"Poor Leno" is the third single released by the Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 duo Röyksopp

Röyksopp

Röyksopp is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland....

. It was released in December 2001 as the second single from Röyksopp's debut album Melody A.M.

Melody A.M.

Melody A.M. is the debut album by Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp, released on 8 October 2001 by Wall of Sound. Songs from this album have been used in television adverts and computer games; "Remind Me" was formally featured in an advertisement for GEICO Insurance in one of their popular Caveman...

. The vocals are sung by Erlend Øye

Erlend Øye

Erlend Øye is a Norwegian musician from Bergen, best known for being part of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience together with Eirik Glambek Bøe. He has released one solo album, Unrest, in 2003 and a mix-CD in the DJ-Kicks series in 2004....

. The song samples "Fly Robin Fly" by Silver Convention.

It is used in the video game SSX3 as well as in The Drop, a short film displayed on the canopy at the Fremont Street Experience

Fremont Street Experience

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 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Original release

UK 12" WALLT073

1. "Poor Leno (Sander Kleinenberg's Northern Beach Mix)" – 10:19
2. "Poor Leno (Röyksopp's Istanbul Forever Take)" – 5:53
3. "Poor Leno" (album version) – 3:57

UK CD WALLD073

1. "Poor Leno (Edit)" – 3:31
2. "Poor Leno (Sander Kleinenberg's Northern Beach Mix)" – 10:19
3. "Poor Leno (Röyksopp's Istanbul Forever Take)" – 5:37

Re-release

UK CD1 WALLD079

1. "Poor Leno (Edit)" – 3:31
2. "Poor Leno (Jakatta Mix)" – 7:36
3. "Poor Leno (Röyksopp's Istanbul Forever Take)" – 5:34

UK CD2 WALLD079V

1. "Poor Leno (Edit)" – 3:31
2. "Poor Leno (Silicone Soul's Hypno House Dub)" – 8:09
3. "So Easy (Live at Astoria)" – 4:31
4. "Poor Leno" video

UK 12" WALLT079

1. "Poor Leno (Jakatta Mix)" – 7:36
2. "Poor Leno" (album version) – 3:57
3. "Poor Leno (Silicone Soul's Hypno House Dub)" – 8:09

Response

The single was released in 2001 and re-released in 2002. In the UK

United Kingdom

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 the single reached #38 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. This was the second single released from Röyksopp

Röyksopp

Röyksopp is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland....

's debut album Melody A.M.

Melody A.M.

Melody A.M. is the debut album by Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp, released on 8 October 2001 by Wall of Sound. Songs from this album have been used in television adverts and computer games; "Remind Me" was formally featured in an advertisement for GEICO Insurance in one of their popular Caveman...

.

Music video

Directed by Sam Arthur, the music video revolves around a creature resembling a small man in a bear suit, and displays a story of being tracked and captured from its natural habitat, to end up being caged in a zoo, longing for escape. The video, mainly being animated, also features a few clips of live recordings with overlapping animations. Additionally, footage of snowy mountains were sampled from the film adoption of Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, fighter pilot and screenwriter.Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent, rising to the rank of Wing Commander...

's The Witches.

Versions

Several versions and remix

Remix

A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

es of "Poor Leno" were released:

• Poor Leno (Radio Mix
  Radio edit
  In music, a radio edit is a modification to make a song more suitable for airplay, whether it be adjusted for length, profanity, subject matter, instrumentation, or form...
  
  ).
• Poor Leno (Silicone Soul
  Silicone Soul
  Silicone Soul are a house music production duo from Glasgow, Scotland. They have released three albums on Soma Quality Recordings, and manage their own record label called Darkroom Dubs...
  
  's Hypno House Dub).
• Poor Leno (Jakatta Mix).
• Poor Leno (Röyksopp's Istanbul Forever Take).
• Poor Leno (Sander Kleinenberg Northern Beach Mix).
• Poor Leno (Sander Kleinenberg Northern Beach Dub)
• Poor Leno (Lazyboy Remix).
• Poor Leno (Raven's Dub)

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2001	UK Singles Chart	59
2002		38

External links

• Vimeo video clip
• Youtube video clip