Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)

"Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)"
Single by Oxide & Neutrino
from the album The Solid Sound of the Underground and Execute
Released	May 2000
Format	CD single
Recorded	2000
Genre	2-step garage
Label	East West
Producer	Oxide & Neutrino
Oxide & Neutrino singles chronology
- "Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)" (2000) "No Good 4 Me" (2000)

"Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)" was a 2000 single and so far the biggest success for English group Oxide & Neutrino, members of the So Solid Crew, which in May 2000 reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. The track features a sample from the theme tune to the TV show Casualty. The 12" was deemed ineligible for the singles chart, as its length broke chart regulations and was instead featured on the album chart at No.71.

While the record appeared on Top of the Pops in its Number One week, many radio stations refused to play "Bound 4 Da Reload" because of its controversial spoken sample taken from the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, spoken by the actors Tony McMahon and Frank Harper ("Ah, I've been shot!/I don't believe this, could everyone stop getting shot?").

As an influence on the emerging dubstep scene

The record is notable for being the first major commercial success for an early dubstep piece. It was the first number one to record to feature the "wobble bass" that would later become a staple of the dubstep scene. Other influences include the first commercially successful use of samples from a "cockney gangster" movie, a feature that would later be used by the dubstep artists Rusko and Caspa.

Tracklistings

Part 1 (Brown cover)

1. Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty) [Radio Edit] (3:46)
2. Express Da Funk (5:37)
3. Bound 4 Da Reload (5:25)

Part 2 (Blue cover)

1. Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
2. Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty) [Remix]
3. Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty) [Video] (Enhanced CD)

References

Preceded by "Toca's Miracle" by Fragma

UK number one single April 30, 2000 - May 7, 2000

Succeeded by "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears