"Marble House" is the second single from The Knife

The Knife

The Knife are a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consists of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. They first received international attention after their song "Heartbeats", covered by...

's 2006 album Silent Shout

Silent Shout

Silent Shout is the third studio album by Swedish electronic duo The Knife. It was initially released in Sweden on 15 February 2006 by Rabid Records, and subsequently in the rest of Europe the following month and in the United States on 25 July by Mute Records. Silent Shout is darker than its...

. It was released in four different regions on four different labels. It features Swedish singer Jay-Jay Johanson

Jay-Jay Johanson

Jay-Jay Johanson is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter, known for his melancolic vocals. His music has integrated the trip-hop genre until he switched his sound to a more electroclash-oriented direction with the 2003 release Antenna, which featured "On The Radio"...

. The music video was directed by Chris Hopewell

Chris Hopewell

Chris Hopewell is an English music video director. He has directed videos for Radiohead , Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Scissor Sisters, Louis XIV, The Knife, and several other bands....

. The melody of Marble House is markedly similar to the song Dark Eyes

Dark Eyes (song)

Dark Eyes is a Russian song.The lyrics of the song were written by a Ukrainian poet and writer Yevhen Hrebinka. The first publication of the poem was in Literaturnaya gazeta on 17 January 1843....

.

Music video

Two music videos have been made for this song, both of which can be found on the deluxe edition of Silent Shout

Silent Shout

Silent Shout is the third studio album by Swedish electronic duo The Knife. It was initially released in Sweden on 15 February 2006 by Rabid Records, and subsequently in the rest of Europe the following month and in the United States on 25 July by Mute Records. Silent Shout is darker than its...

. One depicts an early 20th century or late 19th century family, presumably one in a British Colony in Asia. The second video depicts a day in the lives of a family of mice, who have built a fairly comfortable house behind a wall in a human house. It uses stop-motion animation.

Sweden CD track list

1. "Marble House (Radio Edit)" - 3:33
2. "Marble House (Album Version)" - 5:16
3. "Marble House (PTR
   Planningtorock
   Janine Rostron, better known by her stage name Planningtorock, is an English electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany.-Early life:Rostron enrolled in an art school in Sheffield before she moved to Berlin in 2002...
   
    Remix)" - 3:43

Side A

1. "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix)" - 6:43
2. "Marble House (Booka Shade
   Booka Shade
   Booka Shade is a German house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene...
   
   's Polar Light Dub)" - 7:14

UK CD track list

1. "Marble House (Radio Edit)" - 3:45
2. "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix Edit)" - 3:24
3. "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix)" - 6:31
4. "Marble House (Booka Shade Polar Light Remix)" - 7:49

UK 12" track list

1. "Marble House (Emperor Machine Remix)"
2. "Marble House (Booka Shade's Polar Light Remix)"

UK 7" track list

1. "Marble House (Radio Edit)" - 3:45
2. "Marble House (davidandrewsitek
   David Andrew Sitek
   David Andrew Sitek is a guitarist and record producer based in New York City, best known as a member of the band TV on the Radio. He has also worked with bands such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, Foals, Celebration, and most recently Jane's Addiction, and produced free jazz-influenced remixes of songs...
   
   's KNIFEHORSE Remix)" - 4:13

US CD track list

1. "Marble House (Radio Edit)"
2. "Marble House (davidandrewsitek's KNIFEHORSE Remix)"
3. "Marble House (Planningtorock
   Planningtorock
   Janine Rostron, better known by her stage name Planningtorock, is an English electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany.-Early life:Rostron enrolled in an art school in Sheffield before she moved to Berlin in 2002...
   
   Remix)"
4. "Marble House (Emperor Machine Vox Edit)"
5. "Marble House (Rex the Dog Remix)"
6. "Marble House (Booka Shade Remix)"
7. "Marble House" (Video)