Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above

Infobox Single
Name = Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above


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Caption = Cover of 2006 single
Artist = CSS
Album = Cansei de Ser Sexy
A-side =
B-side = "Acho Um Pouco Bom"
"Pretend We're Dead" (Live)
Released = August 13 2006 (12")
September 4 2006 (CD, 7")
May 14 2007 (Reissue - CD, 7", 12")
Format = CD / 7" / 12"
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Electroclash
New Rave
Length = Sub Pop
Label =
Writer =
Producer =
Certification =
Last single =
This single = Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above
(2006)
Next single = Alala
(2006)
Misc =Extra chronology 2
Artist = 2007 single reissue
Type = single
Last album = Off The Hook
(2007)
This album = Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above
(2007)
Next album = Alcohol
(2007) Extra album cover 2
Upper caption =
Type = single


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Lower caption = 2007 reissue single cover.

"Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death from Above" is the first international single by Brazilian indie/electroclash band Cansei de Ser Sexy (or simply "CSS"), taken from their eponymous debut album. Since its use in promotions for the TV series "Ugly Betty", it is to be re-released in the UK. Another example of the promotional use of this song would be its use on the Microsoft Zune music player. The music video was part of the Zune pre-loaded content.

Its title is a reference to the now defunct Canadian band Death from Above 1979, as evidenced in the song's video where band members are shown wearing elephant masks (a reference to the "elephant heads" on the cover of Death From Above 1979's album "You're a Woman, I'm a Machine"). The song's video was directed by Cat Solen and the track was later commercially released in several formats. It reached #39 on the UK Singles Chart after it was re-issued in 2007. However, it failed to chart anywhere else in the world, in spite of it being a live fan favourite.

The b-side for "Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death from Above" is the cut "Acho Um Pouco Bom" (roughly "I think it's a bit good", in Portuguese).

The song was rated as the sixth best track of the year 2006 by the magazine "NME".

It was also used in trailers for the BBC Three series "Gavin & Stacey".

Tracklists

2006 release

#"Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" ((album version))
#"Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" ((Spank Rock remix))
#"Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" ((Diplo remix))
#"Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" ((instrumental))
#"Acho Um Pouco Bom" ((Let's Make Love single version))

2007 release

#"Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" ((Simian Mobile Disco remix))
#"Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" ((Hot Chip remix)
#"Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" ((Calvin Harris remix))
#"Pretend We're Dead" ((live))¹
#"Alala" ((Bonde do Rolê remix))
#"Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" ((album version))

¹ A cover song of L7.

External links

*YouTube|7agPOt1XZz8|Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above official music video.
* [http://www.nme.com/news/nme/25390 NME Track of the Year 2006] .