"Fruitcake" is the fifth single by The Superions

The Superions

The Superions are an American comedy synthpop band formed in Orlando, Florida in 2006 as a side project of The B-52s frontman Fred Schneider with Noah Brodie and Dan Marshall.- Formation and early years :...

, a side project of Fred Schneider

Fred Schneider

Frederick William "Fred" Schneider III is an American rock singer, best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well-known for his sprechgesang which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars.-Early life:Schneider was born in Newark,...

 of The B-52s. The single was released to iTunes Store

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s as a digital download

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 on September 21, 2010 and is featured on The Superions' Christmas album Destination... Christmas!

Destination... Christmas!

Destination... Christmas! is the first full-length studio album by comedy synthpop band The Superions, a side project of Fred Schneider of The B-52s. The album was released October 25, 2010 on New York-based record label Fanatic Records distributed by EMI/Caroline Distribution on CD, LP and as a...

which was released October 25, 2010 on Fanatic Records.

Personnel

Band

• Fred Schneider
  Fred Schneider
  Frederick William "Fred" Schneider III is an American rock singer, best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well-known for his sprechgesang which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars.-Early life:Schneider was born in Newark,...
  
   - lyrics
  Lyrics
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   and vocals
  Singing
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• Noah Brodie - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , electronic drums
  Electronic drum
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   and vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  
• Dan Marshall - programming
  Programming (music)
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   and vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  

Production

• Recorded and Mixed by The Superions
  The Superions
  The Superions are an American comedy synthpop band formed in Orlando, Florida in 2006 as a side project of The B-52s frontman Fred Schneider with Noah Brodie and Dan Marshall.- Formation and early years :...
  
  
• Producer: The Superions
• Mastering: Bob Katz
  Bob Katz
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   at Digital Domain
• Additional Mixing: Jarrett Pritchard
• Artwork: Brian Fraley

Music video

A music video was filmed using iPhone 4

IPhone 4

The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling , consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail...

 on September 10-12, 2010 in Orlando. The video premiered on My Old Kentucky Blog on September 21, 2010.

YACHT Remix

"Fruitcake (YACHT

YACHT (band)

YACHT is an American band from Portland, Oregon, Marfa, Texas, and Los Angeles, CA. The core group consists of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans, but expands to include musicians Rob "Bobby Birdman" Kieswetter, Jeffrey Brodsky and Katy Davidson as touring members.YACHT has released albums on...

Remix)" was released on December 20, 2010 as a free download on YACHT's website.

External links

• Fruitcake - Single on iTunes
• Music video for "Fruitcake" on YouTube