"Stuck on Repeat" is an electropop song by English singer-songwriter Little Boots

Little Boots

Victoria Christina Hesketh, also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter. Her stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend, a reference to her unusually small feet...

 from her debut EP, Arecibo

Arecibo (EP)

Arecibo is the debut extended play by English recording artist Little Boots, released in the United States on 18 November 2008 by IAMSOUND Records.-Track listing:All songs written by Victoria Hesketh, Greg Kurstin and Joe Goddard....

(2008). Written by Little Boots, Greg Kurstin

Greg Kurstin

Gregory Allen "Greg" Kurstin is an award-winning American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In 2009 Kurstin received a Grammy Award nomination for Producer of the Year. That same year he won three Ivor Novello awards for his work with Lily Allen, including Songwriters of the Year for "The Fear"...

 and Joe Goddard

Hot Chip

Hot Chip are an English electronic indie band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.-Formation:...

, the song was released as a promotional single

Promotional recording

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 in the United Kingdom in February 2008.

Background and writing

"Stuck on Repeat" was originally recorded as a rough demo

Demo (music)

A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...

 by Little Boots after she had composed a loop

Music loop

In electroacoustic music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections of material can be repeated to create ostinato patterns...

 that sounded like Giorgio Moroder

Giorgio Moroder

Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...

. Excited about the demo she sent it to several musicians and record label

Record label

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s, but never heard back from them. A friend of Goddard sent him the demo much to the embarrassment of Little Boots. Goddard, however, saw potential in the song and volunteered to remix

Remix

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 it. Eventually, he rewrote and produced the song with Little Boots. "Stuck on Repeat" was composed by Little Boots and Goddard with Australia singer Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

 in mind. It recorded in Goddard's bedroom. Little Boots described the recording process as "weird" because she mostly communicated with Goddard through e-mail

E-mail

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. Whenever he was in London

London

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 she would visit his home and record her vocals. The track was inspired by the disco

Disco

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 era and describes romantic infatuation using music as a metaphor

Metaphor

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Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Stuck on Repeat".

Promotional CD #1

(Released )

1. "Stuck on Repeat" – 6:58
2. "Stuck on Repeat" (Dub) – 7:38

Promotional CD #2

(Released )

1. "Stuck on Repeat" (Full Length) – 6:51
2. "Stuck on Repeat" (Dub) – 7:40
3. "Stuck on Repeat" (Edit) – 3:58

Promotional CD #3

(Released )

1. "Stuck on Repeat" (Fake Blood
   Theo Keating
   Theo Keating, also known as Touché and Fake Blood, is a British DJ, musician and music producer who made his name as one half of The Wiseguys, a British hip hop/big beat band, together with Paul Eve...
   
   Remix) – 6:28
2. "Stuck on Repeat" (Rory Phillips Re-edit) – 6:18

Promotional CD #4

(Released )

1. "Stuck on Repeat" (Ali Wilson Tekelec Remix) – 8:17

Promotional 12" single

(Released )

A. "Stuck on Repeat" – 6:58

B. "Stuck on Repeat" (Dub) – 7:38

Official remixes

1. "Stuck on Repeat" (Alexander Robotnik Remix) – 8:48