That Old Pair of Jeans
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"That Old Pair of Jeans" is a song by English big beat
musician Fatboy Slim
, from his compilation album The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder. It features Lateef the Truth Speaker
on the vocal track.
7"
12"
Chris Bliss
to perform a music video in which he juggles in front of a theatre audience to the song. The video expanded into a MySpace
contest to "Juggle to music like Chris Bliss". The entries were narrowed down to eleven entries including one non-juggling entry directed by Steve Glashier featuring Australian hula-hooper
Angie Mack (nee Humphries). John Augustus "Gus" Tate won the competition and Angie Mack received honourable mention as the "Non-Juggling Winner" as the video so impressed Fatboy Slim.
Big beat
Big beat is a term employed since the mid-1990s by the British music press to describe much of the music by artists such as The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Propellerheads typically driven by heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns in...
musician Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim
Norman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...
, from his compilation album The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder. It features Lateef the Truth Speaker
Lateef
Lateef the Truthspeaker also known as The Truthspeaker or simply Lateef, is an American hip-hop artist who is part of the groups Latyrx and The Maroons AKA Lateef and the Chief...
on the vocal track.
Track listing
CD7"
12"
Music video
Fatboy Slim commissioned comedian and jugglerJuggling
Juggling is a skill involving moving objects for entertainment or sport. The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling, in which the juggler throws objects up to catch and toss up again. This may be one object or many objects, at the same time with one or many hands. Jugglers often refer...
Chris Bliss
Chris Bliss
Chris Bliss is an American stand up comedian and juggler. He majored in comparative literature at Northwestern University and the University of Oregon before dropping out to pursue a career in juggling....
to perform a music video in which he juggles in front of a theatre audience to the song. The video expanded into a MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
contest to "Juggle to music like Chris Bliss". The entries were narrowed down to eleven entries including one non-juggling entry directed by Steve Glashier featuring Australian hula-hooper
Hula hoop
A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck.Although the exact origins of hula hoops are unknown, children and adults around the world have played with hoops, twirling, rolling and throwing them throughout history...
Angie Mack (nee Humphries). John Augustus "Gus" Tate won the competition and Angie Mack received honourable mention as the "Non-Juggling Winner" as the video so impressed Fatboy Slim.
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| 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 ... |
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