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The Girl and the Robot

"The Girl and the Robot"
Royksopp The Girl and the Robot.jpg
Single by Röyksopp featuring Robyn
from the album Junior
Released 15 June 2009
Format CD single, digital download,
12" single
Recorded 2009
Genre Electropop, synthpop
Length 4:29
Label Astralwerks, Wall of Sound
Writer(s) Svein Berge, Torbjørn Brundtland, Robyn
Producer(s)

Röyksopp

Röyksopp singles chronology
"Happy Up Here"
(2009)
"The Girl and the Robot"
(2009)
"This Must Be It"
(2009)
Robyn singles chronology
"Who's That Girl"
(2008)
"The Girl and the Robot"
(2009)
"Dancing on My Own"
(2010)
Music video
"The Girl and the Robot" on YouTube

Röyksopp

"The Girl and the Robot" is a song by Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp from their third studio album, Junior (2009). The song features uncredited vocals from Swedish singer Robyn, and was released on 15 June 2009 as the album's second single, with remixes from Kris Menace, Chateau Marmont and Spencer & Hill.

The Jean Elan Remix of the track was nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. The song was ranked number sixty-eight on Pitchfork Media's list of The Top 100 Tracks of 2009.

The song was used in the CSI: NY episode "Grounds for Deception", originally aired on 13 May 2009.

The song has been highly praised by critics and it has been often pointed out as one of the highlights of the album. "The Girl and the Robot" was named "Song of the Day" by Popjustice before the album was released, with reviewer calling it "a demented, choral, electronic masterpiece" and "brilliantly obsessive, bunnyboiling extravaganza."BBC Music labelled it "album-stealer",The Guardian called it "tremendous",Pitchfork Media wrote it is "a frigid, winding bit of electro that combines a powerhouse vocal with some slippery chord changes and one of the biggest choruses of 2009 so far" and Chewing Gum for The Ears noticed the track "features an excellent vocal performance by super-Swede Robyn in a techno-tinged tale of a lonely girl and her hard-working lover that's both emotional and a little goofy". The Line of Best Fit described the song as "possibly the most successful [track], ... a curious tale of an ill-fated romance between a girl and… a robot", while Resident Advisor called it "charming" and "over-the-top pop" and Edwin's Raisin declared it "a soaring, theatrical powerhouse".


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