Emoticons (song)

2015 single by The Wombats

"Emoticons"

Single by The Wombats
from the album  Glitterbug
Released| 28 September 2015
Recorded| 2014
Genre| Indie pop, psychedelic pop, synthpop, disco
Length| 4:19
Label| 14th Floor Records
Bright Antenna
Songwriter(s)|

* Matthew Murphy
* Dan Haggis
* Tord Øverland Knudsen

Producer(s)|

* Murphy
* Haggis
* Knudsen
* Mark Crew

The Wombats singles chronology
| "Be Your Shadow"
(2015)  | "Emoticons"
(2015)  | "Lemon to a Knife Fight"
(2017)

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"Emoticons" is a song by English indie rock band The Wombats. It was the fifth single to be released from their third album Glitterbug. Unlike previous Glitterbug singles, the music video for "Emoticons" heavily features the band themselves, performing at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.

## Track listing

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Digital download[1]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Emoticons"| 4:19

## Critical reception

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IndieLondon gave the song four out of five stars, and named it single of the week. They said it "captures The Wombats' innate ability to contrast uplifting sounds with darker lyrical themes" and is "arguably the best release yet from the band's current album".[2]

## References

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1. ^ "iTunes - Music - Glitterbug (Deluxe Edition) - The Wombats". iTunes (UK). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
2. ^ "IndieLondon: Music - Singles of the week - Friday, January 27, 2017 - Your London Reviews". Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2015-10-11.

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The Wombats

* Matthew Murphy
* Tord Øverland-Knudsen
* Dan Haggis

Studio albums|

* Girls, Boys and Marsupials (2006)
* A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation (2007)
* This Modern Glitch (2011)
* Glitterbug (2015)
* Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life (2018)
* Fix Yourself, Not the World (2022)

Extended plays|

* The Wombats Go Pop! Pop! Pop! (2007)
* The Wombats (2008)
* This Acoustic Glitch (2011)
* Glitterbug B-Sides (2015)

Singles|

* "Moving to New York"
* "Backfire at the Disco"
* "Kill the Director"
* "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
* "Is This Christmas?"
* "My Circuitboard City"
* "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)"
* "Jump into the Fog"
* "Anti-D"
* "Techno Fan"
* "1996"
* "Your Body Is a Weapon"
* "Greek Tragedy"
* "Give Me a Try"
* "Be Your Shadow"
* "Emoticons"
* "Lemon to a Knife Fight"
* "Turn"

Tours|

* Glitterbug Tour 2015/2016

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