Papua New Guinea (song)
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"Papua New Guinea" is a 1991 song
by the electronic music
group Future Sound of London. It was the group's debut single
and later appeared on their full-length album Accelerator. The single reached #22 on the UK singles chart
. The track has been remixed and released many times since its original release, both legitimately and in bootleg
format on CD, Vinyl and Cassette.
and club track almost immediately upon its release. The original mix notably samples the bassline from Meat Beat Manifesto
's proto-jungle track "Radio Babylon", the tambourine from Bobby Byrd
's "Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming", vocals of Lisa Gerrard
's singing lifted from the Dead Can Dance
song "Dawn of the Iconoclast", from their 1987 album 'Within the Realm of a Dying Sun' and "Shelter Me" by Circuit. "Papua New Guinea" was perhaps FSOL's most club-oriented track; most of the remixes on the single are very dancefloor-friendly. After Accelerators release, however, they moved in increasingly ambient
and experimental
directions.
In 2001, a new set of remixes was released by FSOL's label, Jumpin' & Pumpin'. Soon after that, Future Sound of London themselves released Papua New Guinea Translations, which extended the track into a 45-minute-long EP.
"Papua New Guinea" was featured in the 1997 Gregg Arakii film Nowhere
and in the 1992 film Cool World
. In the film, Garry Cobain was mis-credited as "Garry Cockbain", which was the original spelling of his name..
The track remains arguably their most recognizable and celebrated song, it has made several (British) "...best songs ever" polls and track specific accolades..
The single (and album Accelerator) was also included in British music magazine Melody Maker's, end-of-year, best albums / singles retrospective.
The track is also featured in the soundtrack the EA Sports title 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game)
.
and these tracks were also featured in numerous dance compilation albums such as the Ministry of Sound
and Gatecrasher
albums of the time, the "Hybrid" mix also featured on the WipEout Fusion
soundtrack. The catalog number for this release is CDS TOT 44 and it is 15:15 long.
This remix by UK producers Seismic Waves debuted on their 2010 Miami Winter Music Conference set, as broadcast on Miami music station Radio Danz. No official release date has been confirmed.
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
by the electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
group Future Sound of London. It was the group's debut 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...
and later appeared on their full-length album Accelerator. The single reached #22 on the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. The track has been remixed and released many times since its original release, both legitimately and in bootleg
Bootleg recording
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
format on CD, Vinyl and Cassette.
The track
The song became a popular raveRave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...
and club track almost immediately upon its release. The original mix notably samples the bassline from Meat Beat Manifesto
Meat Beat Manifesto
Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened to Meat Beat or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK...
's proto-jungle track "Radio Babylon", the tambourine from Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd born Robert Howard Byrd was an American funk/soul/R&B/gospel musician, songwriter and record producer. He was born in Toccoa, Georgia, and is a 1998 winner of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award...
's "Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming", vocals of Lisa Gerrard
Lisa Gerrard
Lisa Gerrard is an Australian musician, singer, and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with former music partner Brendan Perry....
's singing lifted from the Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance are an ethereal neoclassical duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1981, by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. The band relocated to London in May 1982 and disbanded in 1998. Their 1996 album Spiritchaser reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums Chart...
song "Dawn of the Iconoclast", from their 1987 album 'Within the Realm of a Dying Sun' and "Shelter Me" by Circuit. "Papua New Guinea" was perhaps FSOL's most club-oriented track; most of the remixes on the single are very dancefloor-friendly. After Accelerators release, however, they moved in increasingly ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
and experimental
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
directions.
In 2001, a new set of remixes was released by FSOL's label, Jumpin' & Pumpin'. Soon after that, Future Sound of London themselves released Papua New Guinea Translations, which extended the track into a 45-minute-long EP.
"Papua New Guinea" was featured in the 1997 Gregg Arakii film Nowhere
Nowhere
- Music :* Nowhere , an album by Ride* Nowhere: Music from the Gregg Araki Movie, a soundtrack album from the 1997 film * "Nowhere" , a song by Therapy?* "Nowhere", a song by 112 from Pleasure & Pain...
and in the 1992 film Cool World
Cool World
Cool World is a 1992 American live-action/animated film directed by Ralph Bakshi, and starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, and Brad Pitt. It tells the story of a cartoonist who finds himself in the animated world he created, and is seduced by one of his characters, a comic strip vamp who wants to...
. In the film, Garry Cobain was mis-credited as "Garry Cockbain", which was the original spelling of his name..
The track remains arguably their most recognizable and celebrated song, it has made several (British) "...best songs ever" polls and track specific accolades..
The single (and album Accelerator) was also included in British music magazine Melody Maker's, end-of-year, best albums / singles retrospective.
