Fitzpleasure
Fitzpleasure
2012 single by alt-J
"Fitzpleasure" is a song by British alternative indie pop quartet alt-J from their debut studio album, An Awesome Wave.
| "Fitzpleasure" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by alt-J | ||||
| from the album An Awesome Wave | ||||
| A-side | "Matilda" | |||
| Released | 18 May 2012 (split single) | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Industrial rock, experimental rock, indietronica, indie rock | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Infectious | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Augustus Figaro Niso Unger-hamilton, Thomas Stuart Green, Joe Jerome Newman, Gwilym David Dylan Sainsbury | |||
| Producer(s) | Charlie Andrew | |||
| Alt-J singles chronology | ||||
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A music video for the song, composed of black and white clips, was directed by Emile Sornin and published to YouTube on November 5, 2012.[1]
After seeing the band perform live, Jim James, lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for My Morning Jacket said, "...It kind of gave me this good, foreboding feeling. It was like seeing one of the great bands very young."[2] This encouraged James to remix the song, and his 'Apple C' remix was included on the deluxe edition of An Awesome Wave.
The song was used by American recording artist Miley Cyrus during her Bangerz Tour, in a bondage-themed video interlude titled Tongue Tied.[3] This later inspired the band to sample a line from her song "4x4" on "Hunger of the Pine", the lead single from their second album This Is All Yours.[4]
| Chart (2012–13) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 47 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] | 48 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] | 27 |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 44 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
- "Fitzpleasure Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- Grow, Kory. "Jim James on His First Solo LP and New Passion: Remixing". Spin. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- Sutherland, Mark. "Alt-J Prep Miley Cyrus-Approved Second LP This Is All Yours". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- Richards, Sam (5 July 2014). "Alt-J: 'All the coolest bands are completely normal'". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- "Alt-J – Fitzpleasure" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- "Alt-J Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- "Alt-J Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- "Alt-J Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- "British single certifications – Alt-J – Fitzpleasure". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- "American single certifications – Alt-J – Fitzpleasure". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- alt-J discography at MusicBrainz