Like a Pen

{{Infobox song | name = Like a Pen | cover = The Knife - Like a Pen.png | alt = | type = single | artist = the Knife | album = Silent Shout | released = {{Start date|2006|10|16|df=yes}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = {{hlist|Tech house|synth-pop}} | length = {{duration|m=6|s=13}} | label = Rabid | writer = The Knife | producer = The Knife | prev_title = We Share Our Mothers' Health | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Seeds | next_year = 2010 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|bcCQw4iv7uM|"Like a Pen"}}}} }}

"'''Like a Pen'''" is a song by Swedish electronic music duo the Knife from their third studio album, ''Silent Shout'' (2006). It was released as the album's fourth and final single on 16 October 2006 in the United Kingdom and on 28 November in the United States.

==Track listings== *'''Swedish CD maxi single'''<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Knife-Like-A-Pen/release/790277 Knife, The - Like a Pen Swedish Single] Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-19.</ref> # "Like a Pen" (Radio Edit) – 3:33 # "Like a Pen" (Album Version) – 6:15 # "Like a Pen" (Club Mix) – 8:18 # "Like a Pen" (Demo Version) – 5:28 # "Like a Pen" (Heartthrob Remix) -6:29 # "Like a Pen" (Thomas Schumacher Dub) – 8:15 # "Like a Pen" (Heartthrob Dub) – 5:19 *'''UK CD maxi single'''<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Knife-Like-A-Pen/release/816956 Knife, The – Like a Pen UK Single] Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-19.</ref> # "Like a Pen" (Radio Edit) – 3:24 # "Like a Pen" (Extended Club Mix) -8:18 # "Like a Pen" (Heartthrob Remix) – 6:29 # "Like a Pen" (Heartthrob Dub) – 5:19 # "Like a Pen" (Thomas Schumacher Dub) – 8:15 ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (2006) !align="left"|Peak<br>position |- |align="left"|UK Singles Chart<ref name="Zob">{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_K.HTM|title=Chart Log UK : Alex K – Kyuss |accessdate=2010-06-18|publisher=Zobbel}}</ref> |align="center"|96 |- |align="left"|US Hot Dance Singles Sales<ref name="allmusic">[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r827674/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}} The Knife - Silent Shout - Billboard Singles] AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-06-18.</ref> |align="center"|15 |- |}

==Critical reception== Neil Jones of ''MusicOMH'' commented that "when it comes down to it, this single thrills you inside, possibly because of, and never despite, its ultra-artistic veneer."<ref>Jones, Neil (2006-10-16). [http://www.musicomh.com/singles/knife-4_1006.htm The Knife - Like A Pen (Brille)] ''MusicOMH''. Retrieved 2010-06-21.</ref> By contrast, Alex Lai of ''Contactmusic.com'' said, "those who are not fans of the genre are unlikely to find the mid-pace bleeps and samples appealing" and that Karin Dreijer Andersson's voice is "not best used here."<ref>Lai, Alex (2006). [http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/theknifex28x09x06 The Knife - Like A Pen Single Review] ''Contactmusic.com''. Retrieved 2010-06-21.</ref>

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