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's seventh studio album, ''

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'' (2006). The track was released in January 2006 on

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and was produced by

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. The single became the band's highest-charting single in the UK, reaching number 13. The artwork for the single features Julie Coyle and Marisa Privitera. A different version of "Funny Little Frog" appears on Stuart Murdoch's 2009 album ''

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''.

Track listings

All songs were written by Belle & Sebastian. UK CD single # "Funny Little Frog" # "Meat and Potatoes" # "I Took a Long Hard Look" UK and Australian 7-inch single # "Funny Little Frog" # "The Eighth Station of the Cross Kebab House" UK and Australian DVD single # "Funny Little Frog" (video) # "Lazy Line Painter Jane" (live in

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) Japanese CD single # "Funny Little Frog" # "Meat and Potatoes" # "I Took a Long Hard Look" # "Funny Little Frog" (video) # "Lazy Line Painter Jane" (live in Glasgow)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes. Studios * Recorded at

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(Los Angeles) * Mixed at

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(Los Angeles) * Mastered at

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(London, England) Personnel * James Swinburne – saxophone *

– production, mixing, engineering * Todd Burke – engineering * Jason Mott – assistant engineering (Sound Factory) * Chris Reynolds – assistant engineering (Sunset Sound) * Frank Arkwright – mastering * Keith Dodds – sleeve design and layout * Stuart Murdoch – photography * Patrick Doyle – photography assistance * Marisa Privitera – photography assistance

Charts

Release history

References

External links

"Funny Little Frog" at belleandsebastian.com
Belle and Sebastian songs 2006 singles 2006 songs Rough Trade Records singles Shock Records singles Song recordings produced by Tony Hoffer {{2000s-single-stub