Track Listing

1. Grace Kelly
2. Grace Kelly Linus Loves Remix (Radio Edit)
3. Over My Shoulder

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50082 in Music
• Released on: 2007-01-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Single, Maxi

Customer Reviews

An upbeat, flamboyant, downright good melody - at last!
MIKA is the most exciting new artist to hit the scene in a very, very long time. `Grace Kelly', his first cd single release, is an upbeat, flamboyant piece of musical genius that grabs you from the start as something a bit different, then before you know it you're grinning - on *every* play. The song shows off his quite incredible vocal range (think Freddie) and gives glimpses of a lot of personality behind that versatile voice. However in spite of various influences from as far back as the early 70s (Queen, Elton John, Harry Nilsson and apparently, erm, lollipops), MIKA is clearly determined not to be affected by those who wish to mould or pigeonhole him and is unafraid of writing and performing his own way.

What perfect timing - MIKA has a real flair for melody and has arrived on the scene just as, at last, musical tastes seem to be returning to an appreciation of great melody and musicianship; Harry Nilsson would have been proud. I have no doubt in my mind that in 2007 MIKA will be the biggest new artist to emerge from the British music scene in over a decade. After months of saying "Just wait and see..." I now have the pleasure of saying "Told you so!"

MIKA's debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion, is out 5 February 2007 and from what I've heard (some tracks were previously released on download only) it will be every bit as good as this storming single - "Just wait and see...!" Now, who wants a lollipop?

This sounds very much like the Sweet
But I love it. The song Grace Kelly is built the same way as Alexander Graham Bell, even sung in the same way. Has the falsetto from Ballroom Blitz, the great harmonies from songs like Co Co and and Little Willy and has a lot in common with Teenage Rampage as well. All worldwide hits by Sweet in the 70s. I am delighted that my favourite band of all time have influence on yet another generation of great musicians, just like they did with punk and 80s heavy metal. Back in the 70s this kind of music was considered lightweight bubblegum by the press. Having suffered 20 years of rap and hip hop, it now sounds like coming back to heaven.

Pomp and circumstance
When I saw Mika perform this on 'Later' with Jools I was quite spellbound. I thought his voice sounded like Jeff Buckley. The problem I have with the single release is that, I feel, it is too overproduced. The song is beautiful and different in an acoustic piano setting but the production with footsteps and extracts from films makes it seem rather 'odd'.