"The Salmon Dance" is a Hip hop

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/big beat

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 song by the English

England

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 electronic music

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 duo The Chemical Brothers

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 and is the 7th track on their 2007

2007 in music

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 studio album We Are the Night

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. It features vocals by Fatlip

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, a rapper who is a former member of the alternative rap group The Pharcyde

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 and was released as the second single from the album on the 10th of September 2007. The video also features British actor Rory Jennings

Rory Jennings

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 .

The video, directed by Dom & Nic, features a boy looking at his fish tank, home to Fatlip the Piranha

Piranha

A piranha or piraña is a member of family Characidae in order Characiformes, an omnivorous freshwater fish that inhabits South American rivers. In Venezuela, they are called caribes...

, Sammy the Salmon

Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...

 (although he is actually a squirrel fish

Holocentridae

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), Puffa the beatboxing Pufferfish

Porcupinefish

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, a lionfish

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, seahorses, butterflyfish

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, angelfish

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, and tangs

Acanthuridae

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.

It may have been influenced by the Pixar animated movie Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo

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.

The single has reached number ten on the New Zealand

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 RIANZ singles chart, mainly due to downloads and airplay. Its video was also nominated for a MTV Europe Music Award in 2007 by artist Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

, when he said "...And they just dancing like salmon is da shit."

Promo 12": Freestyle Dust / CHEMSDJ26 (UK)

1. "The Salmon Dance (Album Version)"
2. "The Salmon Dance (Crookers
   Crookers
   Crookers are an Italian DJ/production duo who have worked together since 2003. When the two artists met, both were trying to branch out of their genre and explore dance music. Their first collaboration worked...
   
    'Wow' Mix)"
3. "The Salmon Dance (Heavily Smoked By the Glimmers)"
4. "The Salmon Dance (Hervé
   Hervé (DJ)
   Joshua Harvey, otherwise known as Hervé, is a DJ/producer from the UK. Hervé is known for rave-orientated productions and DJ sets.Along with Sinden and Kid Sister, his track "Beeper" reached number 1 on the dance chart in April 2008....
   
    Mix)"

Promo CD: Freestyle Dust / CHEMSDJ26 (UK)

1. "The Salmon Dance (Radio Edit)"
2. "The Salmon Dance (Album Version)"
3. "The Salmon Dance (Instrumental)"

12": Freestyle Dust / CHEMST26 (UK)

1. "The Salmon Dance (Album Version)"
2. "Electronic Battle Weapon 8"
3. "The Salmon Dance (Crookers
   Crookers
   Crookers are an Italian DJ/production duo who have worked together since 2003. When the two artists met, both were trying to branch out of their genre and explore dance music. Their first collaboration worked...
   
    'Wow' Mix)"
4. "The Salmon Dance (Hervé
   Hervé (DJ)
   Joshua Harvey, otherwise known as Hervé, is a DJ/producer from the UK. Hervé is known for rave-orientated productions and DJ sets.Along with Sinden and Kid Sister, his track "Beeper" reached number 1 on the dance chart in April 2008....
   
   Mix)"

CD: Freestyle Dust / CHEMSD26 (UK)

1. "The Salmon Dance (Radio Edit)" - 3:07
2. "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" - 6:32