"Frank Sinatra"
1998
Caroline Hervé, Michel Amato
Composition[edit]
"Frank Sinatra" is credited as an electroclash and techno song,[1][4] and is noted for its use of deadpan.[5] In the song, Miss Kittin discusses having sex in limousines.[6] According to Terry Sawyer of PopMatters, "In a deadpan cadence done in the accent of Ilsa the She-Wolf of The SS, Miss Kittin [...], created decadent club music for people too arch and smart for typical white label fare. It was a deader and more desolate take on tired convention of the house beat and unknown diva repeating a pithy chorus ad nauseum [sic], an alleged elevation of cliché through the detachment of kitsch.[7]
Critical reception[edit]
Adam Bregman of Allmusic described the song as "undoubtedly the standout cut on the album."[8] Ed Gonzalez, writing for Slant Magazine, said, "Backed by The Hacker's happy-to-be-cheap retro production, Miss Kittin provides the ultimate electroclash statement: she makes social climbing sound so stupid and empty, while reveling in it."[9]
Slant Magazine placed "Frank Sinatra" at number eighty-six on its 100 Greatest Dance Songs list.[9] Rock De Lux placed the song at number thirteen on the Songs of the Year list for 2001.[10] The Village Voice included the song on its Pazz & Jop Singles list for 2002.[11]
Cultural impact[edit]
"Frank Sinatra" was included on compilation albums Global Underground 010: Athens by Danny Tenaglia,[12] American Gigolo by Tiga,[13] Dirty Dirty House Vol. 1 by Junior Sanchez,[14] Lektroluv by Dr Lektroluv, and GU10.[15]
In 2003, "Frank Sinatra" was featured in the American biographical comedy-drama film Party Monster and its soundtrack.[16] The soundtrack peaked at number twenty-one on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums.[17]