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"Matilda" is a song by British rock band alt-J from their debut studio album An Awesome Wave, released on 10 January 2012 as a digital download. It was released as a split single with "Fitzpleasure" on 24 February as a digital download and on 10" triangle shaped vinyl. It was written by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwilym Sainsbury and Thom Green and produced by Charlie Andrew. The song relates to the movie Léon, specifically the relationship between the main character (a hitman) and a young girl called Mathilda.[1] The band would later release the song "Leon", a tribute to the main character of the film. The cover image is a photograph of Ball's Pyramid.

"Matilda"
Single by alt-J
from the album An Awesome Wave
B-side	"Fitzpleasure"
Released	10 January 2012
Recorded	2009
Genre	Indie folk progressive folk art rock
Length	3:48
Label	Infectious
Songwriter(s)	Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwilym Sainsbury and Thom Green
Producer(s)	Charlie Andrew
Alt-J singles chronology
"Bloodflood" (2011) "Matilda" (2012) "Breezeblocks" (2012)

The song has a YouTube video featuring imagery of human faces which steadily morph so that every so often you are looking at a new face. This video was a neat gimmick as at the time of release "Alt-J" was the shortcut for a YouTube video to rewind 7 seconds which was the perfect amount of time to go from one "finished" facial image to another so you would see a new face each time you pressed it. This no longer is the case as the shortcut is simply "j" and is now a 10 second skip so it no longer syncs up with the video.

Track listing

Digital download[2]

1. "Matilda" – 3:48

10" single[3]

1. "Matilda" – 3:48
2. "Fitzpleasure" – 3:39

7" single[4]

1. "Matilda" – 3:48
2. "Matilda" (Johnson Somerset Radio Mix)

Digital iTunes EP[5]

1. "Matilda" – 3:48
2. "Fitzpleasure" – 3:39
3. "Matilda" (Remix) – 3:49
4. "Fitzpleasure" (bretonLABS Ghost Remix) – 4:23

Charts

Chart (2012–13)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6]	59
France (SNEP)[7]	6
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	83
UK Indie (OCC)[9]	7

Certifications

Certifications for Matilda

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	10 January 2012	Digital Single	Infectious
	24 February 2012	Digital EP, 10" vinyl
	10 December 2012	7" vinyl

References

На других языках

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- [en] Matilda (alt-J song)

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[ru] Matilda

«Matilda» это песня английской альтернативной инди-группы alt-J с их дебютного студийного альбома An Awesome Wave, который они презентовали в сети 10 января 2012 года, сингл был выпущен сплитом вместе с «Fitzpleasure» 24 февраля и синглы были доступны для цифровой загрузки и на 10' виниле. Композиция была написана участниками группы и спродюсировна Чарли Эндрю, песня — это своеобразный трибьют героине Матильде, из фильма 1994 года Леон, которую сыграла Натали Портман. Немного спустя группа выпустила композицию под названием «Leon», которая, в свою очередь, была трибьютом главному персонажу этого фильма.

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