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Absurd (Fluke song)
Encyclopedia
"Absurd" is a single by the English
electronic music
band Fluke
. The single has made many soundtrack appearances, including Sin City
, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Wipeout (video game series)
, NFL Quarterback Club '99
(As an instrumental made specifically for the game), Enter the Matrix
, Spaced
, and a Ribena
commercial as well as an episode of the 2008 NBC
series Knight Rider
.
The song had been used in one of FIFA Games too, World Cup '98.
This song has also been the theme tune to Sky Sports
Ford Monday Night Football
since 1997, making a re-appearance as the theme tune in 2010.
The song features an unauthorised and uncredited sample from Lesley Beech (previously Lesley Williams).
and consists of remixes of that track. This single was never sold commercially and was only released on the Appalooso label for promotional use only.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
band Fluke
Fluke (band)
Fluke are an English electronic music group formed in the late 1980s by Mike Bryant, Jon Fugler and Mike Tournier with Julian Nugent as the band's manager...
. The single has made many soundtrack appearances, including Sin City
Sin City (Soundtrack)
Sin City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2005 film Sin City. It features music composed by Robert Rodriguez, John Debney and Graeme Revell, performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony, as well as the orchestral track "Sensemayá" from Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas...
, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Wipeout (video game series)
Wipeout (video game series)
Wipeout is a series of futuristic anti-gravity racing games developed by SCE Studio Liverpool. The series is well-known for its fast-paced gameplay and high-quality 3D visual design, as well as its association with electronica and electronic dance music.-Gameplay:Wipeout is a racing series that...
, NFL Quarterback Club '99
NFL Quarterback Club '99
NFL Quarterback Club '99 released in November 1998, for Nintendo 64, is one of the first sports games to work with the Expansion Pak. The game featured all the NFL teams, replay past Super Bowls and history on the past Super Bowls. NFL Quarterback Club '99 delivers all 31 teams and 3D rendered...
(As an instrumental made specifically for the game), Enter the Matrix
Enter the Matrix
Enter the Matrix is the first video game based on The Matrix series of films. It was developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Atari and WB Interactive for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube game systems, and for the PC. It was published in Japan by Bandai...
, Spaced
Spaced
Spaced is a British television sitcom written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright. It is noted for its rapid-fire editing, frequent pop culture references and jokes, eclectic music, and occasional displays of surrealism and non-sequitur humour...
, and a Ribena
Ribena
Ribena is a British brand of fruit-based uncarbonated soft drink, carbonated soft drink and fruit drink concentrate produced by GlaxoSmithKline. The original and most common variety contains real blackcurrant juice.- History :...
commercial as well as an episode of the 2008 NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series Knight Rider
Knight Rider (2008 TV series)
Knight Rider was a 2008 series that follows the 1982 TV series of the same title and the 2008 television movie. The series stars Justin Bruening as Mike Traceur, the estranged son of Michael Knight. The series also stars Deanna Russo as Sarah Graiman, Traceur's former girlfriend and love interest....
.
The song had been used in one of FIFA Games too, World Cup '98.
This song has also been the theme tune to Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
Ford Monday Night Football
Ford Monday Night Football
Ford Monday Night Football is a football programme on Sky Sports which broadcasts live English football generally from the Premier League.-Original run:...
since 1997, making a re-appearance as the theme tune in 2010.
The song features an unauthorised and uncredited sample from Lesley Beech (previously Lesley Williams).
