"Doctor Pressure" is a song by

Mylo Myles MacInnes (born 10 May 1978), better known by his stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer. His 2004 album ''Destroy Rock & Roll'' peaked at number 26 in the UK Albums Chart. He is best known for his 2005 sing ...

and

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, from the re-issue of Mylo's debut studio album ''

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'' (2004). The song was written by Elias Enrique Garcia and the producer Mylo. It was released by

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and Breastfed Recordings on 5 September 2005, as the sixth

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from the album. Initially created as a

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by Phil 'N' Dog, the mashup contains a

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of the songs "Drop the Pressure" and "

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" by Mylo and Miami Sound Machine respectively. "Doctor Pressure" peaked at number three on the

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, number five on the

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, and at number 12 on the Australian

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. An accompanying

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was directed by

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member Stuart Warren Hill and released in 2005, which uses a DVJ to scratch and insert footage. The video is considered to be one of the first official mashup videos, while the song was later sampled by One Bit and

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on "My Way".

Background and release

released the electro song "Drop the Pressure" in October 2004, which was included on his debut studio album ''

'' (2004). During its production, Mylo used Reason 2.5 to incorporate a

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module in the song. Phil 'N' Dog released a

titled "Doctor Pressure" that

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"Drop the Pressure" with

's 1984 song "

", which Mylo then made minor alterations to the song. "Doctor Pressure" was written by Elias Enrique Garcia and the producer Mylo, while it was

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by John Davis at Alchemy Soho. The song contains a

of "Dr. Beat", which is included in a mashup with "Drop the Pressure". "Doctor Pressure" was released as the sixth

from the re-issue of ''Destroy Rock N Roll'' on 5 September 2005, which included three new songs. Both

and Breastfed Recordings believed that the song would introduce the album to a wider audience. Writing for the ''

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'' in 2007, Maryam Siddiqi stated that fans of the

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genre would "

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their hands for more" mashups such as "Doctor Pressure".

Commercial performance

"Doctor Pressure" debuted at the number three peak on the

dated 11 September 2005, with 19,881 copies sold in the first week. The song subsequently peaked higher than both "Dr. Beat" and "Drop the Pressure" on the chart, and remained for 26 weeks. It was eventually

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silver by the

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(BPI) on 22 July 2013, for track-equivalent sales of 200,000 units. In the Republic of Ireland, "Doctor Pressure" debuted on the

dated 8 September 2005. The song bowed at number five and remained on the chart for 11 weeks. It additionally debuted at the number five peak on the

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dated 11 September 2005. On the Australian

dated 11 June 2005, "Doctor Pressure" bowed at number 12, where it remained for 11 weeks.

Music video and legacy

An accompanying

was released in 2005 and directed by Stuart Warren Hill of English

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duo

. Warren Hill utilized a DVJ to scratch sections, with the footage inserted in the video's

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. Chris Mugan of ''

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'' acknowledged that it is "one of the first officially sanctioned mash-up visuals" along with

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's video for "Rapture Riders", a mashup of Blondie's 1981 song "

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" and

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' 1971 song "

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". In 2017, British duo One Bit and American singer

sampled "Doctor Pressure" on the song "My Way", which consequently sampled "Drop the Pressure" too. Writing for ''

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'', Owen Myers stated that Cyrus' "full-bodied" vocals modernised "Drop the Pressure".

Track listings

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1 # "Doctor Pressure" (Clean Radio Edit) 3:24 # "Drop the Pressure" (Clean Radio Edit) 3:14 UK CD single 2
Australian

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(released 26 September 2005) # "Doctor Pressure" (Dirty Radio Edit) 3:26 # "Doctor Pressure" (Dirty Club Mix) 5:40 # "Drop the Pressure" (Club Mix) 5:14 # "Drop the Pressure" (Rex the Dog Remix) 7:03 # "Drop the Pressure" (Stanton Warriors Remix) 4:47 German maxi single (released 9 December 2005) # "Doctor Pressure" (Dirty Radio Edit) 3:24 # "Doctor Pressure" (Clean Radio Edit) 3:24 # "Doctor Pressure" (Clean Club Mix) 5:39 # "Doctor Pressure" (Dirty Club Mix) 5:39

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the back cover of "Doctor Pressure". Recording * Contains a

of "Dr. Beat" by Miami Sound Machine featuring

Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been ...

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at Alchemy Soho * "Doctor Pressure" was originally conceived by Phil 'N' Dog Personnel * Myles MacInnes producing, mixing, arranging * Elias Enrique Garcia songwriting * John Davis mastering

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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