"Afrika Shox" is a song by Leftfield

Leftfield

Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...

, the first single released from their album Rhythm and Stealth

Rhythm and Stealth

Rhythm and Stealth is an album by Leftfield released on 20 September 1999. It was the follow-up to 1995's Leftism. The album reached #1 in the UK album chart...

. The song featured vocals by Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa is an American DJ from the South Bronx, New York who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1980s. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the "Grandfather" and the Amen Ra of Universal...

. It was written by Neil Barnes, Paul Daley

Paul Daley

Paul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

, Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa is an American DJ from the South Bronx, New York who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1980s. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the "Grandfather" and the Amen Ra of Universal...

 and Nick Rapaccioli and produced by Leftfield

Leftfield

Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...

 and Nick Rapaccioli. It was released on CD

Compact Disc

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 and 12"

Gramophone record

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 on 6 September 1999 on the Hard Hands record label, published by Chrysalis Music

Chrysalis Music

Chrysalis Music is a British independent music publisher.The company's roots started in west London in 1967 when Chris Wright and Terry Ellis formed the Ellis-Wright Agency. It was formed to manage and book the bands Ten Years After, and Clouds. Ten Years After was managed by Wright, while Clouds...

. The song was their highest charting single, reaching #7 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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CD 1

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

CD 2

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

12"

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

Personnel

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

Stealth Remixes

Stealth Remixes is an album by Leftfield released on 29 May 2000, originally on Leftfield's official web-site. It was the follow-up to 1999's Rhythm and Stealth and essentially contained remixes of songs from that album. The album was released on CD and double-12"...

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Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Cunningham

Chris Cunningham

Chris Cunningham is an English music video film director and video artist. He was born in Reading, Berkshire in 1970 and grew up in Lakenheath, Suffolk....

 and was one of the first videos to be put into DVD quality featured in Official UK PlayStation 1 Magazine's Demo Disk 50.

External links

• "Afrika Shox" music video on YouTube
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