] According to Little Boots, "Remedy" "is about dancing and music being a remedy to some kind of poison in your life. I wanted to write a dark dance pop song a bit like Britney Spears' "Toxic". The lyrics are not really very personal, I was more imagining a situation."^[1]

[edit] Critical reception

"Remedy" received mixed reviews from music critics. Nick Levine in a review for Digital Spy wrote that the song had a glossy pop sound and described it as a "slick-as-Brylcreem collaboration" with RedOne.^[4] In a review for NME, Emily Mackay called the song "run-of-the-mill."^[5] Pitchfork Media reviewer Marc Hogan wrote that while "RedOne lends generic club-rap swagger" he does not find the song convincing.^[6]

[edit] Chart performance

"Remedy" made its debut on the UK Singles Chart at number thirty-three. Due to strong digital downloads, the song managed to climb to number fourteen on the issue dated 9 August 2009. On 28 August 2009, "Remedy" rose to number six making it Boots' highest-charting single to date.^[7] The single has spent thirteen weeks on the chart.

[edit] Music video

Directed by David Wilson, the music video for "Remedy" was filmed in London and was described by Little Boots as "much more conceptual and pretty much more me" than the video for "New in Town".^[8] It features Little Boots dressed in a silver outfit, playing several keyboards and the Tenori-on. Scenes of Little Boots singing to the camera are intercut with scenes of kaleidoscopic geometric patterns and flashing strobe lights.

[edit] Playlisting

The song is widely played on 107.2 Wire FM and Radio City 96.7, who sometimes use it as a running gag.

[edit] Track listings

These are the track listings and formats of major single releases of "Remedy".^[9]

UK CD single
(679L167CD; Released 17 August 2009 (2009-08-17))

1. "Remedy"

UK promo CD single
(PRO17285; Released 22 June 2009 (2009-06-22))

1. "Remedy" (Rusko's Big Trainers Remix) – 4:30
2. "Remedy" (A1 Bassline Get Hype Remix) – 5:17
3. "Remedy" (Disco Bloodbath Remix) – 6:10
4. "Remedy" (Disco Bloodbath Dub) – 6:10
5. "Remedy" (Crazy Cousinz Remix) – 4:17

UK iTunes EP
(Released 16 August 2009 (2009-08-16))

1. "Remedy" (Kaskade Club Remix) – 6:02
2. "Remedy" (Wideboys Stadium Radio Edit) – 3:33
3. "Remedy" (Disco Bloodbath Remix) – 6:07
4. "Remedy" (Crazy Cousinz Remix) [Revised] – 4:05
5. "Remedy" (Rusko's Big Trainers Remix) – 4:27
6. "Remedy" (Stonemasons Club Remix) – 7:41

UK 7" single
(679L167; Released 17 August 2009 (2009-08-17))

1. "Remedy"
2. "Love Kills"

UK 12" single
(679L167T; Released 17 August 2009 (2009-08-17))

1. "Remedy" (Rusko's Big Trainers Remix)
2. "Remedy" (Style of Eye Remix)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)[10]	12
European Hot 100 Singles[11]	21
Irish Singles Chart[12]	5
Japan Hot 100[12]	13
New Zealand Singles Chart[12]	21
Russian Airplay Chart[13]	28
UK Singles Chart[12]	6

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website

v • d • e Little Boots Albums Hands (2009) Extended plays Arecibo (2008) • Little Boots (2009) • iTunes Live from London (2009) • Illuminations (2009) Singles "Stuck on Repeat" (2008) • "Meddle" (2008) • "New in Town" (2009) • "Remedy" (2009) • "Earthquake" (2009) Related articles Discography • Dead Disco • Greg Kurstin