The band began as a project between Ulf and Jo in Oslo, Norway in the winter of 2000-01. Starting out as an instrumental and sampled vocal project, they were signed for a track on a compilation by Beatservice Records in Winter 2001. On hearing the finished track, label manager Vidar Hanssen signed the unnamed band for a full album.
During early Summer 2001, Ulf and Jo recorded most of the album and Anja improvised the vocals. After their vocals, Jo layered the guitars, but it would be a year before the album would be completed and released.
In Spring 2002, the band was known as Flunk and they released their first single, a cover of New Order's Blue Monday in April. The track was well received in the UK and was included on numerous compilations in North America and Europe. Later in April, their debut album For Sleepyheads Only was released which garnered great reviews in Norway. With the success of their album, BBC invited them to do a recording session for the Radio 1 show The Blue Room in London. Shortly after Notting Hill Art's Club would become the location to their live debut. In the United States, they became signed to Guidance Recordings.
By Summer 2002, raving reviews were being returned by British electronica magazines and in July they played Norway's finest rock festival. In October For Sleepyheads Only was released in the US through Guidance Recordings. By November they played the London Jazz Festival.
Throughout 2003 their debut, For Sleepyheads Only was still being echoed across the globe in staggered releases with special editions released to Russia and Greece. Beatservice Records then went on to release Treat Me Like You Do (For Sleepyheads Only Remixed) in June. While their debut continued to make it's way around, the band wasted no time and began work on their second album for the majority of the year, which was recorded in Paris in October.
Their sophomore album, Morning Star was finished in March 2004 and saw a Norwegian release in May while the rest of the world received it in June. In 2005, Play America was released on Beatservice Records which included bonus tracks from the US version of Morning Star along with remixes.
A third effort, Personal Stereo was released in 2007, with the accompanying remix album Democracy following soon after.
Miss World
Flunk Lyrics
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I know it's gonna be for real
This time
I know it's gonna be for real
Full stand still
I miss the chemistry of your kiss
I know it's gonna be for real
Full stand still
This time
I know it's gonna be for real
Full stand still
I miss the chemistry of your kiss
This time
I know it's gonna be for real
Full stand still
Alone
And it's for real
Oh full stand still
Alone
And it's for real
I feel so totally happy, and it's all so real
I could surf the earth on a banana peel
I'm so totally into this
The chemistry of your kiss
The way you lose yourself at night
The way you look in the morning light
You're so pretty
Makes me want to burn this city down
I walk the streets with a frown
The size of a playground merry-go-round
This time (this time)
I know it's gonna be for real
You are Miss World
I miss
The chemistry of your kiss
Full stand still
Alone
And it's for real
Ah full stand still
This time
I know it's gonna be for real
Full stand still
Alone
And it's for real
I feel so totally happy, and it's all so real
I could surf the earth on a banana peel
I'm so totally into this
The chemistry of your kiss
The way you lose yourself at night
The way you look in the morning light
You're so pretty
Makes me want to burn this city down
I walk the streets with a frown
The size of a playground merry-go-round
This time (this time)
I know it's gonna be for real
You are Miss World
I miss
The chemistry of your kiss
Alone...
The chemistry of your kiss
You are Miss World
I miss
The chemistry of your kiss
The lyrics of Flunk's song "Miss World" are about the singer's intense longing for a certain person, who he addresses as "Miss World". The repeated phrase, "This time I know it's gonna be for real" suggests that he has had a history of failed relationships or unrequited love but is hopeful that this time things will work out. He misses the chemistry of the person's kiss which he describes as making him feel "totally happy" and so into them that he could "surf the earth on a banana peel". The way they lose themselves at night and look in the morning light is so captivating to him that it makes him want to burn the city down, though this could also suggest his frustration at the distance or inaccessibility of the person. Despite his strong feelings, he remains alone and walks the streets with a frown suggesting a deep sense of sadness and lack of fulfillment in his life without the object of his affection.
The repetition of "Full stand still" and "Alone" in the chorus emphasizes the singer's sense of being stuck or frozen in time without the person he longs for. The lyrics also give the impression that the singer sees the person as the ultimate beauty, reflected in the repeated phrase "You are Miss World". Overall, the song conveys a sense of intense desire and longing, with the singer seemingly willing to do anything to be reunited with the person he misses so much.
Line by Line Meaning
This time
I know it's gonna be for real
The singer is confident that this experience will be genuine.
Full stand still
I miss the chemistry of your kiss
The singer is reminiscing about the past and the physical connection they shared with someone.
Alone
And it's for real
The singer is currently experiencing loneliness and it is not temporary.
I could surf the earth on a banana peel
I'm so totally into this
The chemistry of your kiss
The artist is infatuated with someone and feels unstoppable.
The way you lose yourself at night
The way you look in the morning light
You're so pretty
Makes me want to burn this city down
The artist is describing their attraction to someone and how it is powerful enough to make them want to act irrationally.
I walk the streets with a frown
The size of a playground merry-go-round
This time (this time)
I know it's gonna be for real
The singer is feeling defeated but is still hoping that this time things will work out.
You are Miss World
I miss
The chemistry of your kiss
The singer is addressing their partner, who is the most important person in their world, and confessing that they miss their physical affection.
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