"Galvanize" is a song by British electronic

Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

 duo 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...

 and the first single released from their 2005 album Push the Button

Push the Button (Chemical Brothers album)

Push the Button is the fifth studio album by English big beat band The Chemical Brothers, first released in January 2005. It won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album in January 2006...

. It was released a week before the album's release and peaked at No. 3 in the UK charts (see 2005 in music

2005 in music

-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...

). It won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording

Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording

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 in February 2006. That same month, an Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch

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 television commercial for Budweiser Select

Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)

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 featured "Galvanize". The song also started appearing in NBC's Sunday Night Football

NBC Sunday Night Football

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 coverage in 2008.

The track features a distinct Moroccan

Morocco

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 string sample from Najat Aatabou

Najat Aatabou

Najat Aâtabou is a Moroccan singer, songwriter and composer. She is perhaps best known for her song "Hadi Kedba Bayna" which was sampled by the Chemical Brothers on their song Galvanize.- Early life :...

's song "Just Tell Me the Truth". The main hook of the song is in an unusual 6/4 time signature

Time signature

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. The track also features rapping by Q-Tip

Q-Tip (rapper)

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 (formerly of A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...

). In part of the song, a sample from their early single "Leave Home

Leave Home (The Chemical Brothers song)

"Leave Home" is a song by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers. It was the first single released from their debut album Exit Planet Dust in 1995. It reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. The song contains a short sample from the Kraftwerk song "Ohm Sweet Ohm"...

" plays.

In Australia, the song was ranked No. 65 on triple j's Hottest 100 of 2004

Triple J Hottest 100, 2004

The 2004 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2005. It was the twelfth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J....

.

It was the highest charting single in their native United Kingdom by The Chemical Brothers since "Hey Boy Hey Girl

Hey Boy Hey Girl

"Hey Boy Hey Girl" is a song by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers. It was released as a single from their 1999 album Surrender. The vocal sample "Hey girls, B-boys, superstar DJs, here we go!" was taken from "The Roof is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three...

". Both singles reached No. 3. But in Spain it reached No. 1 and it held the top spot for two weeks.

Music video

The music video was filmed in Málaga

Málaga

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, Spain

Spain

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. It involves three boys wearing clown face paint, who sneak into a club during a Krump dance fight. One of the boys starts dancing in the dance-off, but they are caught and taken by the police

Police

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.

In the UK

• released 17 January 2005 by Virgin Records
  Virgin Records
  Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
  
  
• CD 1 CHEMSD21

1. "Galvanize"
2. "Rize Up"
   • CD 2 CHEMSDX21
3. "Galvanize"
4. "Galvanize" (Extended Version)
5. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
6. "Galvanize" (Video)
   • 12" CHEMST21
7. "Galvanize" (Extended Version)
8. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"

In Australia

Australia

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• released 17 January 2005 by Virgin Records
• CD 8765962

1. "Galvanize"
2. "Galvanize" (Extended Version)
3. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"

In the US

• released 18 January 2005 by Astralwerks
  Astralwerks
  Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States....
  
  
• CD ASW 76599

1. "Galvanize" (Extended Version)
2. "Rize Up"
3. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
   • 12" ASW 76599
4. "Galvanize" (Extended Version)
5. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"

In Japan

Japan

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• released 26 January 2005 by Toshiba-EMI
  Toshiba-EMI
  (formerly , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in June 30, 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. The current CEO and president is San-e Ichii. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was...
  
  
• CD VJCP-12183

1. "Galvanize" (Single Edit)
2. "Galvanize" (Extended Version)
3. "Galvanize" (Abe Duque Remix)
4. "Rize Up"
5. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
6. "Galvanize" (Video)