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Connection (Elastica song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Connection
| cover = Elastica Connection.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Elastica
| album = Elastica
| B-side = See That Animal
| released =
| recorded =
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| genre =
| length = 2:21
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| writer = Justine Frischmann
| producer = Elastica
| prev_title = Line Up
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Waking Up
| next_year = 1995
}}
"'Connection'" is a song by Britpop group Elastica. It was originally released on 10 October 1994 as a single and included on their self-titled debut album in 1995. The song debuted and peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and became one of the few Britpop songs to gain popularity in North America, reaching number 53 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, number two on the 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number nine on the Canadian 'RPM' Top Singles chart.
The song was the subject of controversy due to its overt similarity to another band's work. The intro synthesizer part (later repeated as a guitar figure) is lifted from the guitar riff in Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba" and transposed down a semitone. A judgment resulted in an out-of-court settlement and the credits were rewritten. Jonathan Perry writing for 'The Phoenix' noted the similarities to Wire. He included the song in a list of the 90 best songs of the 90s, writing: Connection', Elastica's obsessively catchy stateside breakthrough, nicked its signature opening riff from Wire's 'Three Girl Rhumba' an overzealous (and uncredited) 'homage' that proved that though imitation may indeed be the highest form of flattery, it can also cost in publishing royalties. Great song, though."
The song is the theme to the UK television programme 'Trigger Happy TV'. A live version of the song was featured on the MuchMusic live compilation album, 'Much at Edgefest '99'. The song also appears in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe film, 'Captain Marvel', which is set in 1995, in episode 8 of the 2018 Netflix series 'Everything Sucks!', the 2022 HBO Max movie Kimi and the Season 3 finale of the Apple TV Plus series For All Mankind (TV series)
Track listings
'UK CD and 12-inch single'
# "Connection"
# "See That Animal"
# "Blue" (Donna's 4-track demo)
# "Spastica"
'UK cassette and limited-edition 7-inch single'
# "Connection"
# "See That Animal"
'European and Australian CD single'
# "Connection"
# "Rockunroll" (John Peel Session)
# "Annie" (John Peel Session)
# "See That Animal"
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:1994 singles
Category:1994 songs
Category:Elastica songs
Category:Geffen Records singles
Category:Songs written by Justine Frischmann
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