Afrika Shox

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“Afrika Shox”
12" cover
Single by Leftfield from the album Rhythm and Stealth
A-side	Shox remix
Released	6 September 1999
Format	12", CD
Genre	House
Length	3:43
Label	Hard Hands, Chrysalis Music
Writer(s)	Leftfield, Bambaataa and Rapaccioli
Producer	Leftfield and Nick Rapaccioli
Leftfield singles chronology
"Release The Pressure (1996) "Afrika Shox" (1999) Dusted (1999)

"Afrika Shox" was the first single released from Leftfield's album Rhythm and Stealth. The song featured vocals by Afrika Bambaataa. It was written by Neil Barnes, Paul Daley, Afrika Bambaataa and Nick Rapaccioli and produced by Leftfield and Nick Rapaccioli. It was released on CD and 12" on 6 September 1999 on the Hard Hands record label, published by Chrysalis Music. The song reached #7 in the UK singles chart which surprisingly was the highest position out of all Leftfield singles, especially since the albums reached #3 and #1 respectively in the albums charts and were both nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD 1 1.2 CD 2 1.3 12" 2 Trivia 3 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD 1

1. "Afrika Shox" (Radio Edit) — 3:43
2. "Phat Planet" — 5:24
3. "Afrika Shox" (Jedis Elastic Bass Mix) — 6:12

[edit] CD 2

1. "Afrika Shox" (VW Remix) — 6:19
2. "Phat Planet" (Dave Clarke Remix) — 5:52
3. "Afrika Shox" (Band Video Version)

[edit] 12"

1. "Afrika Shox" (VW Remix) — 6:19
2. "Phat Planet" — 5:24
3. "Afrika Shox" (Jedis Elastic Bass Remix) — 6:12

[edit] Trivia

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• Initial copies of the 12" release had a sticker incorrectly stating the version of "Phat Planet" was the Dave Clarke mix (which is available on Stealth Remixes)
• The song was featured in the movie Vanilla Sky.
• The music video was directed by Chris Cunningham.

[edit] External links

• "Afrika Shox" music video on Google Video
• Article and screencaps

v • d • e Leftfield Neil Barnes | Paul Daley Studio albums Leftism | Rhythm and Stealth | Stealth Remixes Compilation Albums Backlog | A Final Hit - The Greatest Hits Singles Not Forgotten | More Than I Know | Release the Pressure (1992) | Song of Life | Open Up | Original | Afro-Left | Release the Pressure (1996) | Afrika Shox | Dusted | Swords Collaborating Artists Earl Sixteen | Papa Dee | Djum Djum | Toni Halliday | Danny Red | John Lydon | Lemn Sissay | Roots Manuva | Cheshire Cat | Afrika Bambaataa | Nicole Willis | Rino | Dave Clarke | Nick Rapaccioli