"My Red Hot Car" is a single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 by Squarepusher

Squarepusher

Squarepusher is the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. He specialises in the electronic music genres of drum and bass and acid, with a significant jazz and musique concrète influence....

, released in 2001 on Warp Records

Warp Records

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. The lead track on the single is "My Red Hot Car (Girl)", a somewhat more accessible mix of the title track, leaving the pop music

Pop music

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 aspects of the song intact. An extended version of "My Red Hot Car" is featured on the album Go Plastic

Go Plastic

Go Plastic is an electronic music album by Squarepusher. The album was preceded by the single "My Red Hot Car".The album shows a marked increase in musical complexity over its predecessor, Selection Sixteen, featuring a more open-ended, less structured approach to composition which was explored...

and as the second track here.

The single was selected as NME

NME

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Single of the Week in its week of release.

The song was listed as the 317th best song of the 2000's by pitchfork media.

Track listing

1. "My Red Hot Car (Girl)" - 5:01
2. "My Red Hot Car" - 4:18
3. "Hardcore Obelisk" - 5:25
4. "I Wish You Obelisk" - 31:40
   • Contains a hidden track, starting at 26:33.

Trivia

Although the song title is "My Red Hot Car", the actual vocal sample in the track says "I'm going to fuck you with my red hot cock". This can be heard more clearly in the "(Girl)" version of the track. The title was supposedly changed for censorship reasons.

Samples:
Drum breaks used in the track include Jimmy McGriff

Jimmy McGriff

James Harrell McGriff was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who developed a distinctive style of playing the Hammond B-3 organ.-Early years and influences:...

 – "The Worm", The Winstons

The Winstons

The Winstons were a 1960s funk and soul music group, based in Washington, D.C.. They are known for their 1969 recording of an EP featuring a song entitled "Color Him Father" on the A-side, and a song entitled "Amen, Brother" on the B-side. Half-way into "Amen, Brother", there is a drum solo The...

 – "Amen, Brother" and Lyn Collins

Lyn Collins

Lyn Collins was an African American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. Contrary to some reports, she is not related to Bootsy Collins, nor Catfish Collins....

 – "Think (About It)

Think (About It)

"Think " is a funk song recorded by Lyn Collins and released as a single on James Brown's People Records in 1972. The recording was produced by Brown and featured instrumental backing from his band The J.B.'s...

".

Song usage

Miss Kittin

Miss Kittin

Miss Kittin is an electronic music DJ, vocalist, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed, Felix da Housecat and Golden Boy...

 used "My Red Hot Car" on her mix album A Bugged Out Mix

A Bugged Out Mix (Miss Kittin album)

A Bugged Out Mix is the third DJ mix album by French recording artist Miss Kittin released in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2006. A number of electronic music recording artists were featured on the album, including fellow electroclash musician Princess Superstar, Squarepusher, and Saint Etienne.-...

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It's also played during a scene in the film Any Way The Wind Blows.

External links

• "My Red Hot Car" at the Warp Records
  Warp Records
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