"Pass This On" is a single from the Swedish electronic duo The Knife

The Knife

The Knife are a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consists of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. They first received international attention after their song "Heartbeats", covered by...

, released in 2003. It is the third track on The Knife's second studio album, Deep Cuts

Deep Cuts (The Knife album)

Deep Cuts is the second studio album by Swedish electronic duo The Knife. It was released in Sweden on 17 January 2003 by Rabid Records. The 2004 version contains three additional tracks and is packaged with a DVD of music videos...

.

Synopsis

The music video for the song was directed by Johan Renck

Johan Renck

Bo Johan Renck is a Swedish director of music videos, TV and film. He is an occasional recording artist using the moniker Stakka Bo.-Music videos:...

 in which female impersonator Rickard Engfors

Rickard Engfors

Rickard Engfors is a Swedish drag queen, model, and stylist.His career began in 1996 as an artist in Swedish drag troupe After Dark and he was quickly appointed to "Christer Lindarws crown prince" and was also known as "Sweden's best looking girl"...

 is lip-synching

Lip-synching in music

Lip-synching in music is "moving the lips in synchronization with [pre-]recorded speech or song" to give the appearance of a 'live' performance. It is generally considered dishonest, though some producers argue that it needs to be done in some performance contexts...

 a playback of the song in a room. Both members of The Knife, Karin Dreijer Andersson

Karin Dreijer Andersson

Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson , commonly known by her stage name Fever Ray, is the lead vocalist of the electronic duo The Knife, formed with her brother Olof Dreijer. Andersson was previously the vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Honey Is Cool...

 and Olof Dreijer

Olof Dreijer

Olof Bjorn Dreijer is a member of the electronica duo The Knife, formed with his sister Karin Dreijer Andersson.Although The Knife very rarely performs live concerts, Olof performs as DJ Coolof in nightclubs across Europe....

, are visible in the video: Dreijer is seen dancing next to Engfors and flirting with him, and Andersson is seen sitting at a table looking at them at the end of the video.

Reception

Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine

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placed the music video for "Pass This On" at #37 on its Best of the Aughts: Music Videos.

Track listings

• Swedish CD, Maxi single

1. "Pass This On (Dahlback & Dahlback Remix)" - 5:36
2. "Pass This On (M.A.N.D.Y.
   M.A.N.D.Y.
   M.A.N.D.Y. is a Berlin-based electrohouse group consisting of Patrick Bodmer & Philipp Jung. Their first official release was a popular remix of a Galleon song. They were cofounders of Get Physical Records, along with Booka Shade and DJ T...
   
    Remix)" - 6:58
3. "Pass This On (M.A.N.D.Y. Instrumental)" -6:55

• UK CD single

1. "Pass This On (Original)" - 3:49
2. "Pass This On (Dahlbäck And Dahlbäck Mix)" - 5:32
3. "Pass This On (M.A.N.D.Y.
   M.A.N.D.Y.
   M.A.N.D.Y. is a Berlin-based electrohouse group consisting of Patrick Bodmer & Philipp Jung. Their first official release was a popular remix of a Galleon song. They were cofounders of Get Physical Records, along with Booka Shade and DJ T...
   
    Knifer Mix)" - 6:54

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak Position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	134