"Lose You" is an Italo-Disco song written by Peaches

Peaches (musician)

Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...

 and Simian Mobile Disco

Simian Mobile Disco

Simian Mobile Disco are a United Kingdom-based production and remix team formed in 2005 by James Ford and Jas Shaw of the band Simian. Musically, they are known for their analogue production...

, and produced by Simian Mobile Disco

Simian Mobile Disco

Simian Mobile Disco are a United Kingdom-based production and remix team formed in 2005 by James Ford and Jas Shaw of the band Simian. Musically, they are known for their analogue production...

. It is the second single from the album I Feel Cream

I Feel Cream

I Feel Cream is the fifth album by Canadian recording artist Peaches. It was released May 4, 2009 in Europe and May 5, 2009 in North America by XL Recordings. The album was produced by Simian Mobile Disco, as well as Soulwax, Digitalism, Shapemod and Drums of Death.-Critical reception:I Feel Cream...

. Alternatively, the "Lose You (DJ Hell

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 Remix)" was released in Germany by International DeeJay Gigolo Records

International DeeJay Gigolo Records

International DeeJay Gigolo Records is a German electronic music record label run by techno artist DJ Hell . The label was founded in Munich in 1996 as an affiliate of label Disko B. It is now based in Berlin and is Germany's most successful electronic music record label, specialising in electro,...

. The version "Lose You" (vs. Drums of Death

Drums of Death (musician)

Colin Bailey, better known by his stage name Drums of Death, is a London-based electronic musician, originally from Scotland. His music is a blend of techno, old school house, punk rock and electro...

) appeared on the iTunes

ITunes

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 and Japan bonus disks for I Feel Cream.

Critical reception

"Lose You" received generally positive reviews from critics. Matthew Perpetua of Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...

 wrote that the song "casts aside the baggage of the Peaches persona and is better for it, and the variation in vocal technique broadens the range of the record considerably." Gordon Bruce of The Skinny gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, describing the song as a "brooding electronic number" that proves Peaches' versatility. By contrast, Erin Lyndal Martin of PopMatters

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 wrote a slightly more critical review, saying that "'Lose You' is a retro treat that wouldn’t sound out of place amidst "Heart of Glass

Heart of Glass (song)

"Heart of Glass" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie, written by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. Featured on the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines, it was released as a single in January 1979 and topped the charts in several countries, including the US and UK.Rolling...

"-era Blondie

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, but its repetitiveness makes the three and a half minutes seem a bit longer than it is." In addition, Heather Phares of Allmusic wrote that "'Lose You,' an icy, fragile ballad, is pretty but doesn't quite work as a way to show Peaches' vulnerable side."

Chart performance

"Lose You" became Peaches' first single to chart on the Belgian Dance Chart

Ultratop

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 since "Shake Yer Dix

Shake Yer Dix

"Shake Yer Dix" is an electroclash song written and produced by Peaches, and featuring Mignon. The song was originally released as part of a double limited vinyl A-side along with the song "Operate"...

" in 2004. "Lose You" debuted at #23 on the Belgian Dance Chart but peaked at #11. The song spent a total of 6 weeks on the chart.

Development

The music video for "Lose You" was directed by Peaches

Peaches (musician)

Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...

 herself.

Synopsis

In the video Peaches

Peaches (musician)

Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...

 is seen wearing a bathrobe in her apartment. Two guests arrive at the door, one male and one female. She tells them that she has something important to say, so they should go somewhere more private. She takes them into a backroom and confesses that she's in love with both of them. Peaches dims the lights and proceeds to sing and dance for them under a disco ball as two male dancers come out and join her. At the end of the video, the lights suddenly go off and she orders them to leave.

Release and reception

The music video for "Lose You" premiered on XL

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's YouTube

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 channel on June 3, 2009. It was featured on Perez Hilton

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's website on June 6. On June 8, it was featured on the Pickard of the Pops section of The Guardian

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 by Anna Pickard.

Nick Neyland of Prefix Magazine said, "there's a seedy, voyeuristic feel to the clip", yet "the video perfectly complements the song."

Track listing

1. "Lose You" – 3:32
2. "Lose You (Brodinski & Yuksek
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    Remix)" – 4:55
3. "Lose You (Matt Walsh & Alex Jones Remix)" – 8:37

Song usage

"Lose You (DJ Hell

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 Remix)" was included on the compilation album International DeeJay Gigolo CD Twelve by International DeeJay Gigolo Records

International DeeJay Gigolo Records

International DeeJay Gigolo Records is a German electronic music record label run by techno artist DJ Hell . The label was founded in Munich in 1996 as an affiliate of label Disko B. It is now based in Berlin and is Germany's most successful electronic music record label, specialising in electro,...

.

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak Position
Belgian Dance Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	11