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Mixed Bizness
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Wikipedia article
"'Mixed Bizness'" is a song by American musician Beck. It was released as the second single from his 1999 album 'Midnite Vultures'. Released in 2000, the CD single included five non-album tracks/remixes. It peaked at number 34 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was featured in an episode of 'Malcolm in the Middle' and 'American Dad'.
Background
Some of the song's lyrics had been ad-libed by Beck in concert before the song's release. For an example, on January 3, 1998, during the beginning of a performance of "Where It's At", Beck shouted "I'm talking about mixing business!".
In contrast to most other music, the lyrics in the song are more about the very feminine side of sexuality, with lyrics like "I'll be your mistress", "make all the lesbians scream," and "I'll comb your hair, rewrite your diary" showcasing this.
Live history
The song has been performed over 300 times by Beck. It has been performed fairly regularly since its release, with the exception of 2010 to 2014, when Beck only played it once in 2011.
Beck performed the song 54 times on his 'Colors' tour.
Track listings
United States
'CD'#"Mixed Bizness"
#"Mixed Bizness" (Nu Wave Dreamix by Les Rythmes Digitales)
#"Mixed Bizness" (Cornelius remix)
#"Mixed Bizness" (DJ Me DJ You remix)
#"Dirty Dirty"
#"Saxx Laws (Night Flight to Ojai)"
'12"'
#"Mixed Bizness"
#"Mixed Bizness" (Nu Wave Dreamix by Les Rythmes Digitales)
#"Mixed Bizness" (Dirty Bixin Mixness Remix by Bix Pender)
#"Mixed Bizness" (Cornelius remix)
#"Dirty Dirty"
United Kingdom
'CD1'# "Mixed Bizness" 3:48
# "Mixed Bizness" (Cornelius Remix) 4:48
# "Mixed Bizness" (DJ Me DJ You remix) 3:58
# "Mixed Bizness" (CD-ROM video, directed by Stphane Sednaoui)
'CD2'
# "Mixed Bizness" (Nu Wave Dreamix by Les Rythmes Digitales) 4:22
# "Dirty Dirty" 4:41
# "Sexx Laws" (CD-ROM video)
'7"'
# "Mixed Bizness"
# "Mixed Bizness" (Dirty Bixin Mixness Remix by Bix Pender)
'CD maxi-single'
#"Mixed Bizness"
#"Mixed Bizness" (Nu Wave Dreamix by Les Rythmes Digitales)
#"Mixed Bizness" (Dirty Bixin Mixness Remix by Bix Pender)
#"Arabian Nights"
EU
'CD single'#"Mixed Bizness"
#"Arabian Nights"
Japan
'CD'#"Mixed Bizness"
#"Mixed Bizness" (Cornelius Remix)
#"Mixed Bizness" (Nu Wave Dreamix by Les Rythmes Digitales)
#"Mixed Bizness" (DJ Me DJ You remix)
#"Mixed Bizness" (Dirty Bixin Mixness Remix by Bix Pender)
#"Dirty Dirty"
#"Saxx Laws" (Night Flight to Ojai)
Personnel
*Beck lead vocals, vocoder, horn arrangement
*Justin Meldal-Johnsen bass, backing vocals, shaker
*Roger Joseph Manning Jr. synthesizer, vocoder, backing vocals
*Smokey Hormel guitar
*Joey Waronker drums
*David Arthur Brown tenor sax
*Jon Birdsong trumpet
*David Ralicke trombone
*Tony Hoffer guitar
Chart positions
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!Chart (2000)
!Peak
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|UK Singles Chart
|align=center|34
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|US Modern Rock Tracks ('Billboard')
|align=center|36
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