Poison (The Prodigy song)
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| Single by The Prodigy | ||||
| from the album Music for the Jilted Generation | ||||
| Released | 6 March 1995 | |||
| Format | 12 inch vinyl record CD single |
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| Recorded | Essex, England, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Synthpunk, industrial, oldskool jungle | |||
| Length | 4:05 (95 EQ) | |||
| Label | XL Recordings | |||
| Writer(s) | Liam Howlett | |||
| Producer | Liam Howlett | |||
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"Poison" is a song by The Prodigy, released as the group's ninth single on 6 March 1995. It was the fourth single from the album Music for the Jilted Generation. Maxim Reality provides the vocals for this track.
The drums in the song are samples from "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps, "Amen Brother" by The Winstons, "Heavy Soul Slinger" by Bernard Purdie, and "Hang Down Your Head, Tom Dooley, Your Tie's Caught" by Incredible Bongo Band.
The CD singles art follows a theme similar to the song: rat poison. The front cover features a box of said poison, the back shows a picture of a dead and decomposing rodent, and the CD itself has a rat superimposed onto it.[1]
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[edit] Video
The music video was directed by Walter Stern. The band performs the track in a basement-like location. By the end of the video, the floor has turned into a mud-bath where Keith Flint is mud wrestling with other band members. The music video was also shown on an episode of Beavis and Butt-head.
[edit] Track listing
- "Poison" (95 EQ) – 6:12 [edited 4:05 version on CD edition]
- "Rat Poison" – 5:34
- "Scienide" – 5:54
- "Poison" (Environmental Science Dub Mix) – 6:18
- Tracks 1-2 and 4 written by Liam Howlett and Keith Palmer. Track 2 remixed by Liam Howlett. Track 4 remix and additional production by Environmental Science
- Track 3 written by Liam Howlett
[edit] Chart performances
"Poison" was a top five hit in Norway. The song also reached #24 in Sweden, and #23 in Switzerland.[2]
[edit] References
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