"Mowgli's Road" is a song by Marina and the Diamonds. It was originally released as a double a-side with "Obsessions

Obsessions (Marina and the Diamonds song)

"Obsessions" is the debut single by Marina and the Diamonds. It was released as a double a-side with "Mowgli's Road" on 19 November 2008 whilst Diamandis was signed to Neon Gold Records...

" on 19 November 2008 whilst Diamandis was signed to Neon Gold Records

Neon Gold Records

Neon Gold Records is a New York City/London-based boutique record company founded in 2008 by Derek Davies and Lizzy Plapinger . Neon Gold specializes in 7" records, regularly releasing limited runs between 250 to 500 copies...

. It was re-released

Reissue

A reissue is the repeated issue of a published work. In common usage, it refers to an album which has been released at least once before and is released again, sometimes with alterations or additions....

 on its own a year later as the lead single from her debut album, The Family Jewels

The Family Jewels (album)

The Family Jewels received mostly positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews"...

, on 16 November 2009. The b-side is a cover of the Late of the Pier

Late of the Pier

Late of the Pier are a four-piece dance-punk band from Castle Donington, England, currently signed to Phantasy. Their debut album Fantasy Black Channel was released on 11 August 2008 by Parlophone produced by Erol Alkan.- History :...

 song Space and the Woods

Space and the Woods

"Space and the Woods" is a song released by UK band Late of the Pier on 5 March 2007. It was released on 500 limited edition 7" records.The single and b-side are different recordings to those that appeared on the Zarcorp Demo. Notably, "Heartbeat, Flicker, Line" was given a definite name,...

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The title is a reference to the character

Mowgli

Mowgli is a fictional character from India who originally appeared in Rudyard Kipling's short story "In the Rukh" and then went on to become the most prominent and memorable character in his fantasies, The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book , which also featured stories about other...

 in Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...

's The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by British Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–4. The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling. Kipling was born in India and spent the first six...

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Critical reception

The song has received generally positive reviews.

Music video

The music video for "Mowgli's Road" was directed by Chris Sweeney and released onto YouTube

YouTube

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 on 20 October 2009. The music video features Diamandis and two girls with origami

Origami

is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form...

 limbs and torso dancing in a spot light with a white screen. In the second verse, Diamandis sings into a microphone on a stand.

Original release

    UK Digital Single

1. "Obsessions" — 3:38
2. "Mowgli's Road" — 4:09

    7" Vinyl

A. "Obsessions" — 3:38

B. "Mowgli's Road" — 4:09

Re-release

    UK Promo CD

1. "Mowgli's Road" (Radio Edit) - 3:05

    UK CD Single/7" Single

1. "Mowgli's Road" (Radio Edit) — 3:05
2. "Space and The Woods" — 2:49

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australian Airplay Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	34