"Afrika Shox" is a song by the English electronic group

Leftfield Leftfield are a British electronic music duo formed in 1989 as the duo of Neil Barnes and Paul Daley (the latter formerly of the Rivals and A Man Called Adam). The duo was very influential in the evolution of electronic music in the 1990s, wi ...

, released as the first single from their album '' Rhythm and Stealth'' in 1999, and features the vocal talent of American musician Afrika Bambaataa. It was released on CD and 12" on 6 September 1999 on the Hard Hands record label, published by

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

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. The song was later used in the 2001 film ''

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'' and was included in the film's soundtrack album.

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Cunningham and was one of the first videos to be put into DVD quality featured in the demo disc featured in issue 50 of '' The Official UK PlayStation Magazine''.

Track listing

12"

# "Afrika Shox" (VW Remix) – 6:19 # "Phat Planet" – 5:24 # "Afrika Shox" (Jedis Elastic Bass Remix) – 6:12

CD 1

# "Afrika Shox" (Radio Edit) – 3:43 # "Phat Planet" – 5:24 # "Afrika Shox" (Jedis Elastic Bass Mix) – 6:12

CD 2

# "Afrika Shox" (VW Remix) – 6:19 # "Phat Planet" ( Dave Clarke Remix) – 5:52 # "Afrika Shox" (Video)

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'')

Charts

References

External links

"Afrika Shox" music video
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