"Pass This On" is a single from the Swedish electronic duo
The Knife
The Knife were a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consisted of siblings Karin and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. They gained a large international following i ...
, released in 2003. It is the third track on The Knife's second studio album, ''
Deep Cuts''.
Music video
Synopsis and credits
"A flaxen haired, spider-limbed female impersonator takes the mic in a rustic chalet. A woman in the small audience gets up out of her seat. Is she leaving? A glaring thug approaches the stage. Is he going to end her song by force? No, they're both moved by the music, and soon everyone is dancing. Except for one young woman, whose blank stare closes out the video on a question mark." (''Slant Magazine'', January, 2010)
The music video for the song was directed by
Johan Renck and features
female impersonator Rickard Engfors
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His career began in 1996 as an artist in Swedish drag troupe After Dark (drag act), After Dark and he was quickly ...
in a room
lip-synching to the song. Both members of The Knife,
Karin
Karin may refer to:
*Karin (given name), a feminine name
Fiction
* ''Karin'' (manga) or ''Chibi Vampire'', a Japanese media franchise
* Karin Hanazono, title character of the manga and anime ''Kamichama Karin''
*Karin Kokubu, a main character in ...
and
Olof Dreijer, are visible in the video; Olof is seen dancing next to Engfors and flirting with him, and Karin appears at the end of the video, sitting at a table and looking at Engfors and Olof.
Other versions
Covered by ''
Dan Sartain
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Biography
Sartain grew up in Fairfield, Alabama, and later settled ...
'' in 2014 on his album ''
Dudesblood''.
Formed the basis of Carnival's 2006 house track "Not Over Yet".
Reception
''
Slant Magazine
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'' placed the music video for "Pass This On" at No. 37 on its ''Best of the Aughts: Music Videos''.
Track listings
*Swedish CD, Maxi single
# "Pass This On (Dahlback & Dahlback Remix)" - 5:36
# "Pass This On (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)" - 6:58
# "Pass This On (M.A.N.D.Y. Instrumental)" -6:55
*UK CD single
Knife, The - Pass This On UK Single
Discogs
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. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
# "Pass This On (Original)" - 3:49
# "Pass This On (Dahlbäck And Dahlbäck Mix)" - 5:32
# "Pass This On (M.A.N.D.Y. Knifer Mix)" - 6:54
Charts
References
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2003 singles
2003 songs
The Knife songs
Songs written by Olof Dreijer
Songs written by Karin Dreijer
Music videos directed by Johan Renck
LGBTQ-related songs