"Rippin Kittin" | ||||
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Single by Golden Boy with Miss Kittin | ||||
from the album Or | ||||
Released | 26 August 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
Genre | Electroclash | |||
Length | 4:48 | |||
Label | Ladomat 2000 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Golden Boy, Caroline Hervé | |||
Golden Boy singles chronology | ||||
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Miss Kittin singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Rippin Kittin (Glove Radiomix)" on YouTube |
"Rippin Kittin" is the first single from the duo Miss Kittin and Golden Boy's 2001 album Or. The 12" version of the single was released in 2001 on Ladomat 2000.[1] It was re-released in 2002 by Zomba Records and Illustrious Records.
Pitchfork Media placed "Rippin Kittin" at #435 on its Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s list.[2] Pitchfork also included the song in its book The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present.[3]
Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys has paid tribute to the song as a favourite of his in multiple interviews.[4]
Belgian rock band Mintzkov covered the song for the compilation album 10 Years Mintzkov: Rare Recordings 2001-2011.[5]
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)[8] | 15 |
Belgian Tip Chart (Wallonia)[8] | 18 |
Belgian Dance Chart[8] | 8 |
German Singles Chart[9] | 95 |
UK Singles Chart[10] | 67 |
UK Dance Chart | 1 |
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
Spanish Singles Chart[8] | 11 |