Foreign Language (song)
{{Short description|2011 song by Flight Facilities}}
{{Infobox song
| type = single
| name = Foreign Language
| cover = Foreign_Language_by_Flight_facilities.png
| alt =
| artist = Flight Facilities featuring Jess
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2011|08}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 4:04
| label = Future Classic
| writer = Hugo Gruzman, James Lyell, Jess Higgs
| producer =
| chronology = Flight Facilities
| prev_title = Crave You
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Feeling
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|JI6fDb6IBmU|"Foreign Language"}}}}
}}
"Foreign Language" is a song written and recorded by Australian electronic music production duo Flight Facilities featuring Jess. It was released in August 2011 and peaked at number 87 on the ARIA Charts.{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1289.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20141112014700/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20141112-1247/Issue1289.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-11-12 |title=The ARIA Report – Issue #1289 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |date=10 November 2014 |access-date=12 November 2014}}
The song polled at number 72 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/11/countdown/80-61.htm|title= Hottest 100 – 2011|website= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2012|access-date=9 June 2025}}
At the J Awards of 2012, the Dimitri Basil directed video was nominated for Australian Video of the Year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jawards/12/video/flightfacilities.htm|title=Flight Facilities – Foreign Language {{!}} J Awards 2012 {{!}} triple j|date=2012|website=abc.net.au|access-date=9 June 2025}}
In 2022, a limited edition vinyl was released, featuring a new remix with Riva Starr.{{cite web|url=https://sound-merch.com.au/products/flight-facilities-foreign-language-10-year-anniversary-edition-lp-vinyl?variant=42088991195308|title= Foreign Language EP 10 Year Anniversary Edition LP Vinyl|website=Sound Merch|date=2022 |access-date=9 June 2025}}
Track listings
Digital download
- "Foreign Language" – 4:04
Digital download (remixes)
- "Foreign Language" (Flight Facilities Extended remix) – 5:59
- "Foreign Language" (Will Saul & Tam Cooper remix) – 7:12
- "Foreign Language" (Rocco Raimundo Reinterpretation)– 7:45
- "Foreign Language" (Drop Out Orchestra remix) – 7:20
- "Foreign Language" (Beni remix) – 4:19
- "Foreign Language" (Elizabeth Rose remix) – 5:27
- "Feelin'" – 6:16
- "Feelin'" (Johnny Pow! mix) – 5:13
2022 Vinyl
- A1 "Foreign Language" (Flight Facilities Extended remix) – 5:59
- A2 "Feelin'" – 6:16
- B1 "Foreign Language" (Riva Starr Turbo Disco Extended remix)
- B2 "Foreign Language" (Will Saul & Tam Cooper remix) – 7:12
Charts
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Foreign Language" |
scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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Australia (ARIA Charts)
| 87 |
References
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