Funny Little Frog
single
CoverFunnylittlefrog.jpg
ArtistBelle & Sebastian
AlbumThe Life Pursuit
B-side
  • "Meat and Potatoes"
  • "I Took a Long Hard Look"
  • "The Eighth Station of the Cross Kebab House"
Released16 January 2006
StudioThe Sound Factory (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length3:08
LabelRough Trade
Writer
ProducerTony Hoffer
Prev year2004
Next year2006

"Funny Little Frog" is the first single released from Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian's seventh studio album, The Life Pursuit (2006). The track was released in January 2006 on Rough Trade Records and was produced by Tony Hoffer. The single became the band's highest-charting single in the UK, reaching number 13. The artwork for the single features Julie Coyle and Marisa Privitera. A different version of "Funny Little Frog" appears on Stuart Murdoch's 2009 album God Help the Girl.[2]

Track listings

All songs were written by Belle & Sebastian.

UK CD single[3]

  1. "Funny Little Frog"
  2. "Meat and Potatoes"
  3. "I Took a Long Hard Look"

UK and Australian 7-inch single[4][5]

  1. "Funny Little Frog"
  2. "The Eighth Station of the Cross Kebab House"

UK and Australian DVD single[6][7]

  1. "Funny Little Frog" (video)
  2. "Lazy Line Painter Jane" (live in Glasgow)

Japanese CD single[8]

  1. "Funny Little Frog"
  2. "Meat and Potatoes"
  3. "I Took a Long Hard Look"
  4. "Funny Little Frog" (video)
  5. "Lazy Line Painter Jane" (live in Glasgow)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.[3]

Studios

Personnel

  • James Swinburne – saxophone
  • Tony Hoffer – production, mixing, engineering
  • Todd Burke – engineering
  • Jason Mott – assistant engineering (Sound Factory)
  • Chris Reynolds – assistant engineering (Sunset Sound)
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Keith Dodds – sleeve design and layout
  • Stuart Murdoch – photography
  • Patrick Doyle – photography assistance
  • Marisa Privitera – photography assistance

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]98

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Australia16 January 20067-inch vinyl · DVDShock[10]
United KingdomCDRough Trade[11]
Japan15 February 2006[12]

References

  1. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2023. ...the craft on display in...'Funny Little Frog' left no doubt that these were not approximations, but in fact prime examples of glam rock and Northern soul.
  2. ^ God Help the Girl (UK CD album liner notes). Rough Trade Records. 2009. RTRADCD489.
  3. ^ Funny Little Frog (UK CD single liner notes). Rough Trade Records. 2006. RTRADSCD283.
  4. ^ Funny Little Frog (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Rough Trade Records. 2006. RTRADS 283.
  5. ^ Funny Little Frog (Australian 7-inch single sleeve). Shock Records. 2006. SHK RTRADS283.
  6. ^ Funny Little Frog (UK DVD single liner notes). Rough Trade Records. 2006. RTRADSDVD 283.
  7. ^ Funny Little Frog (Australian DVD single liner notes). Shock Records. 2006. SHK RTRADSDVD283.
  8. ^ Funny Little Frog (Japanese CD single liner notes). Rough Trade Records. 2006. TOCP-40188.
  9. ^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 08/2006". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  10. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 16th January 2006". ARIA. 16 January 2006. p. 28. Archived from the original on 19 January 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  11. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 14 January 2006. p. 31.
  12. ^ "ファニー・リトル・フロッグ | ベル・アンド・セバスチャン" [Funny Little Frog | Belle and Sebastian] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 29 August 2023.