Backyard Dog

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Backyard Dog
OriginManchester[1]
GenresRagga, dance[2]
LabelsEast West Records[1]
MembersAniff Akinola[3]
Lloyd Hanley[3]

Backyard Dog is a musical duo from Manchester,[1] consisting of Aniff Akinola and Lloyd Hanley.[3] The name "backyard dog" comes from when Akinola booted Hanley out of his recording studio, culminating in him saying "you can't treat me like this, you're treating me like a backyard dog".[2]

Their 2001 single, "Baddest Ruffest", reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] and was used as the 2002 FIFA World Cup theme, and in the films Ali G Indahouse and Bend It Like Beckham.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Backyard Dog parts company with record label". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Backyard Dog". Global-trance.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Aniff Akinola & Lloyd Hanley - Backyard Dog - Baddest Ruffest". Djluv.in. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ^ "BACKYARD DOG". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Aniff Akola". Universal Music Publishing. Retrieved 7 July 2013.