Proof of Youth
Encyclopedia
Proof of Youth is the second studio album by Brighton
band The Go! Team
. It was released on September 10, 2007 in the United Kingdom
and a day later in the United States
.
, hip-hop and dance. It was preceded by two singles: "Grip Like a Vice
", released on July 9, 2007, and "Doing It Right", released the week before the album. On July 2, 2007, "The Wrath of Marcie" was made available for streaming by accident by v2.
Proof of Youth features Bonde do Role
's Marina Ribatski and Solex vocal contributions, along with the Double Dutch Divas. Also contributing vocals to the album are the Rappers Delight Club
and Public Enemy's Chuck D
on "Flashlight Fight".
Japan bonus tracks
includes a second disc, with six additional tracks in the UK, or four in the US.. These are written by The Go! Team unless otherwise noted.
UK Bonus Disc
US Bonus Disc
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
band The Go! Team
The Go! Team
The Go! Team are a six-piece band from Brighton, England. They combine indie rock and garage rock with a mixture of blaxploitation and Bollywood soundtracks, double dutch chants, old school hip hop and distorted guitars similar to the style of Sonic Youth. Their songs are a mix of live...
. It was released on September 10, 2007 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and a day later in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
History
The album encompasses various genres of music including indie rockIndie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
, hip-hop and dance. It was preceded by two singles: "Grip Like a Vice
Grip Like a Vice
"Grip Like a Vice" is a single off the album Proof of Youth by The Go! Team. It was released on July 9, 2007 on Memphis Industries. It was released as a CD single and was also released on two limited edition coloured vinyl singles. It reached number 57 on the UK Singles Chart and ranked at number...
", released on July 9, 2007, and "Doing It Right", released the week before the album. On July 2, 2007, "The Wrath of Marcie" was made available for streaming by accident by v2.
Proof of Youth features Bonde do Role
Bonde do Rolê
Bonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
's Marina Ribatski and Solex vocal contributions, along with the Double Dutch Divas. Also contributing vocals to the album are the Rappers Delight Club
Rappers Delight Club
Rappers Delight Club is a rotating group of American elementary and middle school rappers from Silver Spring, Maryland. The group are most notable for their appearance in British funk/rock band The Go! Team’s second album, Proof of Youth on the song "Universal Speech".-History:The Rappers Delight...
and Public Enemy's Chuck D
Chuck D
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour , better known by his stage name, Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.- Early life :Ridenhour was born in Queens, New York...
on "Flashlight Fight".
Track listing
- "Grip Like a ViceGrip Like a Vice"Grip Like a Vice" is a single off the album Proof of Youth by The Go! Team. It was released on July 9, 2007 on Memphis Industries. It was released as a CD single and was also released on two limited edition coloured vinyl singles. It reached number 57 on the UK Singles Chart and ranked at number...
" (featuring Lisa Lee of Cosmic Force & Sha Rock of Funky 4 + 1Funky Four Plus OneFunky Four Plus One was the first Hip-Hop/Rap group from The Bronx, New York, United States to receive a recording deal. They were notable for having a female MC, and were the first rap group to perform live on a national television broadcast...
) - 4:01- Written by: The Go! Team / Charles Hearndon, McKinley Jackson, Melvin Griffin, Ruth CopelandRuth CopelandRuth Copeland is an English singer known for her involvement with George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic.- Early career :Copeland was born in Consett, County Durham, in the north-east of England. She initially pursued her music career as a blues and folk singer, however she gained her first break...
/ Ronald Greene, Taharqa Aleem, Tunde Aleem - Contains elements of The Politicians' "Psycha-Soula-Funkadelic", Captain Rock's "Cosmic Blast" and the documentary "Beat This: A Hip-Hop HistoryBeat This: A Hip-Hop HistoryBeat This: A Hip-Hop History is a 1984 BBC documentary film about hip-hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine. The cast includes Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc — the film includes footage from Herc's original dance parties — The Cold Crush Brothers, Jazzy Jay, Brim Fuentes, and The Dynamic Rockers....
".
- Written by: The Go! Team / Charles Hearndon, McKinley Jackson, Melvin Griffin, Ruth Copeland
- "Doing It Right" (featuring Kaori Tsuchida) - 3:23
- Written by: The Go! Team / Weldon McDougal / Guy Hemric, Jerry Styner
- Contains elements of Cindy Gibson's "I'll Always Love You" , and Hemric and Styner's "International Girl" .