Versions
| Absurd | YRCD126 | |
| Format: | CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
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| Label: | Circa Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
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| Released: | 1997 | |
| Track listing: | 1. Absurd (Whitewash Edit) – 3:40 2. Absurd (Landslide) – 7:45 3. Absurd (Headrillaz Dub) – 6:10 4. Absurd (Mighty Dub Katz Vox) – 6:27 |
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| Absurd | YRCDX126 | |
| Format: | CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
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| Label: | Circa Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
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| Released: | 1997 | |
| Track listing: | 1. Absurd (Reeferendrum) – 7:52 2. Absurd (Whitewash) – 5:58 – 3. Absurd (Mighty Dub Katz Dub) – 6:33 4. Absurd (Headrillaz Vox) – 6:55 |
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| Absurd | YRCDJ126 | |
| Format: | Promotional CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
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| Label: | Circa Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
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| Released: | 1997 | |
| Track listing: | 1. Absurd (Whitewash Edit) – 3:40 2. Absurd (Reeferendrum) – 7:52 3. Absurd (Landslide) – 7:45 |
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| Absurd | CAR9708 | |
| Format: | Promotional CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
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| Label: | Astralwerks Astralwerks Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States.... |
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| Released: | 1998 | |
| Track listing: | 1. Absurd (Edit) – 3:40 2. Absurd (Album Version) – 5:48 3. Absurd (Dub Remix) – 6:10 4. Absurd (Katz Remix) – 6:27 |
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| Absurd | YRT126 | |
| Format: | 12" Vinyl Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... |
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| Label: | Circa Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
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| Released: | 1997 | |
| Track listing: | 1. Absurd (Whitewash) – 5:58 2. Absurd (Reeferendrum) – 7:52 3. Absurd (Headrillaz Dub) – 6:10 4. Absurd (Mighty Dub Katz Vox) – 6:27 |
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| Absurd | AST6227 | |
| Format: | 12" Vinyl Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... |
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| Label: | Astralwerks Astralwerks Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States.... |
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| Released: | 1998/2000 | |
| Track listing: | 1. Absurd (Landslide Mix) – 7:45 2. Squirt (The Europicolamix) – 7:13 3. Absurd (Mighty Dub Katz Dub) – 6:33 4. Slid (Hypogasmix) – 8:19 |
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| Absurd | YRTDJ126 | |
| Format: | 12" Promotional Vinyl Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... |
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| Label: | Circa Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
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| Released: | 1997 | |
| Track listing: | 1. Absurd (Landslide) – 7:45 2. Absurd (Reeferendrum) – 7:52 3. Absurd (Whitewash) – 5:58 |
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| Absurd | YRTXDJ126 | |
| Format: | 12" Promotional Vinyl Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... |
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| Label: | Circa Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
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| Released: | 1997 | |
| Track listing: | 1. Absurd (Headrillaz Dub) – 6:10 2. Absurd (Headrillaz Vox) – 6:55 3. Absurd (Mighty Dub Katz Vox) – 6:27 4. Absurd (Mighty Dub Katz Dub) – 6:33 |
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Absurd: The Remixes
"Absurd: The Remixes" was released in 2001, four years after the release of the original AbsurdAbsurd (Fluke song)
"Absurd" is a single by the English electronic music band Fluke. The single has made many soundtrack appearances, including Sin City, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Wipeout , NFL Quarterback Club '99 , Enter the Matrix, Spaced, and a Ribena commercial as well as an episode of the 2008 NBC series...
and consists of remixes of that track. This single was never sold commercially and was only released on the Appalooso label for promotional use only.
Versions
| Absurd: The Remixes | YRTDJ 131 | |
| Format: | 12" Promotional Vinyl Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... |
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| Label: | Circa Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
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| Released: | 2001 | |
| Tracklisting: | 1. Absurd (Marine Parade Mix) (6 minutes 38 seconds) 2. Absurd (Wild Oscar Mix) (5 minutes 10 seconds) 3. Absurd (Soul of Man Mix) (7 minutes 39 seconds) |
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| Absurd: The Remixes | YRTDJ 131 | |
| Format: | Promotional CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
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| Label: | Circa Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
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| Released: | 2001 | |
| Tracklisting: | 1. Absurd (Marine Parade Mix) (6 minutes 38 seconds) 2. Absurd (Landslide) (7 minutes 45 seconds) 3. Absurd (Soul of Man Mix) (7 minutes 39 seconds) 4. Absurd (Wild Oscar Mix) (5 minutes 10 seconds) |
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