# Like a Pen

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Like a Pen
| cover      = The Knife - Like a Pen.png
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [the Knife](/source/the_Knife)
| album      = [Silent Shout](/source/Silent_Shout)
| released   = {{Start date|2006|10|16|df=yes}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = {{hlist|[Tech house](/source/Tech_house)|[synth-pop](/source/synth-pop)}}
| length     = {{duration|m=6|s=13}}
| label      = [Rabid](/source/Rabid_Records)
| writer     = The Knife
| producer   = The Knife
| prev_title = [We Share Our Mothers' Health](/source/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](/source/electronic_music) duo [the Knife](/source/the_Knife) from their third studio album, ''[Silent Shout](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved 2010-06-18.</ref>
|align="center"|15
|-
|}

==Critical reception==
Neil Jones of ''[MusicOMH](/source/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](/source/MusicOMH)''. Retrieved 2010-06-21.</ref> By contrast, Alex Lai of ''[Contactmusic.com](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Contactmusic.com)''. Retrieved 2010-06-21.</ref>

==References==
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Category:2006 singles
Category:2006 songs
Category:The Knife songs
Category:Songs written by Karin Dreijer
Category:Songs written by Olof Dreijer
Category:Mute Records singles
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