"Method of Modern Love" is a song by English band Saint Etienne. from their greatest hits album '' London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne'' (2009). It was released by

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on 9 February 2009 on limited edition 7" and two limited edition CDs. Strictly speaking, the release is a double A-side with "This Is Tomorrow", though it does not appear on the second CD. "Method of Modern Love" was the only new composition (of three new tracks) included on ''London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne''; the other two ("This Is Tomorrow" and "

Burnt Out Car "Burnt Out Car" is a single by Saint Etienne. It was released by Heavenly Records on to promote the November 2008 release of the band's latest best of album, '' London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne''. The release of London Conversatio ...

") were reworkings of previous songs. The track was written by

Hannah Robinson Hannah Robinson (born in Derbyshire) is a British songwriter. Her best-known compositions include Rachel Stevens's UK No. 2 hit "Some Girls", Ladyhawke's " My Delirium" and Annie's "Chewing Gum". Robinson began her career as a vocalist and in ...

, Matt Prime and

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. It was produced by Richard X, while Hannah Robinson featured on background vocals. When asked about how he got involved with the song in an interview with

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, producer and co-writer Richard X said,

"I've been a long time fan of the band and I think it was a few years ago that they asked me to work on a track but I was tied up. Originally I was asked to remix the ‘This Is Tomorrow’ track ... That was in line to be a single but I think they decided they'd go for ‘Method’ after I played them a rough demo. It was originally done by myself, Hannah Robinson and Matt Prime, but was found to be a good fit for Saint Etienne."

The double A-side, "This Is Tomorrow", originally featured in Saint Etienne's film of the same name about the

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, on London's Southbank. The 7" single features a Richard X reworking of the track, while the CD single features the original soundtrack version.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by

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, X and Prime; except where indicated. * The Heartbreaks Remix was sold as a bundle, together with the 7"/CD1/CD2 set at Recordstore.co.uk.

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