Stream Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) by Fatboy Slim from desktop or your mobile device. 'Good Ships' (1997) 'Brimful of Asha' (1997) 'Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)' (1997) 'Brimful of Asha' is a single by British alternative rock band Cornershop from their third album When I Was Born for the 7th Time.
'Brimful of Asha' | ||||
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Single by Cornershop | ||||
from the album When I Was Born for the 7th Time | ||||
Released | 18 August 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, Britpop[1] | |||
Length | 5:17 (album version) 4:07 (single version) | |||
Label | Wiiija | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tjinder Singh | |||
Producer(s) | Cornershop | |||
Cornershop singles chronology | ||||
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'Brimful of Asha' is a single by British alternative rock band Cornershop from their third album When I Was Born for the 7th Time. The recording originally reached number 60 on the UK Singles Chart in 1997. After a remixed version by Norman Cook became a radio and critical success, the song was re-released and reached number one on the UK chart[2] and number 16 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1998. The lyric is a tribute to Asha Bhosle.[3]
This song is based on the history of film culture in India. Since their beginnings, Indian films have relied heavily on song-and-dance numbers. The singing is almost always performed by background singers while the actors and actresses lip sync. Asha Bhosle is a playback singer who has sung over 12,000 songs and is referred to as 'Sadi rani' (Punjabi for 'our queen') at one point in the lyrics. In the slower, original album recording, playback singers Lata Mangeshkar (her older sibling) and Mohammed Rafi (one of the top male playback singers of the mid-century) are mentioned. The lyrics in the bridge contain a number of references to non-Indian music, including Georges Brassens' song 'Les Amoureux des bancs publics', Jacques Dutronc, Marc Bolan, Argo Records and Trojan Records.[4]
DJ Norman Cook ('Fatboy Slim') was asked to remix the track by speeding it up and modulating the song to a higher key (halfway between B-flat and B, rather than in A). The remix saw major success as a number 1 single.[citation needed]
The music video for the song was directed by Phil Harder and produced by Harder/Fuller Films. It was filmed in a house in Lewisham, London.[5]
'Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook remix)' | ||||
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Single by Cornershop and Norman Cook | ||||
from the album The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder | ||||
Released | 16 February 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Big beat | |||
Length | 4:03 (single version) 7:35 (extended version) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tjinder Singh | |||
Cornershop singles chronology | ||||
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In 2003, Q Magazine ranked the Fatboy Slim remix at number 840 in their list of the '1001 Best Songs Ever'.[6] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 105 on its list '150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years'.[7] In August 2010, Pitchfork placed the remix at number 113 in their list of 'The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s'.[8]NME ranked the remix at number 2 in their list of 'The 50 Best Remixes Ever', saying it 'does what the truly great remixes do – render you unable to enjoy the original'.[9] The remix was included in Pitchfork's 2010 list of 'twenty-five great remixes' of the 1990s.[10] The remix is featured prominently on the French children's TV channel Gulli, playing before each episode.
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[11] | 35 |
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[12] | 5 |
Denmark (IFPI)[13] | 15 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[14] | 12 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] | 20 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] | 84 |
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[17] | 5 |
Ireland (IRMA)[18] | 3 |
Italy (Musica e dischi)[19] | 9 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] | 83 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] | 26 |
Norway (VG-lista)[22] | 18 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[23] | 1 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] | 36 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] | 1 |
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[26] | 1 |
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[27] | 16 |
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[28] with 'Sleep on the Left Side' | 35 |
Chart (1998) | Position |
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Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[29] | 55 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30] | 20 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | Platinum | 600,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
One of the greatest songs ever.
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After god knows how many years. Still mind blowing!
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THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS A PUBLIC TRACK
the nostalgia
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