{{other uses|Internet (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Use British English|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox song | name = Internet Connection | cover = M.I.A. - Internet Connection.jpg | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = M.I.A. | album = Maya | released = {{start date|2011|1|11|df=yes}} | recorded = Alternative hip hop | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = {{duration|m=2|s=49}} | label = {{hlist|N.E.E.T.|XL|Interscope}} | writer = {{flatlist| * Maya Arulpragasam * Charles Smith }} | producer = {{flatlist| * M.I.A. * Blaqstarr }} | prev_title = It Takes a Muscle | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Bad Girls | next_year = 2012 }} "'''Internet Connection'''" is a song by British recording artist M.I.A. from the deluxe edition of her third studio album, ''Maya'' (2010). The track was written and produced by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, and Blaqstarr.<ref name=":0">{{cite AV media notes |title=Maya |type=deluxe edition liner notes |others=M.I.A. |year=2010 |publisher=N.E.E.T Recordings |id=XLCD497X}}</ref> Originally titled "I'm Down Like Your Internet Connection", the song was inspired by the issues M.I.A. had with her own Internet connection and a lengthy phone call with Verizon tech support. She eventually asked one of the workers to sing the lyrics down the phone, and used the recording in the final track.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/m-i-a-teams-with-blaqstarr-verizon-workers-for-summer-disc-20100108 |title=M.I.A. Teams With Blaqstarr, Verizon Workers for Summer Disc - Rolling Stone |author=Caryn Ganz |date=January 8, 2010 |publisher=www.rollingstone.com |accessdate=August 8, 2016}}</ref> The song was released as the seventh and final single from the album, on 11 January 2011 as a digital download, under license to XL Recordings and exclusive license to Interscope in the USA. The EP featured remixes by artists including Flux Pavilion, Buraka Som Sistema, Huoratron and Tony Senghore.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/10959-internet-connection-huoratron-rum-aid-remix/ |title="Internet Connection (Huoratron Rum Aid Remix)" &#124; Pitchfork |author=Larry Fitzmaurice |date=January 11, 2011 |publisher=pitchfork.com |accessdate=August 8, 2016 }}</ref>

==Track listing== ;Digital download<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/internet-connection-remixes/id410631743|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228151330/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/internet-connection-remixes/id410631743|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 December 2013|title=Internet Connection (The Remixes) - EP|publisher=iTunes|date=January 11, 2011|accessdate=July 22, 2016}}</ref> # "Internet Connection" {{small|(Flux Pavilion Remix)}} – 5:06 # "Internet Connection" {{small|(Buraka Som Sistema Remix)}} – 5:31 # "Internet Connection" {{small|(Huoratron Remix)}} – 7:05 # "Internet Connection" {{small|(Tony Senghore Remix)}} – 7:16

;Promo CD< # "Internet Connection" – 2:49 # "Internet Connection" {{small|(instrumental)}} – 2:42

==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |- ! scope="row"| Worldwide | 17 January 2011 | Digital download, streaming | XL Recordings, Interscope |}

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Category:2010 songs Category:2011 singles Category:Alternative hip-hop songs Category:Electronic songs Category:M.I.A. (rapper) songs Category:Songs written by M.I.A. (rapper) Category:XL Recordings singles Category:N.E.E.T. Recordings singles Category:Songs written by Blaqstarr