# Professional Distortion

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Professional Distortion
| cover      = Professional Distortion.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Miss Kittin](/source/Miss_Kittin)
| album      = [I Com](/source/I_Com)
| released   = {{start date|df=y|2004|5|17}}<ref name="UKvinyl">{{cite web| last=| first= |url =http://www.discogs.com/Miss-Kittin-Professional-Distortion/release/256746| title = Miss Kittin - Professional Distortion (Vinyl) – UK Vinyl, 12-inch single | work = [Discogs](/source/Discogs) | publisher = Zinc Media, Inc | date = | accessdate = 2011-03-02}}</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [Breakcore](/source/Breakcore), [electroclash](/source/electroclash)
| length     =
| label      = [NovaMute](/source/Novamute_Records)
| writer     = [Caroline Hervé](/source/Miss_Kittin), Thies Mynther, Tobias Neumann
| producer   = Thies Mynther, Tobias Neumann
| chronology = [Miss Kittin](/source/Miss_Kittin)
| prev_title = [The Beach](/source/The_Beach_(song))
| prev_year  = 2003
| next_title = [Requiem for a Hit](/source/Requiem_for_a_Hit)
| next_year  = 2004
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|oko3X25GcFI|"Professional Distortion"}}}}
}}

"'''Professional Distortion'''" is the debut solo single from [Miss Kittin](/source/Miss_Kittin)'s debut solo album ''[I Com](/source/I_Com)''.  It became her first solo song to chart on the French and UK singles charts. It was later included on her 2005 [EP](/source/Extended_play) ''[Mixing Me](/source/Mixing_Me)''.<ref>{{cite web| last=Loftus| first=Johnny| url ={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r736675|pure_url=yes}}| title = Mixing Me - Miss Kittin | website = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)| publisher = [Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation)| date = 2005 | accessdate = 2011-07-20}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
Lowri Williams of [Gigwise.com](/source/Gigwise.com) said, "Heavily engrossed with unforgettable synthesisers and loops, this track really is electronic music at its best featuring the Queen of the scene."<ref>{{cite news| last=Williams| first=Lowri| url =http://www.gigwise.com/news/1919/Sleep-Sin-Sing-Singled-Out| title =Sleep, Sin, Sing, Singled Out!| work = [Gigwise.com](/source/Gigwise.com)| date = 2004-05-19| accessdate = 2010-05-28}}</ref>   By contrast, Terry Sawyer of [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters) commented that the song "wastes a beautiful bassline that rides into the speakers like a skipped stone by saddling it with the [Ladytron](/source/Ladytron) monotone of the lyrics."<ref>{{cite magazine| last = Sawyer| first = Terry| url = http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/misskittin-icom.shtml| title = Miss Kittin: I Com - PopMatters Music Review| magazine = [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)| date = 2004-12-06| accessdate = 2010-05-28| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091010131846/http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/misskittin-icom.shtml| archivedate = 2009-10-10}}</ref>

==Music videos==
Two official music videos were made for "Professional Distortion". The original video featured Miss Kittin singing in a factory while workmen dance to the song. The second video was directed by Sven C. Steinmeyer and shows handwritten lyrics by [Miss Kittin](/source/Miss_Kittin) flash across the screen.  A cartoon guitar player is featured at the beginning of the video.

==Live performances==
[Miss Kittin](/source/Miss_Kittin) performed "Professional Distortion ([Otto von Schirach](/source/Otto_von_Schirach) Remix)" live at the [Sónar](/source/S%C3%B3nar) festival and included it on her album ''[Live at Sónar](/source/Live_at_S%C3%B3nar)''.<ref>{{cite web| last=| first= |url =http://www.discogs.com/Miss-Kittin-Live-At-Sónar/master/5322| title = Miss Kittin - Live At Sónar at Discogs| work = [Discogs](/source/Discogs) | publisher = Zinc Media, Inc | date = | accessdate = 2010-07-15}}</ref>

==Track listing==
# "Professional Distortion" (Original Mix) – 3:17
# "Professional Distortion" ([Otto von Schirach](/source/Otto_von_Schirach)'s God's Magnetic Cereal Pamper Mix) – 6:12
# "Professional Distortion" ([Modeselektor](/source/Modeselektor)'s Big Muff Mix) – 3:45
# "Professional Distortion" (Kittin vs. Zdar Aka-Pella Mix) – 2:43

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (2004)
!align="left"|Peak<br />Position
|-
{{singlechart|France|77|artist=Miss Kittin|song=Professional Distortion|accessdate=2010-05-28}}
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles ([The Official Charts Company](/source/The_Official_Charts_Company))<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM |title=Chart Log UK : 1994&ndash;2008 : M&ndash;My Vitriol| accessdate=2011-05-28|publisher=Zobbel.de}}</ref>
|align="center"|83
|-
|align="left"|UK Dance ([The Official Charts Company](/source/The_Official_Charts_Company))<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/top40/dance.shtml|title=BBC - Radio 1 - Chart|accessdate=2010-07-21|publisher=[BBC Radio 1](/source/BBC_Radio_1)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612084327/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/top40/dance.shtml|archivedate=2004-06-12}}</ref>

|align="center"|4
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/Miss+Kittin/Professional+Distortion--2169233;_ylt=AhkKV_Vx1nka95Q7Yzgsv0TesyUv "Professional Distortion"] at [Yahoo! Music](/source/Yahoo!_Music)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oko3X25GcFI "Professional Distortion" (Animated version)] at [YouTube](/source/YouTube)

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Category:2004 debut singles
Category:2004 songs
Category:Miss Kittin songs
Category:Songs written by Miss Kittin
Category:Songs about the media
Category:Electroclash songs

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