"Utopia" is an

electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic co ...

song performed by British group

Goldfrapp Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. The duo consists of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser) and Will Gregory (synthesiser). Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, their ...

. The song was written and produced by

Alison Goldfrapp Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrapp (born 13 May 1966) is an English musician and record producer, known as the vocalist of English electronic music duo Goldfrapp. Early life Goldfrapp was born on 13 May 1966, in Enfield, London, the youngest o ...

and

Will Gregory William Owen Gregory (born 17 September 1959) is an English musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead keyboardist, producer, and composer of the electronic music duo Goldfrapp. Early life Gregory was born in Bristol, the son ...

for the duo's debut album ''

Felt Mountain ''Felt Mountain'' is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp. It was released on 11 September 2000 by Mute Records. The album takes influence from a variety of music styles such as 1960s Pop music, pop, cabaret, Folk mus ...

'' (2000). It was released as the album's second

single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008 * "Single" (William Wei song), 2016 * "Single", by ...

in November 2000. Although the song did not appear on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

initially, it reached number 29 on the UK Indie Chart and found minor success in the Netherlands, debuting and peaking at number 94 in January 2001. Alison Goldfrapp stated that the song deals with

genetic engineering Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including t ...

, which she compares to fascism.

Formats and track listings

* CD & 12" single (UK) #"Utopia" (Original Mix) – 4:16 #"Utopia" (New Ears Mix) – 3:08 #"Utopia" ( Sunroof Mix) – 7:37 * Digital single #"Utopia" – 4:18 #"Utopia" (New Ears Mix) – 3:10 #"Utopia" (Sunroof Mix) – 7:37 #"Utopia" ( DNA Mix) – 4:20 #"Utopia" (

Plaid Plaid () may refer to: Fabric * Full plaid, a cloth made with a tartan pattern, wrapped around the waist, cast over the shoulder and fastened at the front * A synonym for tartan in North America * A plaid shirt, typically of flannel and worn du ...

Remix) – 4:41

Charts

"Utopia (Genetically Enriched)"

"Utopia (Genetically Enriched)" is a remix of a song that was written and produced by

and

for the duo's debut album ''

'' (2000). It was released as the album's fourth single on 11 June 2001. "Utopia (Genetically Enriched)" became Goldfrapp's first song to chart in their native United Kingdom. On the week of 17 June 2001, the song debuted on the

at number 62 and reached a new peak of number eight on the UK Indie Chart.

Formats and track listings

* CD single 1 (UK) # "Utopia (Genetically Enriched)" – 3:50 # " U.K. Girls (Physical)" – 4:50 # " Human" (Live Version)* – 4:45 * CD single 2 (UK) # "Utopia" (

Jori Hulkkonen Jori Hulkkonen (born 28 September 1973), is a Finnish DJ and a producer of house music, originally from Kemi, Finland. Hulkkonen started his career in the early 1990s when he worked with Jukka Hautamäki, Tuomas Salmela and Ari Ruokamo for the ...

Remix) – 6:17 # "Utopia" ( Tom Middleton Cosmos Vocal) – 8:17 # "Utopia" ( Tim Wright Remix) – 5:09 * 12-inch single (UK) # "Utopia" (Tom Middleton Cosmos Vocal) – 8:17 # "Utopia" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix) – 6:17 # "Utopia" (Tim Wright Remix) – 5:09 * *Recorded at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, 2 April 2001. * Digital single # "Utopia (Genetically Enriched)" – 3:50 # "U.K. Girls (Physical)" – 4:50 # "Human" (Live at Ancienne Belgique) – 4:45 # "Horse Tears" (Live at Ancienne Belgique) – 5:37 # "Utopia" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix) – 6:17 # "Utopia" (Tom Middleton Cosmos Vocal) – 8:17 # "Utopia" (Tim Wright Remix) – 5:09 # "Utopia" (Tom Middleton Cosmos Acid Dub) – 7:19

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Utopia (Goldfrapp Song) 2000 songs 2000 singles 2001 singles Goldfrapp songs Mute Records singles Songs written by Alison Goldfrapp Songs written by Will Gregory