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Red Alert (song)

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This article is about the Basement Jaxx song. For other songs with the same title, see Red Alert (disambiguation).

"Red Alert" is a song by English electronic dance music duo Basement Jaxx. It was released in April 1999 by record label XL as the first single from their debut album, Remedy.

"Red Alert"
Song

It reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart[1] and became their first number 1 hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play.[2]

Content

The song contains a sample of the song "Far Beyond" by Locksmith.[citation needed] The intro section of the "Jaxx Club Mix" contains several electronic sound effect samples from random sources, such as the audible beeping used at pedestrian crosswalks in many countries, particularly Australia.

Basement Jaxx remixed the track themselves calling it "Miracles Keep on Playin'". It appears on the "Rendez-Vu" single and samples The Jackson Sisters' track "Miracles".[citation needed]

Music video

The song has two different music videos, one for the UK and the other for the US. In the UK version, Basement Jaxx work at a diner that is hit by a meteor that turns everyone into robot-like people. The US video takes place in a world where music is outlawed and follows cops as they find and bust musicians, similar to the plot of Fahrenheit 451 but substituting books with music. The video includes cameo appearances by other musicians being arrested, most notably Moby.

Legacy

Pitchfork ranked the song at number 69 in their list of the "Top 200 Songs of the 1990s".[3]

Track listing

CD 1
  1. "Red Alert (Jaxx Radio Mix)" – 4:17
  2. "Red Alert (Razocaine)" – 8:25
  3. "Red Alert (Jaxx Nite Dub)" – 6:19
CD 2
  1. "Red Alert (Jaxx Club Mix)" – 6:19
  2. "Red Alert (Eric Morrillo + Harry Romero Dub)" – 6:33
  3. "Red Alert (Steve Gurley Mix)" – 5:29

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 36
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[5] 9
France (SNEP)[6] 70
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 22
Italy (FIMI)[8] 40
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 41
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 5
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] 1
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[11] 15

References

  1. ^ "Basement Jaxx | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 30.
  3. ^ "Staff Lists: The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 100–51 | Features | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Basement Jaxx – Red Alert" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Dance/Urban – Volume 69, No. 18, August 23 1999". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Basement Jaxx – Red Alert" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Search the charts". The Irish Charts. In the box under "Search by Song Title", put in Red Alert. Then click the button next to that box, where it says Search. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Tutti i successi del 1999". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Basement Jaxx – Red Alert" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Basement Jaxx: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Remedy – Basement Jaxx Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
Preceded by Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
August 14, 1999 		Succeeded by
 

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