Electronic Battle Weapon
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"Electronic Battle Weapon" is a series of singles by The Chemical Brothers
made for DJs to play in clubs. The songs have been used as tracks in several albums as well as b-sides of other singles.
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
made for DJs to play in clubs. The songs have been used as tracks in several albums as well as b-sides of other singles.
Singles
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| 1. "Electronic Battle Weapon 1" – "It Doesn't Matter Dig Your Own Hole Dig Your Own Hole is the second studio album by British electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 7 April 1997. It features Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Beth Orton as guest vocalists... " – 6:38 |
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| Notes: "Electronic Battle Weapon 1" was renamed "It Doesn't Matter" from The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background... second album Dig Your Own Hole Dig Your Own Hole Dig Your Own Hole is the second studio album by British electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 7 April 1997. It features Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Beth Orton as guest vocalists... as song number 6. The vocal sample was taken from "It Comes on Anyhow" by Lothar and the Hand People Lothar and the Hand People Lothar and the Hand People was a late-1960s psychedelic rock band known for its spacey music and pioneering use of the theremin and Moog modular synthesizer.... . |
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| 1. "Electronic Battle Weapon 1" - "It Doesn't Matter Dig Your Own Hole Dig Your Own Hole is the second studio album by British electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 7 April 1997. It features Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Beth Orton as guest vocalists... " - 6:38 2. "Electronic Battle Weapon 2" - "Don't Stop the Rock Dig Your Own Hole Dig Your Own Hole is the second studio album by British electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 7 April 1997. It features Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Beth Orton as guest vocalists... " - 7:14 |
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| Notes: "Electronic Battle Weapon 2" was changed to "Don't Stop the Rock" from The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background... second album Dig Your Own Hole Dig Your Own Hole Dig Your Own Hole is the second studio album by British electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 7 April 1997. It features Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Beth Orton as guest vocalists... as song number 7. This was also released with "Electronic Battle Weapon 1". |
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| 1. "Electronic Battle Weapon 3" - "Under the Influence Surrender (The Chemical Brothers album) Surrender is the third studio album by British big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 21 June 1999. It features Noel Gallagher , Hope Sandoval , and Bernard Sumner as guest vocalists... " - 5:05 |
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| Notes: "Electronic Battle Weapon 3" was renamed to "Under the Influence" on The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background... third album Surrender Surrender (The Chemical Brothers album) Surrender is the third studio album by British big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 21 June 1999. It features Noel Gallagher , Hope Sandoval , and Bernard Sumner as guest vocalists... . This was the only Electronic Battle Weapon release from the album Surrender Surrender (The Chemical Brothers album) Surrender is the third studio album by British big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 21 June 1999. It features Noel Gallagher , Hope Sandoval , and Bernard Sumner as guest vocalists... . |
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| 1. "Electronic Battle Weapon 3" - "Under the Influence Surrender (The Chemical Brothers album) Surrender is the third studio album by British big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 21 June 1999. It features Noel Gallagher , Hope Sandoval , and Bernard Sumner as guest vocalists... " - 5:05 2. "Electronic Battle Weapon 4" - "Freak of the Week Music: Response "Music: Response" is the fourth Chemical Brothers single from their third album Surrender. The song contains a sample of "Make It Hot" by Nicole Wray featuring Missy Elliott. "The Gentleman Thief Remix" was made by Justin Robertson... " - 6:11 |
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| Notes: "Electronic Battle Weapon 4" was renamed "Freak of the Week" and featured as a b-side from the single "Music: Response Music: Response "Music: Response" is the fourth Chemical Brothers single from their third album Surrender. The song contains a sample of "Make It Hot" by Nicole Wray featuring Missy Elliott. "The Gentleman Thief Remix" was made by Justin Robertson... ". |
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| 1. "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" - "It Began in Afrika It Began in Afrika "It Began in Afrika" is the first single from The Chemical Brothers' fourth album Come with Us. Originally named "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" to DJs, "It Began In Afrika" became a hit in clubs and was renamed. The song contains a sample from the track "Drumbeat" from Jim Ingram.The Chemical... " - 9:50 |
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| Notes: "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" was renamed to "It Began in Afrika It Began in Afrika "It Began in Afrika" is the first single from The Chemical Brothers' fourth album Come with Us. Originally named "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" to DJs, "It Began In Afrika" became a hit in clubs and was renamed. The song contains a sample from the track "Drumbeat" from Jim Ingram.The Chemical... '" from The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background... fourth album Come with Us Come with Us Come with Us is the fourth studio album by British big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 28 January 2002. It features Richard Ashcroft and Beth Orton as guest vocalists. The album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart... as song number 2. The song contains a sample from the song "Drumbeats" by Jim Ingram. |
