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Galvanize (song)

January 07, 2023

"Galvanize" is a song by British electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers featuring vocals by American rapper Q-Tip. It was released on 22 November 2004 as the first single from their fifth studio album, Push the Button (2005).

"Galvanize"
Single by the Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip
from the album Push the Button
B-side
  • "Electronic Battle Weapon 7"
  • "Rize Up"
Released22 November 2004 (2004-11-22)
StudioThe Hit Factory (New York City)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 6:33 (album version)
  • 4:28 (UK radio edit)
  • 3:11 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers singles chronology
"Get Yourself High"
(2003) 		"Galvanize"
(2004) 		"Believe"
(2005)
Music video
"Galvanize" on YouTube

The song peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart on 23 January 2005. It was the Chemical Brothers' highest charting single in their native United Kingdom since "Hey Boy Hey Girl", which had also reached No. 3 in 1999. In Spain, it reached No. 1 and held the top spot for two weeks. In Australia, the song was ranked No. 65 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.[5]

"Galvanize" was used as the first song to play at the Athletes Parade and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Composition

The track features a distinct Moroccan Chaabi string sample from Najat Aatabou's song "Hadi Kedba Bayna (Obvious lie)".[6] The main hook of the song is in 6
4 time signature, while the rest is in 4
4. The track also features rapping by Q-Tip (member of A Tribe Called Quest). In part of the song, a sample from the group's early single "Leave Home" plays.

Critical reception

Pitchfork Media's Scott Plagenhoef stated the song along with "The Boxer" "harks back to the duo's early B-Boy/techno days" but missed "the ferocity and sub-bass rattlings of their earlier cousins, and here play second fiddle to unremarkable verses and nasally vocals."[7]

It won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2006.[8]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Málaga, Spain, and directed by Adam Smith. It involves three North African boys wearing clown face paint, who head into a club named Lyceo during a krump dance battle. The name of one of these boys is Bilal according to his father's line at the beginning (بِلالْ! اطفأ النورْ ونامْ, literally "Bilal! Turn off the light and go to sleep."). One of the boys starts dancing in the battle, but they are caught and taken away by the police afterwards.

Track listings

Charts and certifications

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Galvanize"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 22 November 2004 (2004-11-22) Digital download
[47]
Australia 17 January 2005 (2005-01-17) CD
  • Freestyle Dust
  • Virgin
 [48]
United Kingdom
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [49]
United States 24 January 2005 (2005-01-24) Alternative radio
  • Virgin
  • Astralwerks
 [50]

