"Courtship Dating" is a song recorded by the Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles. It was released on March 31, 2008, as the third single from the band's debut studio album, Crystal Castles (2008). A music video was released in April.

Composition

According to the Independent, the song "is about human taxidermy, the idea of preserving the beauty of a lover the way you would an animal".

Reception

NME described "Courtship Dating" it as "synth-pop filled up with muted screams, jerking bass and sparking circuit boards" and "the best piece of humanity-loathing cyborg pop since the Knife's Silent Shout". In the United Kingdom, "Courtship Dating" peaked on the Official Charts Company's Independent Singles Chart at number 4 and their Physical Singles Chart at number 39.

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Charts