The track is also featured in the soundtrack the EA Sports title 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game)
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game)
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is the official video game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, published by EA Sports.The game was announced on 26 January 2010 during a GameSpot interview with Simon Humber, one of the producers of the game, and released April 27, 2010 in North America...
.
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melody Maker Melody Maker Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
"Singles of the Year" | 1992 | 13 |
1991/2003 release
The original recording was released twice in 1991 and 2003 on CD and Vinyl and Cassette with time totaling at 13:10. The Dali Mix features elsewhere as 12" Original Mix ergo the "single" version as opposed to the 6:45 long album version. The catalog number is 12 TOT 17 and S12DJ-107 on the 2003 version.- "Papua New Guinea (Dali Mix)" – (4.57)
- "Papua New Guinea (Dumb Child Of Q Mix)" – (4.21)
- "Papua New Guinea (Qube Mix)" – (4.32)
1992/1996 release
This version was released with a plethora of remixes and was 37:04 in length. The catalog number is CLP 9743-2. It was also released on CD and Vinyl and Cassette.- "Papua New Guinea (7" Original)" – 3:47
- "Papua New Guinea (Andrew Weatherall Mix)" – 9:43
- "Papua New Guinea (Dub Mix)" – 1:20
- "Papua New Guinea (Journey to Pyramid)" – 5:25
- "Papua New Guinea (Graham Massey Mix)" – 3:48
- "Papua New Guinea (Dumb Child of Q Mix)" – 4:20
- "Papua New Guinea (12" Original)" – 4:57
- "Papua New Guinea (Hamish McDonald Mix)" – 5:04
"Papua New Guinea 2001"
This release featured all new remixes from more top names including Satoshi TomiieSatoshi Tomiie
Satoshi Tomiie is a Japanese house-music producer and DJ. He has written music for numerous soundtracks, including for the Animatrix soundtrack and remixed many artists including the Future Sound of London.-History:...
and these tracks were also featured in numerous dance compilation albums such as the Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
and Gatecrasher
Gatecrasher
Gatecrasher is an international clubbing brand made famous by the Gatecrasher dance music events held at the Gatecrasher One nightclub in Sheffield, England during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The event received awards such as "Club Of The Year" at the Ericsson Muzik Magazine Dance Awards in...
albums of the time, the "Hybrid" mix also featured on the WipEout Fusion
Wipeout Fusion
Wipeout Fusion is a 2002 racing video game that has been the only original release of the Wipeout series of racing games for PlayStation 2...
soundtrack. The catalog number for this release is CDS TOT 44 and it is 15:15 long.
- Papua New Guinea (7" Original) - (3:41)
- Papua New Guinea (Satoshi Tomiie Radio-Path) - (3:41)
- Edited By - Satoshi Tomiie , Scott Bradford
- Remix - Satoshi Tomiie
- Papua New Guinea (Hybrid Radio Edit) - (3:53)
- Edited By - Ralph Tee
- Producer [Additional] - Hybrid
- Remix - Hybrid
- Papua New Guinea (Blue States Mix) - (4:39)
- Edited By - Ralph Tee
- Producer [Additional] - Blue States
- Remix - Blue States
- Papua New Guinea (Simian Mix) - (3:42)
- Producer [Additional] - Simian
- Remix - Simian
"Translations"
This version vastly changed the song to almost unrecognizable proportions and added a string section, sitars and different female vocals. The catalog number is CD TOT 52 and it is 53:38 long.- Translation 1: 12" Original - (4:58)
- Translation 2: Papsico - (9:50)
- Translation 3: The Lovers - (9:05)
- Guitar [Electric] - Stinky Rowe*
- Voice [Female Voices] - Linda Lewis
- Translation 4: Wooden Ships - (6:02)
- Guitar - Paolo Longheu
- Translation 5: The Great Marmalade Mama In The Sky - (4:38)
- Translation 6: Requiem - (6:05)
- Translation 7: Things Change Like The Patterns And Shades That Fall From The Sun (6:01)
- Translation 8: The Big Blue - (7:39)
- Guitar [Electric] - Stinky Rowe*
"Herd & White remixes"
This limited edition release is was only released on Vinyl ergo for use by DJs and was remixed by the UK's Jason Herd and Jon White. The catalog number is 12 TOT 45 and it is 18:11 long.- Papua New Guinea (Herd & White Remix) - (7:52)
- Papua New Guinea (Herd & White No Acid Mix) - (7:52)
- Papua New Guinea (Herd & White Radio Mix) - (3:07)
"Seismic Waves Remix"
- Papua New Guinea (Seismic Waves Remix) - (7:13)
This remix by UK producers Seismic Waves debuted on their 2010 Miami Winter Music Conference set, as broadcast on Miami music station Radio Danz. No official release date has been confirmed.
Chart Position
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Papua New Guinea" | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
#22 |
| 2001 | "Papua New Guinea" | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
#28 |