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Animal Arithmetic
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Animal Arithmetic
| cover = Animal Arithmetic cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Jnsi
| album = Go
| released = 24 May 2010
| format =
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:19 (radio mix)
3:23 (album version)
| label = EMI
| writer = Jnsi
| producer = Peter Katis, Jnsi, Alex Somers
| prev_title = Go Do
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Revelation
| next_year = 2018
| misc =
}}
"'Animal Arithmetic'" is a song by the Icelandic singer Jnsi, the lead singer of Sigur Rs. "Animal Arithmetic" was released on 24 May 2010 as the second single from Jnsi's debut solo album, 'Go'. The song features lyrics in both English and Icelandic. It is the only song by Jnsi to contain explicit language.
Reception
The overall critical reception of the track was warm. Sam Shepherd, musicOMH reviewer, described "Animal Arithmetic" as a "joyful percussive stomp," while Tim Sendra of allmusic wrote that the song sounds "like the bubbling soundtrack to an awesome training montage in a film where pixies are training to battle fairies". 'Under the Radar' and 'Delusions of Adequacy' praised the track's "rapid-fire list of daily rituals highlight[ing] near ecclesiastical bliss in the mundane," while the latter also noted its "percussion that sounds like it was culled from a kitchen pantry." 'Paste' Magazine's review noted that the track "this will probably be the track on the record that sends most listeners scrambling for the skip button" but nevertheless praised its playfulness and "clattering along at 120 mph with cymbals crashing." PopMatters stated that "Animal Arithmetic" is "one of the pair's [Jnsi's and Nico Muhly's] most impressive feats" and also that it "is a master study in balancing structure and chaos." Meanwhile, BBC Music were much less impressed with the song, stating that while being "perfectly agreeable," it "unexpectedly [gets] hijacked by a cacophonous onslaught of instruments."
Track listing
;Promotional CD single
All music and lyrics written by Jnsi.
#"Animal Arithmetic" (radio mix) 3:19
#"Animal Arithmetic" (album version) 3:23
#"Animal Arithmetic" (instrumental) 3:21
References
Category:2010 songs
Category:EMI Records singles
Category:Songs written by Jnsi
Category:2010 singles
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