Perfect Stranger (Magnetic Man song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Perfect Stranger
| cover = Perfectstranger.jpg
| alt = A portrait of little table and the dark floor and the white line. Performer and single is 'MAGNETIC MAN PERFECT STRANGER FEAT. KATY B'
| type = single
| artist = Magnetic Man featuring Katy B
| album = Magnetic Man {{noitalic|and}} On a Mission
| released = 1 October 2010
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Drum and bass
| length = {{ubl|5:56 {{small|(Magnetic Man version)}}|3:13 {{small|(On a Mission version)}}}}
| label = Columbia
| writer =
- Benga Adejumo
- Oliver Jones
- Arthur Smith
- Katie Brien
| producer = Magnetic Man
| chronology = Magnetic Man
| prev_title = I Need Air
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Getting Nowhere
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Katy B
| type = singles
| prev_title = Katy on a Mission
| prev_year = 2010
| title = Perfect Stranger
| year = 2010
| next_title = Lights On
| next_year = 2010
}}
}}
"Perfect Stranger" is a song by British electronic music project Magnetic Man featuring singer Katy B. It is the second single to be released from their debut album Magnetic Man and can also be found on Katy B's debut album On a Mission. It was released on 1 October 2010. It peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.
Background
In an interview with The Guardian they said: "We worked on this song for two weeks to get the original version perfect. Then Benga does a remix that's absolutely amazing. I think it's testament to his talent that he can live so closely with a track and then do something completely different with it."Man, Magnetic. (10 September 2010) [https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/sep/10/magnetic-man-perfect-stranger-benga-remix New music: Magnetic Man – Perfect Stranger feat Katy B (Benga Remix) | Music | guardian.co.uk]. Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
Critical reception
Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:
Songs about spotting a proper fitty on the dancefloor and getting in a right old tizzy about it are as rare as OK! covers featuring Katie Price. Still, if anyone can eek fresh juice out of this well-squeezed lyrical lemon, it's the combined talents of a dubstep supergroup and the hippest pop singer in Croydon town, right?
Well, yes, actually. The cut-above club pop of 'Perfect Stranger' is simultaneously stately and spacious, with production that manages to sound clattering without feeling cluttered, and the vocals of Katy "No relation to Mel!" B are just as enchanting as they were when she went 'On A Mission' recently. It all adds up to our favourite song about love at first sight since Kylie chirped "Baby when I heard you..." Right, time for a new iTunes playlist.{{rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a280844/magnetic-man-ft-katy-b-perfect-stranger.html|work=Digital Spy|publisher=digitalspy.co.uk|author=Nick Levine|title=Magnetic Man ft. Katy B: 'Perfect Stranger'|date=4 October 2010}}
Track listing
{{track listing
|title1 = Perfect Stranger
|note1 = featuring Katy B
|length1 = 5:58
|title2 = Perfect Stranger (Benga remix)
|note2 = featuring Katy B
|length2 = 4:40
|title3 = Perfect Stranger (Steve Angello remix)
|note3 = featuring Katy B
|length3 = 6:42
}}
12" vinyl
{{track listing
|headline=12" vinylhttp://www.hhv.de/index.php?rid=217066&action=addToWishlist {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
|title1 = Perfect Stranger
|note1 = Album Version) (featuring Katy B
|length1 = 5:56
|title2 = Perfect Stranger
|note2 = Benga Remix) (featuring Katy B
|length2 = 4:42
}}
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2010)
!Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|13|artist=Magnetic Man feat. Katy B|song=Perfect Stranger}} |
| {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|28|artist=Magnetic Man feat. Katy B|song=Perfect Stranger}} |
| {{singlechart|Scotland|29|artist=Magnetic Man feat. Katy B|song=Perfect Stranger|date=2010-10-16}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|16|artist=Magnetic Man feat. Katy B|song=Perfect Stranger|date=2010-10-16}} |
Release history
| class=wikitable |
| Region
!Date !Format !Label |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|United Kingdom
|1 October 2010{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/perfect-stranger-feat-katy/392014357|title = Perfect Stranger (Feat. Katy B) - EP by Magnetic Man|website = iTunes|date = October 2010}} |rowspan="2"|Columbia |
| 4 October 2010
|12" |
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