Lovely Head

"Lovely Head"
Single by Goldfrapp
from the album Felt Mountain
Released	May 15, 2000 (2000-05-15) November 5, 2001 (re-issue)
Format	CD, 12-inch
Recorded	September 1999 – February 2000 in Wiltshire, England
Genre	Electronic
Length	3:41
Label	Mute
Writer(s)	Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
Producer	Goldfrapp, Gregory
Goldfrapp singles chronology
"Lovely Head" (2000) "Utopia" (2000)

"Lovely Head" is an electronic song performed by British group Goldfrapp. The song was written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo's debut album Felt Mountain (2000). It was released as the album's first single in May 2000. In November 2001, the song was re-issued as a double A-side single with "Pilots (On a Star)" and reached number sixty-eight on the UK singles chart.^[1]

In 2002, "Lovely Head" appeared in the Guy Ritchie film Swept Away.^[2] It appeared in Jan Kounen's 99 francs (2007), as well as in Pawel Pawlikowski's "My Summer of Love" (2004). During 2001 the song was used in a TV and cinema advertising campaign for UK mobile phone company One2One, which featured Gary Oldman.

Background and writing

Goldfrapp began work on "Lovely Head" in September 1999 in a rented bungalow in the Wiltshire countryside.^[3] Alison Goldfrapp contributed the song's lyrics, and William Gregory and Goldfrapp composed the music together.^[4] The duo recorded the song outside their bungalow, drawing inspiration from nature.^[5] The song was originally titled "Your Lovely Head".^[6] "Lovely Head" features high lonesome whistling, heavily processed vocals and a remarkable usage of the theremin synth. It was inspired by English singer Shirley Bassey and Italian film director Sergio Leone.^[7]

In August 2009, American music magazine listed Lovely Head in their Top 500 tracks of the 2000s at number 493 ^[8].

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Lovely Head".

CD single
(CDMute247; May 15, 2000 (2000-05-15))

1. "Lovely Head" (Album version) – 3:49
2. "Lovely Head" (Staré Mesto mix) – 3:44
3. "Lovely Head" (Miss World mix) – 3:50

12-inch single
(12Mute247; May 15, 2000 (2000-05-15))

1. "Lovely Head" (Album version) – 3:49
2. "Lovely Head" (Staré Mesto mix) – 3:44
3. "Lovely Head" (Miss World mix) – 3:50

Official remixes^[9]

1. "Lovely Head" (Pulsar vs Goldfrapp) – 7:57

Charts

References