"He's a Pirate" is a 2003 track composed by Klaus Badelt and

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for the 2003

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film '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''. It is featured on the

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album of the film and is used at the beginning of the credits for the film. The track has been subject to a number of remix versions collected in an EP titled ''Pirates Remixed'' and separate singles released notably by

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in 2006 and by Rebel in 2014. Renditions of the track were also used for the credits of the four ''Pirates'' sequels. The track, cut and altered for time, has been used as theme music by the

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for pre-game and time-out sequences at home games at

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Production

was initially asked to score the film, but since he was working on ''

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'', he gave the assignment to his colleague Klaus Badelt. However, Zimmer ended up writing many of the themes, including an early version of "He's A Pirate".

''Pirates Remixed'' EP

''Pirates Remixed'' is an EP that features

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es by

and other DJs of the song "He's a Pirate" composed by Klaus Badelt for the

movie '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''. It was made available for download exclusively through

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, via the official EP website.

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also has a promotional CD which contains nine tracks total, including two tracks from the original scores, and radio edits.

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also was licensed to create a CD which contained the Tiësto remixes and the Jack Theme Suite from the second film's score. Along with the digital download and the limited CD releases, it was also released as a promotional copy on vinyl. The vinyl version came under the name ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Remixes'' and contained a remix not available on either the digital download or the CD versions. Tiësto also released an alternative "He's a Pirate" remix as a bonus track on his Elements of Life album.

Formats

The digital download had 6 tracks that included a radio edit, and remixes, whereas the Walt Disney Records CD had 9 tracks including 7 track versions of "He's a Pirate" in addition to 2 tracks, the original score of "Swords Crossed" and "Jack Theme Suite". Walt Disney Records also released a promotional vinyl version with 6 tracks including five of "He's a Pirate".

Digital download

# He's a Pirate (Radio Edit Remix) - 4:10 # He's a Pirate (Tribal Treasure Remix) - 8:17 # He's a Pirate (Pelo Verde Remix) - 5:17 # He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Trance Remix) - 5:44 # He's a Pirate (Chris Joss Ship Ahoy Tribal Remix) - 4:46 # He's a Pirate (Orchestral Remix) - 7:04

Walt Disney Records CD

# He's a Pirate (Tiësto Radio Edit) - 4:05 # He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Radio Edit) - 3:11 # Swords Crossed (Original Score) - 3:17 # He's a Pirate ( Friscia & Lamboy Tribal Treasure Mix) - 8:17 # He's a Pirate (Pelo Verde Mix) - 5:14 # He's a Pirate (Tiësto Remix) - 7:03 # He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Trance Mix) - 5:43 # He's a Pirate (Chris Joss Ship Ahoy Tribal Mix) - 4:43 # Jack Theme Suite (New Score Cue from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) - 6:11

Walt Disney Records promotional vinyl

# He's a Pirate (Tiësto Remix) - 7:03 # He's a Pirate (Friscia & Lamboy Tribal Treasure Mix) - 8:16 # He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Trance Mix) - 5:43 # Swords Crossed (NK & Funky Junction Cursed Square Trubolenza) - 6:24 # He's a Pirate (Pelo Verde Mix) - 5:14 # He's a Pirate (Chris Joss Ship Ahoy Tribal Mix) - 4:43

EMI Records CD

# He's a Pirate (Tiësto Radio Edit) - 4:05 # He's a Pirate (Tiësto Remix) - 7:03 # He's a Pirate (Tiësto Orchestral Remix) - 7:03 # Jack Theme Suite (New Score Cue from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) - 6:11

Tiësto Remixes

"He's a Pirate – Tiësto Remixes" was a separate 2006 single release by

considered a dance release version of Klaus Badelt's "He's A Pirate" and commercially successful in various European Singles' Charts after release on EMI Records.

Track list

#"He's A Pirate" (Tiësto Radio Edit) (4:05) #"He's a Pirate" (Tiësto Remix) (7:03) #"He's a Pirate" (Tiësto Orchestral Remix) (7:03) #"Hans Zimmer - Jack Theme Suite" (New Score Cue from "Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest) (6:11)

Appearances

The remixes have also been included in a number of compilations including: *Tiësto's ''Trance Night – Winter Edition 2007'' *Tiësto's ''Trance 2007 – The Hit-Mix'' *Tiësto's ''Elements of Life'' (2007)

Charts

Year-end charts

Rebel version

In 2014, the Belgian DJ and music producer Rebel made a remix under the title "Black Pearl (He's a Pirate)" featuring Sidney Housen becoming a hit for Rebel in France, Belgium and Switzerland.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

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