Out of Control (The Chemical Brothers song)

"Out of Control" is a song by English big beat duo the Chemical Brothers, released as the third single from their third album, Surrender (1999). The song's vocals and guitar are performed by Bernard Sumner from New Order, and additional vocals are provided by Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream.

"Out of Control"
Single by the Chemical Brothers
from the album Surrender
B-side	"Power Move"
Released	8 October 1999 (1999-10-08)
Studio	Orinoco (South London, England)
Length	7:20 (album version) 4:00 (radio edit)
Label	Freestyle Dust Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Tom Rowlands Ed Simons Bernard Sumner
Producer(s)	The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers singles chronology
"Let Forever Be" (1999) "Out of Control" (1999) "Music: Response" (2000)
Music video
"Out of Control" on YouTube

Following its release on 8 October 1999, "Out of Control" peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart and claimed the number-one spot on the UK Dance Chart. It also reached the top 50 in New Zealand and Spain, as well as on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart.

Music video

The music video of the song was directed by W.I.Z.^{[citation needed]} The video's cast includes actress Rosario Dawson and Michel Brown and depicts a Mexican conflict between government and Zapatista Army of National Liberation, a revolutionary group that appeared during the 1990s. It is then revealed to be an advertisement for a fictional Coca-Cola-type beverage. The camera pans out to reveal it being displayed in an electronic shop, before the storefront is smashed in and the video ends with shaky night-time footage of violent urban riots, shot on handheld cameras.^[1]

Track listings

UK and US CD single, UK cassette single^[2][3][4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of Control"	7:20
2.	"Power Move"	4:11
3.	"Out of Control" (Sasha remix)	7:19

UK and US 12-inch single, European CD single^[5][6][7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of Control"	7:20
2.	"Out of Control" (Sasha club mix)	11:02

Japanese CD single^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of Control" (radio edit)	3:58
2.	"Power Move"	4:09
3.	"Out of Control" (Sasha remix)	7:18
4.	"Out of Control" (Sasha club mix)	11:00
5.	"Out of Control" (Sasha instrumental)	13:22

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Surrender album booklet.^[9]

Studios

• Recorded at Orinoco Studios (South London, England)
• Edited at Berwick Street Studios (London, England)
• Mastered at The Exchange (London, England)

Personnel

• The Chemical Brothers – production
  • Tom Rowlands – writing
  • Ed Simons – writing
• Bernard Sumner – writing, vocals, guitar
• Bobby Gillespie – additional vocals
• Steve Dub – engineering
• Cheeky Paul – editing
• Mike Marsh – mastering

Charts

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[10]	88
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11]	65
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12]	26
Scotland (OCC)[13]	16
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14]	18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	55
UK Singles (OCC)[16]	21
UK Dance (OCC)[17]	1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[18]	34

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Catalogue	Ref.
United States	21 September 1999	Alternative radio	Freestyle Dust Astralwerks	—	[19]
Japan	8 October 1999	CD	Freestyle Dust Virgin	VJCP-61028	[20]
United Kingdom	11 October 1999	CD cassette		CHEMSD10 CHEMSC10	[21]