Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub

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"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub"
Single by Apollo 440
from the album Electro Glide in Blue
Released3 February 1997 (1997-02-03)
Genre
Length4:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Apollo 440
Apollo 440 singles chronology
"Krupa"
(1996) 		"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub"
(1997) 		"Raw Power"
(1997)
Music video
"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" on
YouTube

"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" is a song by English electronic music group Apollo 440. It was released in February 1997 as the second single from their second studio album, Electro Glide in Blue (1997). Successful on the charts in Europe, it peaked at number one in Romania and within the Top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (number two) and the UK.

The song is based on a sample of the lead guitar line of American rock group Van Halen's 1978 song "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love". The beginning of the song contains a sample from the 1971 SF film The Andromeda Strain.

The single's front cover features a photograph of Member of Parliament Jeremy Thorpe wearing Jimi Hendrix's Gibson Flying V guitar backstage at a Jimi Hendrix Experience concert at the Royal Festival Hall in 1967.[1]

Critical reception

A reviewer from

New Sunday Times noted that on the track, the American rock group's "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" "get the techno treatment from Apollo Four Forty who combine that metal-pop tune with reggae dub touches. Hear it to believe it!"[4]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" was directed by James Brown and premiered in February 1997.[5]

Track listing

  • UK 12" vinyl
  1. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (Matrix Remix) - 6:03
  2. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (@440 Instrumental Version) - 4:59
  3. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (Nok-Hop Remix) - 6:19
  4. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (Booby Trap Remix) - 7:05
  • CD single, CD1
  1. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (@440 Radio Edit) - 3:56
  2. "Glam" (Rock N Roll Part III) - 8:13
  3. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (Matrix Remix) - 6:03
  4. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (Nok-Hop Remix) - 6:19
  • CD single, CD2
  1. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (@440 Instrumental Version) - 5:00
  2. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (Armand Van Helden Moonraker Edit) - 6:50
  3. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (Escape From New York Edit) - 7:18
  4. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (Technology Park Remix) - 5:56
  5. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (Joey The Butcher Remix) - 7:04
  6. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (Booby Trap Remix) - 7:06

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Apollo Four Forty* – Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub". Discogs. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 18, 1997. p. 23. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Daisy & Havoc (January 18, 1997). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  4. New Sunday Times
    . p. 13. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "mvdbase.com - Apollo Four Four - "Ain't talkin' 'bout dub"". Music Video Database. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart - Week Ending 27 Apr 1997". ARIA. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "Apollo Four Forty – Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  8. ^ "Apollo Four Forty – Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  9. ^ "Apollo Four Forty – Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  10. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. April 12, 1997. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. April 5, 1997. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  12. ^ "Apollo Four Forty: Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  13. Les classement single
    . Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  14. ^ "Apollo Four Forty – Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  15. ^ "Íslenski Listinn NR. 213 Vikuna 20.3. '97 - 26.3. '97" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir. March 21, 1997. p. 16. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to Know". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original (enter search parameter Apollo Four Forty into Search by Artist box, then select Go) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  17. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 9, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  18. ^ "Apollo Four Forty – Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  19. ^ "Apollo Four Forty – Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub". VG-lista. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  20. ^
    Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original
    on 2005-09-22. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  22. ^ "Apollo Four Forty – Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  23. ^ "Apollo Four Forty – Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  25. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  26. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1997". Ultratop. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  27. ^ "1997 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. December 27, 1997. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  28. GfK Entertainment
    . Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  29. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 1997" (in Swedish). Hitlistan. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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