"The Boxer" is the third single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 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...

 2005 album

Album

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 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...

, released in early July 2005 (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:...

). The song features The Charlatans lead singer Tim Burgess on vocals. It is notable that it was the first single released by The Chemical Brothers not to peak within the top 40 of the UK Charts. It's the second Chemical Brothers single to feature Tim Burgess following "Life is Sweet

Life Is Sweet (song)

"Life Is Sweet" is a song by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released as the second single from their debut album, Exit Planet Dust. It features Tim Burgess from The Charlatans on vocals...

", which was released 10 years before.

In the UK

• CD 1 CHEMSD23

1. "The Boxer" (Edit)
2. "Swiper"
   • CD 2 CHEMSDX23
3. "The Boxer"
4. "The Boxer" (DFA Version)
5. "Believe" (Live At The Milano Forum)
6. "The Boxer" (Video)
   • 12" CHEMST23
7. "The Boxer"
8. "Swiper"
9. "The Boxer" (DFA Version)

In the US

• CD ASW 72949

1. "The Boxer"
2. "The Boxer" (DFA Version)
3. "Giant"
4. "Spring"
5. "Believe" (Mathew Jonson Remix)
6. "Believe" (Erol Alkan
   Erol Alkan
   Erol Alkan is a London-based electro DJ of Turkish Cypriot descent.-DJ and club promoter:In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various Indie nightclubs in London....
   
   's 'Feel Me' Re-Work)
7. "Galvanize" (Abe Duque Remix)
8. "The Swiper" (iTunes US Bonus Track)
   • 2x12" ASW 72949
9. "The Boxer" (DFA Version)
10. "Giant"
11. "Believe" (Erol Alkan
    Erol Alkan
    Erol Alkan is a London-based electro DJ of Turkish Cypriot descent.-DJ and club promoter:In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various Indie nightclubs in London....
    
    's 'Feel Me' Re-Work)
12. "Spring"
13. "Believe" (Matthew Jonson Remix)
14. "Galvanize" (Abe Duque Remix)
15. "The Boxer"

Music video

The music video involves a basketball belonging to a man wreaking havoc upon a city by bouncing all over the place. It is, at several points, confined or deflated, even run over by a truck, which 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...

are seen driving. However, the basketball continually reinflates or works itself out of tight spots. It is eventually trapped in a phone booth, swells to an enormous size, and explodes.