Little Fluffy Clouds
"Little Fluffy Clouds" is a single released by the British ambient house group the Orb. It was originally released in November 1990 on the record label Big Life and peaked at number 87 on the UK Singles Chart. The Orb also included it on their 1991 double album The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld. "Little Fluffy Clouds" was re-released several times with different B-sides, with its 1993 re-release reaching number 10 in the UK.
"Little Fluffy Clouds"
"Into the Fourth Dimension"
16 November 1990
4:27 (album version)
The Orb
It ranked number 275 in NME's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[1] Pitchfork Media ranked it at number 40 on their list of the Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s.[2]
Production[edit]
Alex Paterson had previously worked with Jimmy Cauty as the Orb. Upon Cauty's departure from the Orb, Paterson began work on "Little Fluffy Clouds" with ex-Killing Joke member Martin "Youth" Glover.[3] However, because of other production obligations, Glover did not become a permanent member of the Orb. Kris "Thrash" Weston joined the Orb soon after. Weston mixed and engineered several versions of "Little Fluffy Clouds", including the version on The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld.[4]
Commercial reception[edit]
"Little Fluffy Clouds" reached number 87 on the UK Singles Chart and was a dancefloor success.[3] After the popularity of following Orb albums, "Little Fluffy Clouds" was re-released several times, including a 1993 edition which peaked at number 10 on the UK chart.