Notable Appearances
Le Tigre collaborated with Chicks on Speed on the song "Wordy Rappinghood" from their album 99 Cents in 2003 along with other female musicians such as Miss Kittin, Kevin Blechdom, Adult.'s Nicola Kuperus, and Tina Weymouth of the Tom Tom Club. "Wordy Rappinghood" became a moderate dance hit in Europe, peaking at number five on the Belgian Dance Chart, and at number sixty-six on the UK Singles Chart.
In 2006, Le Tigre contributed to Yoko Ono's Yes, I'm a Witch album by remixing "Sisters O Sisters".
Le Tigre licensed two of their songs for use in advertisements by Canadian telephone provider Telus and Australian jewellery chain Goldmark. A sample from "Deceptacon" plays in the background of a 2006 television commercial for Nivea cosmetics. The song is featured in the 2006 Norwegian film Reprise during its comical party scene. Le Tigre's "TKO" is featured in the 2006 film Accepted, as well as on the second season of FOX's teen drama The O.C. and on the third season of The CW's teen drama One Tree Hill.
The Boston Red Sox radio broadcast often uses a sample of "Deceptacon", the first song on Le Tigre's debut album, as filler when returning from commercial break. The song was also featured in the Girl Skateboard Company's film Yeah Right! (playing during Rick McCrank's skateboarding segment), the freestyle ski film Teddybear Crisis, and Robot Food's snowboard film Afterbang, thus elevating it to cult status among skateboarders, freestyle skiers, snowboarders, and the like.
Many of their songs feature prominently in the 2007 film Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
Their song "Let's Run" was featured in the 2002 film Better Luck Tomorrow.
On June 7, 2011, Oscilloscope Laboratories released Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour on DVD. The documentary follows the band on their international farewell tour in 2004–05, and was directed by Kerthy Fix (Stranger Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields).
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