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"It Began in Afrika" is the first single from The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers

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' fourth album Come with Us
Come with Us
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. Originally named "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" to DJs, "It Began In Afrika" became a hit in clubs and was renamed.http://planet-dust.net/afrika.htm The song contains a sample from the track "Drumbeat" from Jim Ingram.

The Chemical Brothers have occasionaly said they are not "keen on the song".. Only a week before the single was released, "Song for Shelter / Ya Mama

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", a collaboration single between Fatboy Slim

Fatboy Slim

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(artist) and The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers

(remixer/producer) was released.

Track listing

UK CD/cassette / US CD / Europe CD

"It Began in Afrika (Radio Edit)" – 3:35
"It Began in Afrika" – 8:39
"Hot Acid Rhythm 1" – 5:04

UK 12"

"It Began in Afrika" – 8:39
"Hot Acid Rhythm 1" – 5:04

Release history

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Region	Label	Format	Catalogue
UK	Freestyle Dust	CD CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...	CHEMSD12
		12" 12-inch single The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...	CHEMST12
		cassette Cassette single A cassette single is a music single in the form of a Compact Cassette.- History :...	CHEMSC12
USA	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....	CD CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...	ASW38798-2
Japan	Virgin Japan 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...	CD CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...	VJCP-12148

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