British electronic duo, Frou Frou, have rereleased the single ‘Aeroplane’, available on all streaming platforms via Universal Music, February 21. Originally released as a 1998 b-side ‘Airplane’ on front woman Imogen Heap’s solo debut album ‘I Megaphone’ under the adjacent reference ‘Frou Frou Remix’ (the identifying label of the musical collaborations between Heap and bandmate, producer Guy Sigsworth), the single later appeared on the 2002 Japanese reissue of the album after being failing to make the cut on the band’s most recent album ‘Details’ (2002). This will be the first time the single has been non-exclusively released, available for digital download and streaming.
Taking to Instagram to share the news, Heap captioned the post: “You asked and we listened. Aeroplane is now available everywhere. Completing the Frou Frou canon.” This is the first time fans have witnessed Heap and Sigsworth join forces since debuting the single ‘A New Kind Of Love (Demo)’ as a studio release in 2022 – a never-heard-before Frou Frou song dating back to the band’s productive years of the late nineties.
The rerelease of ‘Aeroplane’ follows Heap’s recent blowup on social media, particularly on TikTok, where her song ‘Headlock’ experienced a viral moment earlier this year, re entering the UK Top 40 charts at #35 – 20 years after its release! The popular return of the track aligns with the song rights being restored to the British producer and musician after a vicennial licensing agreement with Sony. Heap expressed her enthusiasm for younger generations discovering her music in a recent statement: “So incredibly grateful to have this new energy coming into my life from new and old fans surrounding ‘Headlock’. Timing is immaculate, as after 20 years of this song being licensed to Sony as part of the ‘Speak for Yourself’ album, it’s just reverted back to me! Thank you Universe!”
Forming a musical partnership in 1997, Frou Frou are a band that, although no longer active, preserve a legacy of being highly innovative and foundational in the world of electronic music. Most well-known for their 2004 recorded cover of Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Holding Out for a Hero’, the song was used in the credits of the animation film Shrek 2, representing an element of nostalgia for the generation who now resonate with Heap’s solo music endeavours. Although the duo only produced music for the relatively short years of 1997-2004, their only studio album to date, ‘Details’ (2002) remains much-loved by fans and musicians alike, debuting to positive reviews upon initial release. Heap and Sigsworth have also retained their musical rapport on stage, as well as the recording room: As recently as 2017, Sigsworth joined the ‘Hide And Seek’ singer for her Mycelia tour.
Listen to the rerelease of ‘Aeroplane’ now on all streaming platforms.
