"Arithmetic" is a single by

Brooke Fraser Brooke Gabrielle Ligertwood (née Fraser; born 15 December 1983) better known by her maiden name Brooke Fraser, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter best known for her hit single " Something in the Water", released in 2010. Fraser released two ...

released in 2004. The song is the first track of Fraser's debut album ''

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''. The song was later included on the

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compilation '' More Nature'', a collection of songs from the New Zealand Sony BMG catalogue. The song debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number thirty eight on 26 July 2004 and peaked at number eight. It spent nineteen weeks on the chart.Charts.org.nz: Arithmetic Chart Profile
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Music clip

The film clip for "Arithmetic" features Fraser in a dimly lit studio surrounded by

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and with fairy lights all over her piano. As the song only features piano and a string quartet, the quartet is also visible in another part of the studio with their music stands also lit by fairy lights. For this abundance of fairy lights, "Arithmetic" was awarded the satirical award for "Most used fairy lights in a video clip" in the 2004 Studio 2 Awards.

Track listing

:''Tracks 1 & 2 written by Brooke Fraser. Track 3 written by

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.'' #"Arithmetic" #"Mystery" (Live Version) #"

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Charts

References

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