Little Numbers

"Little Numbers"
"Little Numbers"
Single by BOY
from the album Mutual Friends
Released	August 26, 2011
Genre	Pop; indie pop;
Length	3:39
Label	Grönland;
Songwriters	Sonja Glass; Valeska Steiner;
Producer	Philipp Steinke
BOY singles chronology

"Little Numbers" is a song by Swiss-German pop duo BOY. It was written by band members Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass for their debut studio album Mutual Friends (2011), while production was helmed by Philipp Steinke. The song was released as the band's debut single in August 2011. A folkish indie pop song, the uptempo track is built almost entirely on drums and piano. Lyrically, "Little Numbers" depicts its protagonist waiting for a call from their love interest, while killing time by daydreaming.

The song gained significant popularity in German-speaking Europe after being featured in German airline Lufthansa's Business Class commercial in mid-2012. It also served as the theme song for the German comedy film No Sex Is No Option (2011) as well as the television comedy series Knallerfrauen, and was also featured in the American film How to Be Single (2016). While "Little Numbers" became a moderate commercial success in Europe, it reached number 4 on the Japan Hot 100 chart.

Track listing

Digital single^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Little Numbers"	3:39
2.	"Skin" (Acoustic Version)	3:23

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–13)	Peakposition
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[2]	41
France (SNEP)^[3]	139
Germany (GfK)^[4]	65
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)^[5]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	56
US Adult Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[7]	17

References

^"Little Numbers - Single". iTunes (DE). Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
^"Boy – Little Numbers" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
^"Boy – Little Numbers" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
^"Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
^"Boy Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
^"Boy – Little Numbers". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
^"Boy Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

[um2-1] "Little Numbers - Single". iTunes (DE). Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Boy-2] "Boy – Little Numbers" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

[sc_France_Boy-3] "Boy – Little Numbers" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

[sc_Germany_Boy-4] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

[sc_Billboardjapanhot100_Boy-5] "Boy Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

[sc_Switzerland_Boy-6] "Boy – Little Numbers". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

[sc_Billboardadultalternativesongs_Boy-7] "Boy Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

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