- "My World" - 2:08
- Written by: Alan ParkerAlan Parker (musician)Alan Parker is a British guitarist and composer. Parker was trained by Julian Bream at London’s Royal Academy of Music....
- This track is a version of Alan Parker's "The Free Life".
- Written by: Alan Parker
- "Titanic Vandalism" (featuring Marina of Bonde do RolêBonde do RolêBonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
) - 3:50- Written by: The Go! Team / Charles Hearndon, McKinley Jackson, Melvin Griffin, Ruth Copeland
- Contains elements of The Politicians' "Psycha-Soula-Funkadelic".
- "Fake ID" - 3:25
- Written by: The Go! Team
- "Universal Speech" (featuring Rappers Delight ClubRappers Delight ClubRappers Delight Club is a rotating group of American elementary and middle school rappers from Silver Spring, Maryland. The group are most notable for their appearance in British funk/rock band The Go! Team’s second album, Proof of Youth on the song "Universal Speech".-History:The Rappers Delight...
& Double Dutch Divas) - 2:35- Written by: The Go! Team, Marina Vello
- "Keys to the City" - 3:09
- Written by: The Go! Team / Bill Leeder / Bruno Nicolai / The Double Dutch Divas
- Contains elements of Bill Leeder's "Out of Your Mind", Bruno Nicolai's "99 Donne, SEQ. 3" and the film "I Was Made to Love Her".
- "The Wrath of Marcie" - 3:23
- Written by: The Go! Team / Jerry Reed Hubbard
- Contains elements of Glen Campbell's "Turn It Around in Your Mind"
- "I Never Needed It Now So Much" (featuring Solex) - 3:26
- Written by: The Go! Team / Peter Gosling, Peter Scott
- Contains elements of Peter Gosling & Peter Scott's "Early in the Morning".
- "Flashlight Fight" (featuring Chuck DChuck DCarlton Douglas Ridenhour , better known by his stage name, Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.- Early life :Ridenhour was born in Queens, New York...
of Public Enemy) - 2:49- Written by: The Go! Team, Chuck D / Gene Page
- Contains elements of Gene Page's "Blacula Strikes!".
- "Patricia's Moving Picture" - 4:12
- Written by: The Go! Team / Alfredo Ricardo Do Nascimento
- Contains elements of Alfredo Ricardo Do Nascimento's "Mulher Rendeira".
Japan bonus tracks
- "A Version of Myself"
- "Bull in the HeatherBull in the Heather"Bull in the Heather" is a song by Sonic Youth, released as the only single from their 1994 album Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star....
" - "Willow's Song"
- "Milk Crisis"
Bonus disc
The first pressing of the album on Compact DiscCompact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
includes a second disc, with six additional tracks in the UK, or four in the US.. These are written by The Go! Team unless otherwise noted.
UK Bonus Disc
- "Milk Crisis" - 2:48
- "Willow's Song" - 4:26
- Composed and Written by Paul GiovanniPaul GiovanniPaul Giovanni was an American playwright, actor, director, singer and musician. New Yorker Giovanni is best known for writing the music for the 1973 British horror film The Wicker Man...
- Composed and Written by Paul Giovanni
- "A Version of Myself" - 2:32
- "Bull in the HeatherBull in the Heather"Bull in the Heather" is a song by Sonic Youth, released as the only single from their 1994 album Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star....
" - 3:04- Written by Sonic YouthSonic YouthSonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
- Written by Sonic Youth
- "Grip Like a Vice (Black Affair Remix)" - 3:57
- Written by: The Go! Team / Charles Hearndon, McKinley Jackson, Melvin Griffin, Ruth Copeland / Ronald Greene, Taharqa Aleem, Tunde Aleem
- Additional Production by Black Affair
- "Grip Like a Vice (Burnt Clay Remix)" - 12:23
US Bonus Disc
- "Milk Crisis" - 2:48
- "Phantom Broadcast" - 4:26
- "A Version of Myself" - 2:32
- "Grip Like a Vice (Black Affair Remix)" - 3:57
- Written by: The Go! Team / Charles Hearndon, McKinley Jackson, Melvin Griffin, Ruth Copeland / Ronald Greene, Taharqa Aleem, Tunde Aleem
- Additional Production by Black Affair