Mowgli's Road

"Mowgli's Road"
Single by Marina and the Diamonds
from the album The Family Jewels
A-side"Obsessions"
"Space and the Woods"
Released16 February 2009 (2009-02-16)
Recorded2008
Studio
  • The Ivory Tower
  • Konk, London
Genre
Length3:12
Label679
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Liam Howe
Marina and the Diamonds singles chronology
"Obsessions" / "Mowgli's Road"
(2009)
"Hollywood"
(2010)
Music video
"Mowgli's Road" on YouTube

"Mowgli's Road" is a song by Welsh singer Marina and the Diamonds from her debut studio album, The Family Jewels (2010). The song's demo was released as a double A-side single with "Obsessions", on 16 February 2009 by Neon Gold Records.[1] On 13 November 2009, "Mowgli's Road" was released digitally again as a double A-side, pairing with a cover of the Late of the Pier song "Space and the Woods".[2]

The title is a reference to the character of the same name in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book story collection. It has been described to be a pop,[3] alternative pop,[4] and experimental pop song.[5]

  1. ^ "OBSESSIONS/MOWGLI'S ROAD 7". Neon Gold Records. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference itunesuk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Savage, Mark (11 March 2015). "Marina and the Diamonds: 'Co-writing is killing pop music'". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ Wadeson, Danny (27 January 2010). "Marina and the Diamonds – The Family Jewels". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ Routledge, Laura (7 December 2009). "MARINA & THE DIAMONDS - MOWGLI'S ROAD". DIY. Retrieved 5 June 2021.