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| 1. "Electronic Battle Weapon 6" - "Hoops (Remix) Come with Us Come with Us is the fourth studio album by British big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 28 January 2002. It features Richard Ashcroft and Beth Orton as guest vocalists. The album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart... " - 10:41 |
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| Notes: "Electronic Battle Weapon 6" is a remix of the song "Hoops" on The Chemical Brothers fourth album Come with Us Come with Us Come with Us is the fourth studio album by British big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 28 January 2002. It features Richard Ashcroft and Beth Orton as guest vocalists. The album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart... . This song can be found on the AmericanEP AmericanEP AmericanEP is an EP by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released in 2002 following the release of their successful fourth studio album Come with Us.- Track listing :# "Star Guitar " – 7:06... and the "Get Yourself High Get Yourself High "Get Yourself High" is a 2003 single by The Chemical Brothers. It features Canadian rapper k-os and appeared as a bonus track on their collection Singles 93-03. A music video directed by Joseph Kahn, featuring a digitally enhanced version of an old martial arts film called 2 Champions of Shaolin... " and Brotherhood Brotherhood (The Chemical Brothers album) Brotherhood is a compilation album by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on . It is the second compilation spanning the band's greatest hits, after 2003's Singles 93–03... CDs. |
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| 1. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7" - "Acid Children Galvanize (song) "Galvanize" is a song by British electronic duo The Chemical Brothers and the first single released from their 2005 album Push the Button. It was released a week before the album's release and peaked at No. 3 in the UK charts . It won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2006... " - 7:27 |
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| Notes: "Electronic Battle Weapon 7" has only one song called "Acid Children". This song can be found on the "Galvanize Galvanize (song) "Galvanize" is a song by British electronic duo The Chemical Brothers and the first single released from their 2005 album Push the Button. It was released a week before the album's release and peaked at No. 3 in the UK charts . It won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2006... " single from the Push the Button album. The song contains a sample from the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge where an altered sample of Freddy Krueger Freddy Krueger Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger is a fictional, horrifying character from the Nightmare on Elm Street series of horror films. He first appears in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street as a disfigured dream stalker who uses a glove armed with razors to kill his victims in their dreams,... 's voice says, "You are all my children now!" It was one of the most popular new tracks of the Live 04 tour, where it was played in full. During the "We Are the Night" tour, usually only the vocal sample was used in isolation, often played between "The Golden Path" and "Chemical Beats". |
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| 1. "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" - "Saturate We Are the Night We Are the Night is the sixth studio album by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 27 June 2007. The record entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and debuted at number 65 on the Billboard 200... " - 6:31 |
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| Notes: A shorter, edited version of "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" was subsequently released on We Are the Night We Are the Night We Are the Night is the sixth studio album by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 27 June 2007. The record entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and debuted at number 65 on the Billboard 200... under the title "Saturate". |
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| 1. "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" - "Saturate We Are the Night We Are the Night is the sixth studio album by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 27 June 2007. The record entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and debuted at number 65 on the Billboard 200... " – 6:31 2. "Electronic Battle Weapon 9" – 6:41 |
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| Notes: "Electronic Battle Weapon 9" was also released with "Electronic Battle Weapon 8". It is also included in the two-disc edition of the compilation album Brotherhood Brotherhood (The Chemical Brothers album) Brotherhood is a compilation album by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on . It is the second compilation spanning the band's greatest hits, after 2003's Singles 93–03... . The song does not have an official title. |
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| 1. "Electronic Battle Weapon 10" - "Midnight Madness Brotherhood (The Chemical Brothers album) Brotherhood is a compilation album by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on . It is the second compilation spanning the band's greatest hits, after 2003's Singles 93–03... " 2. "Hey Boy, Hey Girl (Soulwax Remix)" |
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| Notes: A shorter version of "Electronic Battle Weapon 10" was made available for download as a single on August 4th, 2008, under the title "Midnight Madness" and later released on the compilation album Brotherhood Brotherhood (The Chemical Brothers album) Brotherhood is a compilation album by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on . It is the second compilation spanning the band's greatest hits, after 2003's Singles 93–03... . It is also part of the soundtrack of Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 is the ninth football video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series... and Midnight Club: Los Angeles Midnight Club: Los Angeles Midnight Club: Los Angeles is the fourth video game in the Midnight Club series of racing video games, not including Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix. It was officially announced for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on January 11, 2008 by Rockstar Games. The game was developed by Rockstar San Diego... . |
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