"Muhammad Ali" is a song recorded by British dance band Faithless. It was released in the UK as a single on 23 September 2001, and was the second single release from the group's third studio album ''

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''. The German release was a

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containing a CD audio side and a DVD side. Muhammad Ali reached #29 in the

UK singles chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

. The single is about one of

Maxi Jazz Maxwell Fraser (14 June 1957 – 23 December 2022), better known by his stage name Maxi Jazz, was a British musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ. He was the lead vocalist of British electronic band Faithless from 1995 to 2011 and 2015 ...

's heroes and major influences Muhammad Ali, who inspired Maxi to believe in himself and rise above racial taunts when he was younger. One of the single covers contains a section of a picture from the Ali vs. Liston fight after Ali had knocked Liston to the floor.

Track listings

UK CD1

# Muhammad Ali (Radio Edit) - 03:31 # Muhammad Ali (Rollo & Sister Bliss Sweet Love Mix) - 07:18 # Muhammad Ali (

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Club Mix) - 06:11

UK CD2

# Muhammad Ali (Radio Edit) - 03:31 # Muhammad Ali (Architechs Remix) - 05:22 # Muhammad Ali (Inland Knights Alley Mix) - 06:15

EU/Australian

# Muhammad Ali (Radio Edit) - 03:31 # Muhammad Ali (Full Intention Club Remix) - 06:08 # Muhammad Ali (Inland Knights Alley Mix) - 06:14 # Muhammad Ali (Rollo & Sister Bliss Sweet Love Mix) - 07:18 # Muhammad Ali (Architechs Remix) - 05:39

German DualDisc Single

Side 1: CD Audio

Side 2: Video

# Muhammad Ali ideo, Stereo and AC3 5.1 Mix- 04:04 # Muhammad Ali (Live)

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- 04:47 # Muhammad Ali (Rollo & Sister Bliss Tuff Love Mix)

- 07:33 # Behind The Scenes romo-Video for "Outrospective" including history and interviews, shot around Early 2001- 12:28 # We Come 1

- 04:03

Chart positions

References

External links

FaithlessWeb.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muhammad Ali (Song) 2001 singles Faithless songs Songs about Muhammad Ali Trip hop songs 2001 songs Cheeky Records singles Songs written by Rollo Armstrong Songs written by Maxi Jazz Songs written by Sister Bliss