It received its world premiere on Tony Fenton's Today FM show on 31 July 2008, demoed on lisahannigan.com and was later released as a free download in Ireland on 25 August 2008.
[1] Lille became an airplay hit on Irish and American radio stations[2] and earned the admiration of the Grammy-nominated Californian singer-songwriter Jason Mraz who invited Hannigan to support him on a 42-date US tour in late 2008.
[3] Hannigan then signed with ATO Records in the US, where her album was released in February 2009,[4] although it is currently available from the iTunes store in the US.
[5] The song was also performed at the nominations ceremony of the 2009 Mercury Prize in London when Sea Sew was shortlisted for the award.
[6] The performance preceded increased media interest in the singer in the United Kingdom.