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;
Songwriter(s)	Sonja Glass; Valeska Steiner;
Producer(s)	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 [de] (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)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[2]	41
France (SNEP)^[3]	139
Germany (GfK)^[4]	65
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[5]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	56
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[7]	17

References

^ "Little Numbers - Single". iTunes (DE). Retrieved 2016-08-02.
^ "Boy – Little Numbers" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
^ "Boy – Little Numbers" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
^ "Boy – Little Numbers" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 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 Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

[um2-1] "Little Numbers - Single". iTunes (DE). 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). Les classement single. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

[sc_Germany_Boy-4] "Boy – Little Numbers" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 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 Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

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