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Galvanize (song)
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = the Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip
| album = Push the Button
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| studio = The Hit Factory (New York City)
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| producer = The Chemical Brothers
| chronology = The Chemical Brothers
| prev_title = Get Yourself High
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Believe
| next_year = 2005
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"'Galvanize'" is a song by British electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers featuring vocals by American rapper Q-Tip. It was released on 22 November 2004 as the first single from their fifth studio album, 'Push the Button' (2005).
The song peaked at 3 on the UK Singles Chart on 23 January 2005. It was the Chemical Brothers' highest charting single in their native United Kingdom since "Hey Boy Hey Girl", which had also reached No. 3 in 1999. In Spain, it reached No. 1 and held the top spot for two weeks. In Australia, the song was ranked No. 65 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
"Galvanize" was used as the first tune to play at the Athletes Parade and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Composition
The track features a distinct Moroccan Chaabi string sample from Najat Aatabou's song "Hadi Kedba Bayna (Obvious lie)". The main hook of the song is in time signature, while the rest is in . The track also features rapping by Q-Tip (member of A Tribe Called Quest). In part of the song, a sample from the group's early single "Leave Home" plays.
Critical reception
'Pitchfork Media's Scott Plagenhoef stated the song along with "The Boxer" "harks back to the duo's early B-Boy/techno days" but missed "the ferocity and sub-bass rattlings of their earlier cousins, and here play second fiddle to unremarkable verses and nasally vocals."
It won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2006.
Music video
The music video was filmed in Mlaga, Spain, and directed by Adam Smith. It involves three North African boys wearing clown face paint (Juggalo), who head into a club named Lyceo during a Krump dance battle. The name of one of these boys is Bilal according to his father's line at the beginning (! , literally "Bilal! Turn off the light and go to sleep."). One of the boys starts dancing in the battle, but they are caught and taken away by the police afterwards.
Track listings
* 'UK and US 12-inch single'
# "Galvanize"
# "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
* 'UK CD1'
# "Galvanize"
# "Rize Up"
* 'UK CD2'
# "Galvanize"
# "Galvanize"
# "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
# "Galvanize"
* 'Australia CD single'
# "Galvanize"
# "Galvanize"
# "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
* 'US CD single'
# "Galvanize"
# "Rize Up"
# "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
* 'Japanese CD EP'
# "Galvanize"
# "Galvanize"
# "Galvanize"
# "Rize Up"
# "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
# "Galvanize"
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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References
Category:2004 songs
Category:2004 singles
Category:The Chemical Brothers songs
Category:Mlaga
Category:Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
Category:Number-one singles in Greece
Category:Number-one singles in Spain
Category:Q-Tip (musician) songs
Category:Songs written by Q-Tip (musician)
Category:Astralwerks singles
Category:Virgin Records singles
Category:Songs written by Tom Rowlands
Category:Songs written by Ed Simons
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