"Songs Remind Me of You" is a song by Norwegian singer

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from her second studio album, '' Don't Stop'' (2009). Written by Richard X and

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, the track was released digitally on 17 August 2009 as the album's lead single.

Background

The song, described as "Annie's first true four-to-the-floor anthem leading to dancefloor abandon", was produced by Richard X. It dates back to 2006, recorded with Richard X in London during the earlier sessions for ''Don't Stop''.

Release and reception

"Songs Remind Me of You" was first released on a ''Don't Stop'' album sampler in April 2008, and it later leaked with the rest of the album that year. After Annie left

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, a revised edition of the album was released through Annie's own label Totally Records and

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-based indie label Smalltown Supersound in November 2009. "Songs Remind Me of You" was released as its lead single via

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on 17 August 2009. It was reissued digitally on 20 July 2010, featuring brand-new cover art and a remix by Australian trio The Swiss. The track received critical acclaim upon its release.

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simply called the song "amazing." Ian Wade of BBC Music described it as "a blinding snort-up of amyl

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strobe-fest proportions, which throws in a bit of

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just in case it wasn't quite rapturous enough." ''

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''s Sal Cinquemani referred to the song as "a rollicking Italo disco nugget." '' Pitchfork''s Kasia Galazka scored the track eight out of ten and gave it a "Best New Music" designation, commenting that it is "happily 80s meta-pop, and the quicksand melody in the chorus is infatuating." Bradley Stern of MuuMuse praised it as a mixture of "lush disco, breathy vocals, and intergalactic swarms of electronica." The original song was featured in the 2010 film '' Sex and the City 2'', and the Swiss remix was featured in the 2015 film '' We Are Your Friends''.

Track listings

*2009 digital single #"Songs Remind Me of You" – 4:05 *2010 digital reissue #"Songs Remind Me of You" – 4:05 #"Songs Remind Me of You" (The Swiss Remix) – 6:01 #"Songs Remind Me of You" (The Swiss Remix Instrumental) – 6:01

Charts

References

{{Annie (singer) 2009 singles 2009 songs Annie (singer) songs Song recordings produced by Richard X Songs written by Hannah Robinson Songs written by Richard X