"Marble House" is a song by Swedish

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroa ...

duo The Knife from their third studio album, ''

Silent Shout ''Silent Shout'' is the third studio album by Swedish electronic music duo the Knife, released on 17 February 2006 by Rabid Records. The album is darker than its predecessor, '' Deep Cuts'' (2003). It spawned four singles: " Silent Shout", " M ...

'' (2006). It features contributing vocals from fellow Swedish singer

Jay-Jay Johanson Jäje Johansson (born 11 October 1968), better known by his stage name Jay-Jay Johanson, is a Swedish-British singer-songwriter, known for his melancholic vocals. His music has integrated the trip hop genre until he switched his sound to a more ...

Reception

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New Music Monthly'' called the song a "real gem" with "playfully flirtatious lyrics",CMJ BEST OF 2006
by "Rev Moose, Vice President of Content", in ''CMJ New Music Monthly'', issue 144 (December 2006); retrieved January 23, 2017 while ''

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'' called it the "most commercial song" on the album, and described it as a "synth-pop Kurt Weill duet".The Knife, Silent Shout
reviewed by Dorian Lynskey, in ''

''; published March 24, 2006; retrieved January 23, 2017

Music video

Two music videos have been made for this song, both of which can be found on the deluxe edition of ''

''. The first version, directed by Björn Renner, depicts an early 20th-century or late 19th-century family. The second video depicts a day in the lives of a family of mice, who have built a fairly comfortable house behind a wall in a human house. It uses stop-motion animation and was directed by

Chris Hopewell Chris Hopewell is an English music video and film director and print maker. He has directed videos for Radiohead, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Scissor Sisters, Run the Jewels, Louis XIV, The Knife, The Offspring, Avenged Sevenfold, and several o ...

Track listing

Sweden CD # "Marble House (Radio Edit)" - 3:33 # "Marble House (Album Version)" - 5:16 # "Marble House ( PTR Remix)" - 3:43 Europe 12" *Side A # "Marble House (

Rex the Dog Jake Williams (born 1974) is a British electronic music producer and remixer, who currently records as Rex the Dog. Rex the Dog currently releases on Kompakt Records. As Rex the Dog, Williams is a proponent of DIY electronics and performs live ...

Remix)" - 6:43 # "Marble House (

Booka Shade Booka Shade is a German house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene. They have released 7 studio albums including Memento (2004) Movements (2006), The Sun & The ...

's Polar Light Dub)" - 7:14 *Side B # "Marble House (Booka Shade Remix)" - 7:24 # "Marble House (PTR Remix)" - 3:43 UK CD # "Marble House (Radio Edit)" - 3:45 # "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix Edit)" - 3:24 # "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix)" - 6:31 # "Marble House (Booka Shade Polar Light Remix)" - 7:49 UK 12" # "Marble House (Emperor Machine Remix)" # "Marble House (Booka Shade's Polar Light Remix)" UK 7" track listMarble House UK 7" at HMV.co.uk
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/nowiki>: Mute Press Release # "Marble House (Radio Edit)" # "Marble House (davidandrewsitek's KNIFEHORSE Remix)" # "Marble House (Planningtorock Remix)" # "Marble House (Emperor Machine Vox Edit)" # "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix)" # "Marble House (Booka Shade Remix)" # "Marble House" (Video) US 12" *Side A # "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix)" # "Marble House (Booka Shade's Polar Light Remix)" *Side B # "Marble House (Booka Shade Remix)" # "Marble House (Planningtorock Remix)"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marble House (Song) 2006 singles 2006 songs The Knife songs Male–female vocal duets Mute Records singles Songs written by Karin Dreijer Songs written by Olof Dreijer V2 Records singles