For the song from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, see The Origin of Love (song).
2012 studio album by Mika
The Origin of Love
Studio album by
Mika
Released
17 September 2012 (2012-09-17)
Recorded
2011–12
Genre
Pop[1]
dance-pop[2]
Length
45:19
Label
Casablanca
Barclay
Producer
Klas Åhlund
Benny Benassi
Fryars
Nick Littlemore
Peter Mayes
Mika
Greg Wells
Dan Wilson
Mika chronology
The Boy Who Knew Too Much (2009)
The Origin of Love (2012)
No Place in Heaven (2015)
Singles from The Origin of Love
"Elle me dit" Released: 11 July 2011
"Celebrate" Released: 15 June 2012
"Underwater" Released: 5 October 2012
"Origin of Love" Released: 3 December 2012
"Popular Song" Released: 21 December 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source
Rating
Metacritic
(69/100)[3]
Review scores
Source
Rating
The Arts Desk
[4]
AllMusic
[5]
entertainment.ie
[6]
The Guardian
[7]
Idolator
[8]
London Evening Standard
[9]
musicOMH
[10]
The Observer
[11]
PopMatters
5/10[12]
The Scotsman
[13]
The Origin of Love is the third studio album released by British singer-songwriter Mika. The album was released in France on 17 September 2012, and in the United Kingdom on 8 October 2012, via Casablanca Records and Barclay Records respectively. The album was preceded by an alternate lead single in each region. "Elle me dit" was first released in France, whereas "Celebrate" served as the first official single for the United Kingdom.
^Heather Phares. "The Origin of Love - Mika". AllMusic.
^Heather Phares. "No Place in Heaven - Mika". AllMusic.
^"Metacritic: The Origin of Love". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
^H. Green, Thomas (4 October 2012). "CD: Mika - The Origin of Love". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^Phares, Heather (8 October 2012). "The Origin of Love - Mika". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^Bruton, Louise (14 September 2012). "Mika - The Origin of Love". entertainment.ie. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^Sullivan, Caroline (4 October 2012). "Mika: The Origin of Love – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^Katz, Jeff. "Mika's 'The Origin of Love': Album Review | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on". Idolator. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^Smyth, David (5 October 2012). "CDs of the week". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^Young, Martyn (8 October 2012). "Mika – The Origin of Love". musicOMH. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^Hoby, Hermione (6 October 2012). "Mika: The Origin of Love – review". The Observer. London. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^Ezell, Brice (18 November 2012). "Mika: The Origin of Love". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^Shepherd, Fiona (8 October 2012). "Album reviews: Mika | Ellie Goulding | Beth Orton | Robin Williamson | John Turville Trio". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
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