Galvanize (song)


"Galvanize" is a song by British electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers featuring vocals by Q-Tip. It was released on 22 November 2004 as the first single from their 2005 album Push the Button. It peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart on 23 January 2005.
It was the highest charting single in their native United Kingdom by The Chemical Brothers since "Hey Boy Hey Girl", which had also reached No. 3 in 1999. In Spain, it reached No. 1 and it held the top spot for two weeks. In Australia, the song was ranked No. 65 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.

Composition

The track features a distinct Moroccan Chaabi string sample from Najat Aatabou's song "Hadi Kedba Bayna ". The main hook of the song is in 6/4 time signature, while the rest is in 4/4. The track also features rapping by Q-Tip. In part of the song, a sample from the group's early single "Leave Home" plays.

Critical reception

Pitchfork Medias Scott Plagenhoef stated the song along with "The Boxer" "harks back to the duo's early B-Boy/techno days" but missed "the ferocity and sub-bass rattlings of their earlier cousins, and here play second fiddle to unremarkable verses and nasally vocals."
It won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2006.

Music video

The music video was filmed in Málaga, Spain, and directed by Adam Smith. It involves three boys wearing clown face paint, who head into a club named Lyceo during a Krump dance battle. The name of one of these boys is Bilal according to his father's line at the beginning. One of the boys starts dancing in the battle, but they are caught and taken away by the police afterwards.

Formats and track listings

  1. "Galvanize"
  2. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
  1. "Galvanize"
  2. "Rize Up"
  1. "Galvanize"
  2. "Galvanize"
  3. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
  4. "Galvanize"
  1. "Galvanize"
  2. "Galvanize"
  3. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
  1. "Galvanize"
  2. "Rize Up"
  3. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
  1. "Galvanize"
  2. "Galvanize"
  3. "Galvanize"
  4. "Rize Up"
  5. "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
  6. "Galvanize"

    Charts and certifications

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