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Wikipedia article
"'Proper Education'" is a remix of the 1979 song "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" by Pink Floyd by the Swedish DJ and electronic music producer Eric Prydz. It was released in Sweden on 24 November 2006 and in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2007. "Proper Education" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and topped the US 'Billboard' Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2007. On 8 December 2007, the song received a nomination for Best Remixed Recording at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
Music video
The music video for the song features Daniel Ilabaca escaping school (which connects to the original song's theme) while doing parkour stunts. They sneak into a number of apartments and perform energy efficient tasks, such as replacing lightbulbs with their energy efficient equivalent, turning down thermostats, turning off televisions, putting bricks in toilets (to save water), etc. Finally, they tap into the apartment complex's power grid and power down the whole building, before re-lighting some of the apartments so that the words "SWITCH OFF" appear in lights on the side of the building. The video ends with the words "you don't need an education to save the planet". The video was shot on the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham.
Track listings
'CD single'
# "Proper Education" (radio edit) 3:19
# "Proper Education" (club mix) 6:09
'CD maxi single'
# "Proper Education" (radio edit) 3:19
# "Proper Education" (original version) 6:09
# "Proper Education" (Sbastien Lger remix) 9:03
# "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix) 8:58
# "Proper Education" (Video)
'12" maxi single'
# "Proper Education" (club mix) 6:09
# "Proper Education" (dub mix) 8:38
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2007)
!Position
|-
|Australian Club Chart (ARIA)
|style="text-align:center;"| 17
|-
|Australian Dance (ARIA)
|style="text-align:center;"| 23
|-
|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)
|style="text-align:center;"| 43
|-
|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)
|style="text-align:center;"| 54
|-
|CIS (Tophit)
|style="text-align:center;"| 25
|-
|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)
|style="text-align:center;"| 27
|-
|France (SNEP)
|style="text-align:center;"| 89
|-
|Germany (Official German Charts)
|style="text-align:center;"| 51
|-
|Hungary (Dance Top 40)
|style="text-align:center;"| 15
|-
|Hungary (Rdis Top 40)
|style="text-align:center;"| 47
|-
|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
|style="text-align:center;"| 35
|-
|Netherlands (Single Top 100)
|style="text-align:center;"| 72
|-
|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)
|style="text-align:center;"| 68
|-
|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
|style="text-align:center;"| 58
|-
|UK Singles (OCC)
|style="text-align:center;"| 66
|-
|US Dance/Mix Show Airplay ('Billboard')
|style="text-align:center;"| 17
|}
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:2006 singles
Category:2006 songs
Category:Data Records singles
Category:Eric Prydz songs
Category:Ministry of Sound singles
Category:Number-one singles in Finland
Category:Positiva Records singles
Category:Songs written by David Gilmour
Category:Songs written by Eric Prydz
Category:Songs written by Roger Waters
Category:Spinnin' Records singles
Category:Ultra Records singles
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