"Rippin Kittin" is the first single from the duo
Miss Kittin
Caroline Hervé (born 15 July 1973), known professionally as Kittin, is a French electronic music producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worke ...
and
Golden Boy's 2001 album ''
Or''. The 12" version of the single was released in 2001 on
Ladomat 2000.
It was re-released in 2002 by
Zomba Records and Illustrious Records.
Critical reception
Pitchfork Media
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music magazine founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis. It originally covered Alternative rock, alternative and independent music, and expanded to cover genres includin ...
placed "Rippin Kittin" at #435 on its ''Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s'' list. Pitchfork also included the song in its book ''
The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present''.
Neil Tennant
Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He was a journalist for '' Smash Hits'', and assist ...
of the
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 100 million records worldwide and were listed as the most successful duo in UK music h ...
has paid tribute to the song as a favourite of his in multiple interviews.
[Robyn scores a triumph for proper pop]
"Neil Tennant has eulogised Miss Kittin and Goldenboy's Rippin Kittin and if anyone knows about the science of pop it's Tennant"; by John Burgess; published August 3, 2007; retrieved October 7, 2019
Cover versions
Belgian rock band
Mintzkov covered the song for the compilation album ''10 Years Mintzkov: Rare Recordings 2001-2011''.
Track listing
*German Vinyl
:A1. "Rippin Kittin (Original)" - 4:51
:A2. "Rippin Kittin (Turner Mix)" - 5:24
:A3. "Rippin Kittin (Ellen Allien Mix)" - 4:30
:B1. "Rippin Kittin (Egoexpress Mix)" - 6:12
:B2. "Rippin Kittin (Alexander Polzin Mix)" - 6:26
*German CD, Maxi single
# "Rippin Kittin (Glove Radiomix)" - 3:47
# "Rippin Kittin (Original)" - 4:50
# "Rippin Kittin (Glove Tension Dub)" - 7:41
# "Rippin Kittin (Golden Boy With Turner's Strings Mix)" - 3:15
# "Rippin Kittin (
Ellen Allien
Ellen Fraatz, known professionally as Ellen Allien, is a Berlin-based German electronic musician, music producer, and the founder of BPitch Control music label. Her album '' Stadtkind'' was dedicated to the city of Berlin, and she cites the cu ...
Mix)" - 4:30
# "Rippin Kittin (Beroshima Mix)" - 5:45
# "Rippin Kittin (Egoexpress Mix)" - 6:12
*UK CD single
# "Rippin Kittin (Glove Radio Edit)" - 3:35
# "Rippin Kittin (X-Press 2 Late Night Homicide Vocal Edit)" - 7:34
Charts
References
{{Miss Kittin
2002 songs
2002 debut singles
Miss Kittin songs
Songs written by Miss Kittin
Electroclash songs