"Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" is the debut single by British duo

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, members of the

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. The track features a

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from the theme tune to the

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'', composed by Ken Freeman. The duo had not initially gone the correct route to clear the rights to use the ''Casualty'' theme, instead calling a BBC receptionist to tell them they were sampling it. When they signed with

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, the company cleared the sample. The song was first released in 1999 on

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, simply titled "Casualty". Released on 24 April 2000, the song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 30 April 2000. The 12-inch of the single was not eligible for the singles chart due to its length, which broke chart regulations and had instead appeared on the

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, reaching number 71. While the record appeared on ''

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'' during its week at number one, many radio stations refused to play "Bound 4 da Reload" because of its controversial spoken sample taken from the film ''

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'', spoken by the actors Tony McMahon and

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("Ah! Shit! I've been shot!/I don't fucking believe this, could everyone stop getting shot?"). On the BBC Radio 1 Chart Show, a version was played with the swearing edited out.

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single # "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" (radio edit) – 3:51 # "Express da Funk" – 5:33 # "Bound 4 da Reload" – 5:23 UK CD2 # "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" – 4:51 # "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" (remix) – 6:21 # "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" (video)

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References

External links

* 1999 songs 2000 debut singles Oxide & Neutrino songs East West Records singles UK singles chart number-one singles {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub