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duo

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. It was released as a single from their second album, ''

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'' (1997), in September 1997. It peaked at number 17 on the

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directed the

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, which depicted a mixed

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competition with his future wife

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as one of the competitors. It has been called "arguably Jonze's greatest music video". The single does not appear on either of the duo's singles compilations, ''

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'' and '' Brotherhood''.

Samples

The vocals "Who is dis doin' this synthetic type of alpha beta psychedelic funkin'?" are taken from the song "This That Shit" by

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. The voice of the introduction is from

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and was recorded live at the Irving Plaza in late 1996.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the ''

'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at Orinoco Studios (South London, England) * Mastered at The Exchange (London, England) Personnel *

The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons in Manchester in 1989. They were pioneers (along with the Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, the Crystal Method, and other acts) in bringing the big beat gen ...

– production ** Tom Rowlands – writing ** Ed Simons – writing *

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– introduction voice, recorded live at Irving Plaza in late 1996 *

– vocal sample * Steve Dub – engineering * Mike Marsh – mastering

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1997 songs 1997 singles Astralwerks singles The Chemical Brothers songs Music videos directed by Spike Jonze Songs written by Ed Simons Songs written by Tom Rowlands Virgin Records singles