Life in Cartoon Motion

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Life in Cartoon Motion
Life in Cartoon Motion cover
Studio album by Mika
Released Flag of United Kingdom February 5, 2007
Flag of United States March 27, 2007
Genre Glam rock, Alternative, Rock, Pop
Length 47:13
Label Island Records (UK)
Producer(s) Greg Wells
Professional reviews
Mika chronology

Life in Cartoon Motion
(2007)


Life in Cartoon Motion is the debut album by Lebanon-born singer Mika, produced and mixed by Greg Wells, released on Island Records on February 5, 2007 in the UK, and on UniversalMotown Records on March 27, 2007 in the US. It has received generally mixed reviews, earning one star from The Guardian[1] and four stars in the London Evening Standard.[2]

The album received 1/10 from the Drowned in Sound website[3], which prompted Brian May of Queen, a fan of Mika, to criticise the website.[4][5]

There has been speculation by some critics that the name of the release may have derived from David Gray's 2005 album entitled Life in Slow Motion.[6]


Contents

(All song written by Mika unless otherwise stated)

  1. "Grace Kelly" (Mika, Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Dan Warner) – 3:09
  2. "Lollipop" – 3:05
  3. "My Interpretation" (Mika, Jodi Marr, Richie Supa) – 3:37
  4. "Love Today" – 3:57
  5. "Relax, Take It Easy" – 4:32
  6. "Ring Ring" (Mika, Jodi Marr)
  7. "Any Other World" – 4:21
  8. "Billy Brown" – 3:16
  9. "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" – 4:10
  10. "Stuck in the Middle" – 4:11
  11. "Erase" (Mika, Jodi Marr,Desmond Child)
  12. "Happy Ending" – 4:30
  13. "Over My Shoulder" – 4:42
  14. "Love Today" (Acoustic) (Best Buy Bonus Track)
  15. "Satellite" (Acoustic) (Best Buy Bonus Track)

(All song written by Mika unless otherwise stated)

  1. "Grace Kelly" (Mika, Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Dan Warner) – 3:09
  2. "Lollipop" – 3:05
  3. "My Interpretation" (Mika, Jodi Marr, Richie Supa) – 3:37
  4. "Love Today" – 3:57
  5. "Relax, Take It Easy" – 4:32
  6. "Any Other World" – 4:21
  7. "Billy Brown" – 3:16
  8. "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" – 4:10
  9. "Stuck in the Middle" – 4:11
  10. "Happy Ending" – 4:30 (10:21 including hidden track)
    • "Over My Shoulder" – 4:42
  11. "Ring Ring" (Mika, Jodi Marr)(bonus track)
Digital download
  1. "Grace Kelly" [Acoustic]
  2. "Stuck in the Middle" [Kukustik]
  3. "Relax, Take It Easy" [Acoustic]

United World Chart [7]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Position
7
14
27
18
18
24
Sales
116,000
97,000
55,000
69,000
79,000
77,000
Total
116,000
213,000
268,000
337,000
416,000
493,000

  1. ^ Petridis, Alexis (2007-02-02). Mika, Life in Cartoon Motion. Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
  2. ^ CDs of the Week. Evening Standard (2007-02-02). Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
  3. ^ Mika: Life In Cartoon Motion. Drowned in Sound (2007-02-05). Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
  4. ^ May springs to Mika's defence
  5. ^ Brian May in DiS-hating shocker!
  6. ^ Linden Parker's Blog
  7. ^ United World Chart albums.
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