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"Hoops"
Song

"Hoops" is the third and final single from the debut album Salt Peter by the trip hop/industrial band Ruby. It was released in the United States on January 1, 1996 by the WORK/Creation labels.[1] Unlike its two predecessors, this single would not chart in the United States, although it did reach #102 on the United Kingdom charts.

Track listing

version one:
  1. "Hoops" (3:51) -Rankine, Walk[2]
  2. "Hoops" (David Holmes Mix) (8:12) -Rankine, Walk
  3. "The Whole is Equal to the Sum of its Parts" (Gantby Mix) (4:20) -Rankine, Walk
total length: (16:23)[3]
version two:
  1. "Hoops" (3:51) -Rankine, Walk[4]
  2. "Salt Water Fish" (Peshay Freshwater Mix) (--:--) -Rankine, Walk
  3. "Hoops" (Da Lata Mix) (--:--) -Rankine, Walk
total length: (--:--)[5]

Chart performance

Singles

Date Name Chart Country Peak Position
June 8, 1996 "Hoops" UK Singles United Kingdom #102[6]

Production and personnel

The songs on this single were written & produced by Lesley Rankine and Mark Walk. Additional production and remixing on track two was by David Holmes. Additional production and remixing on track three was by Gantby.[citation needed]

Music video

As with all of Ruby's singles, this song had a promotional video made for it. The video was directed by Ben Unwin, produced by Rebecca Whitney and cinematographed by Scott Henriksen.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b ""Hoops (2)/Album Track Listing/MTV"". www.mtv.com. Retrieved 2008-04-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ ""Discography - Ruby - Hoops (1)"". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved 2008-05-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ ""Ruby - Hoops (1)"". www.vh1.com. Retrieved 2008-05-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ ""Discography - Ruby - Hoops (2)"". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved 2008-05-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ ""Ruby - Hoops (2)"". www.vh1.com. Retrieved 2008-05-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ ""UK singles chart history - Ruby"". http://www.zobbel.de/. Retrieved 2008-04-26. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ http://vimeo.com/7990620