Born Slippy Nuxx
"Born Slippy .NUXX" | ||||
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Single by Underworld | ||||
from the album Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
A-side | "Born Slippy" | |||
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Released | 1 July 1996 | |||
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"Born Slippy .NUXX" is a song by the British electronic music group
After it was used in the 1996 film
Composition
"Born Slippy .NUXX" features a "hammering" kick drum, distorted vocals and "heavenly" synthesiser chords.[2] The vocalist, Karl Hyde, wrote the lyrics for "Born Slippy .NUXX" after a night drinking in Soho, London. He wrote about his alcoholism and hoped to capture the way a drunk "sees the world in fragments".[3][2]
The vocals were recorded in one take; when Hyde lost his place, he would sing the same line repeatedly, creating the line "lager, lager, lager, lager".[3] The producer, Rick Smith, said the lyrics reflected "this energy of movement, and of time and place", likening them to an abstract painting.[4]
The lyrics have been misinterpreted as a hedonistic celebration of drinking.[2] Hyde did not intend the song to be a "drinking anthem" but rather a "cry for help", and was disturbed when audience members raised their lager cans during performances.[3]
Release
Underworld released "Born Slippy .NUXX" in the UK on 1 May 1995 as the
"Born Slippy .NUXX" was reissued as a single in the UK on 1 July 1996.
Reception
In 2004,
For the film
Track listing
Durations vary across releases.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Born Slippy" | 8:57 |
2. | "Born Slippy .NUXX" | 11:37 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Born Slippy Nuxx |
Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] | Gold | 400,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
"Born Slippy .NUXX 2003"
"Born Slippy .NUXX 2003" | ||||
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Single by Underworld | ||||
Released | 27 October 2003[46] | |||
Genre | Dance | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
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Producer(s) | Underworld | |||
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"Born Slippy .NUXX 2003" is a version of "Born Slippy .NUXX" re-released by Underworld to promote the album
Track listings
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Born Slippy Nuxx (2003 Edit)" | 3:58 |
2. | "Born Slippy Nuxx (Atomic Hooligan Remix)" | 7:19 |
3. | "Born Slippy Nuxx (Paul Oakenfold Mix)" | 8:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Born Slippy Nuxx (2003 12-inch version)" | 7:01 |
2. | "Born Slippy Nuxx (Paul Oakenfold Mix)" | 8:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Born Slippy Nuxx (Paul Oakenfold Mix)" | 8:11 |
2. | "Born Slippy Nuxx (2003 12-inch version)" | 7:01 |
Charts
Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[50] | 13 |
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[51] | 12 |
Italy (FIMI)[52] | 44 |
Scotland (OCC)[53] | 24 |
27 | |
UK Dance (OCC)[55] | 1 |
UK Indie (OCC)[56] | 4 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[36] | 9 |
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The relentless, hard-edged club cut, originally released here in May 1995 and in the U.S. in Oct. '96...
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- "Born Slippy (Nuxx)" – via YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
- "Born Slippy (Nuxx / Remastered)" – via YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
- "Born Slippy (Nuxx)" – via YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
- "Born Slippy (Nuxx) (Radio Edit)" – via YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
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- ^ Born Slippy Nuxx (UK & European CD single liner notes). Junior Boy's Own, V2 Records. 2003. JBO5024703.
- ^ Born Slippy Nuxx (European 12-inch single sleeve). Junior Boy's Own, V2 Records. 2003. JBO5024706.
- ^ Born Slippy Nuxx (US 12-inch single sleeve). Junior Boy's Own, V2 Records. 2003. 63881-27802-1.
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External links
- "Underworld – Born Slippy" at Discogs (list of releases)