La Ritournelle

"La Ritournelle"
Single by Sébastien Tellier
from the album Politics
Released26 September 2005 (2005-09-26)
Recorded2003
GenreBaroque pop, downtempo
Length7:36
LabelRecord Makers, Astralwerks
Songwriter(s)Sébastien Tellier
Producer(s)Record Makers
Sébastien Tellier singles chronology
"La Ritournelle"
(2005)
"Broadway"
(2004)

"La Ritournelle" is a song by Sébastien Tellier from his 2004 album Politics. It was released as a single on 26 September 2005; along with the original, this included remixes by Mr. Dan, Jim Noir and Jake Bullit.

The track received much critical acclaim. On www.thebeatsurrender.co.uk, Kev writes: "Tellier has created one of the most beautiful, symphonic dance tracks you’ll ever hear in your lives".[1] The song features drumming by Tony Allen.[2] In October 2011, NME placed "La Ritournelle" at number 110 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[3]

  1. ^ "La Ritournelle - Record Review | the Beat Surrender". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  2. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2020-05-04). "'His drums were singing, you know?' Tony Allen remembered by his collaborators". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. ^ "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". Nme.com. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2021.