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2003 single by Basement Jaxx From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Do Your Thing" is a song by English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. It originally appeared on their second studio album, Rooty (2001), and was released as a CD single in Australia in 2003, reaching number 33 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In the UK, it was released in September 2005 by record label XL, when it reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. The lead vocals are sung by Elliot May.[1]
"Do Your Thing" | ||||
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Single by Basement Jaxx featuring Elliot May | ||||
from the album Rooty | ||||
Released | 2003 | |||
Genre | Jazz, electro-funk | |||
Length | 4:24 | |||
Label | XL | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Basement Jaxx | |||
Basement Jaxx Australian singles chronology | ||||
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The song samples the track "Fungii Mama" from Kenny Barron's album Lemuria-Seascape (1991). The song's music video was directed by Kim Gehrig, in her directorial debut, and features people in a park wearing shirts which mirror the song lyrics.[2]
The song is included on the 2011 experimental live album Basement Jaxx vs. Metropole Orkest, for which it was recorded, at the Muziekcentrum van de Omroe in Hilversum, the Netherlands, on 3–5 November 2010, with a trumpet solo by Ruud Breuls.[3]
Reviewing the album for The Independent, Andy Gill said: "'Do Your Thing' is very New York in flavour, a big-band jazz groove led by piano, the audience clapping along with the rattling percussion as brash trombones and sinuous saxophone take brief solos before the strings whip the piece to its conclusion."[4][5]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Australia | 2003 | CD | Remote Control | |
United Kingdom | 26 September 2005 |
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XL | [12] |
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