References

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  7. ^ Scott Plagenhoef (3 February 2005). "The Chemical Brothers – Push the Button". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  8. ^ Press Association (9 February 2006), "U2 Win Five Grammys", The Guardian, retrieved 13 November 2011
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  19. ^ (in Greek). IFPI. Archived from the original on 22 May 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  21. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Galvanize". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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January 07, 2023
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Galvanize is a song by British electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers featuring vocals by American rapper Q Tip It was released on 22 November 2004 as the first single from their fifth studio album Push the Button 2005 Galvanize Single by the Chemical Brothers featuring Q Tipfrom the album Push the ButtonB side Electronic Battle Weapon 7 Rize Up Released22 November 2004 2004 11 22 StudioThe Hit Factory New York City 1 GenreHip hop 2 3 dance pop 4 breakbeat 2 Length6 33 album version 4 28 UK radio edit 3 11 radio edit LabelVirginAstralwerksSongwriter s Ed SimonsKamaal FareedTom RowlandsNajat AatabouProducer s The Chemical BrothersThe Chemical Brothers singles chronology Get Yourself High 2003 Galvanize 2004 Believe 2005 Music video Galvanize on YouTubeThe song peaked at No 3 on the UK Singles Chart on 23 January 2005 It was the Chemical Brothers highest charting single in their native United Kingdom since Hey Boy Hey Girl which had also reached No 3 in 1999 In Spain it reached No 1 and held the top spot for two weeks In Australia the song was ranked No 65 on Triple J s Hottest 100 of 2004 5 Galvanize was used as the first song to play at the Athletes Parade and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games Contents 1 Composition 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Track listings 5 Charts and certifications 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 Certifications 6 Release history 7 ReferencesComposition EditThe track features a distinct Moroccan Chaabi string sample from Najat Aatabou s song Hadi Kedba Bayna Obvious lie 6 The main hook of the song is in 64 time signature while the rest is in 44 The track also features rapping by Q Tip member of A Tribe Called Quest In part of the song a sample from the group s early single Leave Home plays Critical reception EditPitchfork Media s Scott Plagenhoef stated the song along with The Boxer harks back to the duo s early B Boy techno days but missed the ferocity and sub bass rattlings of their earlier cousins and here play second fiddle to unremarkable verses and nasally vocals 7 It won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2006 8 Music video EditThe music video was filmed in Malaga Spain and directed by Adam Smith It involves three North African boys wearing clown face paint who head into a club named Lyceo during a krump dance battle The name of one of these boys is Bilal according to his father s line at the beginning ب لال اطفأ النور ونام literally Bilal Turn off the light and go to sleep One of the boys starts dancing in the battle but they are caught and taken away by the police afterwards Track listings EditUK and US 12 inch single Galvanize extended version Electronic Battle Weapon 7 UK CD1 Galvanize Rize Up UK CD2 Galvanize Galvanize extended version Electronic Battle Weapon 7 Galvanize music video Australia CD single Galvanize Galvanize extended version Electronic Battle Weapon 7 US CD single Galvanize extended version Rize Up Electronic Battle Weapon 7 Japanese CD EP Galvanize single edit Galvanize extended version Galvanize Abe Duque remix Rize Up Electronic Battle Weapon 7 Galvanize music video Charts and certifications EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Galvanize Chart 2004 2005 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 9 38Austria O3 Austria Top 40 10 14Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 11 13Belgium Ultratip Wallonia 12 2Belgium Dance Ultratop Flanders 13 2Denmark Tracklisten 14 4Europe Eurochart Hot 100 15 4Finland Suomen virallinen lista 16 4France SNEP 17 68Germany Official German Charts 18 8Greece IFPI 19 1Hungary Dance Top 40 20 28Ireland IRMA 21 6Ireland Dance IRMA 22 1Italy FIMI 23 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 24 10Netherlands Single Top 100 25 11New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 26 19Norway VG lista 27 9Scotland OCC 28 2Spain PROMUSICAE 29 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 30 19Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 31 34UK Singles OCC 32 3UK Dance OCC 33 1US Dance Club Songs Billboard 34 12US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 35 3 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for Galvanize Chart 2005 PositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 36 64Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 37 76CIS Tophit 38 55Europe Eurochart Hot 100 39 35Germany Official German Charts 40 42Italy FIMI 41 32Netherlands Dutch Top 40 42 99UK Singles OCC 43 55Venezuela Record Report 44 10Certifications Edit Certifications and sales for Galvanize Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 45 Gold 400 000 United States RIAA 46 Gold 500 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for Galvanize Region Date Format s Label s Ref United States 22 November 2004 2004 11 22 Digital download VirginAstralwerks 47 Australia 17 January 2005 2005 01 17 CD Freestyle DustVirgin 48 United Kingdom 12 inch vinylCD 49 United States 24 January 2005 2005 01 24 Alternative radio VirginAstralwerks 50 References Edit Push the Button Compact Disc liner notes The Chemical Brothers United Kingdom Virgin Records 2005 0724356330221 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b Werde Bill 27 January 2005 The Chemical Brothers Push the Button Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 25 July 2008 Sullivan Paul 27 January 2005 Chemical Brothers Push The Button Yahoo Music Archived from the original on 6 March 2007 Mason Kerri McCarthy Zel 1 October 2013 The Top 10 Dance Pop Collaborations of All Time Billboard Retrieved 23 October 2019 Hottest 100 2004 triple j Australian Broadcasting Corporation retrieved 13 November 2011 The Chemical Brothers feat Q Tip s Galvanize sample of Najat Aatabou s Hadi Kedba Bayna Just Tell Me the Truth WhoSampled WhoSampled Scott Plagenhoef 3 February 2005 The Chemical Brothers Push the Button Pitchfork Retrieved 19 May 2016 Press Association 9 February 2006 U2 Win Five Grammys The Guardian retrieved 13 November 2011 The Chemical Brothers Galvanize ARIA Top 50 Singles The Chemical Brothers Galvanize in German O3 Austria Top 40 The Chemical Brothers Galvanize in Dutch Ultratop 50 The Chemical Brothers Galvanize in French Ultratip The Chemical Brothers Galvanize in Dutch Ultratop Dance Retrieved 30 January 2021 The Chemical Brothers Galvanize Tracklisten Hits of the World Eurocharts PDF Billboard Vol 117 no 6 5 February 2005 p 41 Retrieved 2 April 2020 The Chemical Brothers Galvanize in Finnish Musiikkituottajat The Chemical Brothers Galvanize in French Les classement single The Chemical Brothers Galvanize in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 3 March 2019 Top 50 Singles Ebdomada 15 21 5 in Greek IFPI Archived from the original on 22 May 2005 Retrieved 8 August 2020 Archivum Slagerlistak MAHASZ in Hungarian Dance Top 40 lista Magyar Hanglemezkiadok Szovetsege Retrieved 2 April 2020 The Irish Charts Search Results Galvanize Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 18 January 2020 Top 10 Dance Singles Week Ending 20 January 2005 GfK Chart Track Retrieved 19 June 2019 permanent dead link The Chemical Brothers Galvanize Top Digital Download Nederlandse Top 40 week 6 2005 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 3 March 2019 The Chemical Brothers Galvanize in Dutch Single Top 100 The Chemical Brothers Galvanize Top 40 Singles The Chemical Brothers Galvanize VG lista Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 11 October 2018 The Chemical Brothers Galvanize Canciones Top 50 The Chemical Brothers Galvanize Singles Top 100 The Chemical Brothers Galvanize Swiss Singles Chart Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 11 October 2018 Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved 11 October 2018 The Chemical Brothers Chart History Dance Club Songs Billboard The Chemical Brothers Chart History Dance Singles Sales Billboard Retrieved 27 November 2021 Jahreshitparade Singles 2005 in German Retrieved 11 October 2018 Jaaroverzichten 2005 in Dutch Ultratop Retrieved 11 October 2018 Populyarnye hity 2005 in Russian Tophit Retrieved 8 August 2020 Year End European Hot 100 Singles Chart 2005 01 2005 52 PDF Billboard VNU Media Archived from the original PDF on 18 October 2012 Retrieved 7 January 2022 Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2005 in German GfK Entertainment Retrieved 11 October 2018 Classifiche annuali 2005 FIMI Nielsen dominano gli artisti italiani in Italian FIMI Archived from the original on 6 May 2006 Retrieved 15 January 2021 Click on Scarica l allegato Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 2005 Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 18 February 2020 End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 2005 Official Charts Company Retrieved 11 October 2018 Top 50 Pop Rock Cierre de Ano 2005 PDF in Spanish Record Report 24 December 2005 p 5 Archived from the original PDF on 8 July 2006 Retrieved 23 June 2021 British single certifications Chemical Brothers Galvanize British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 12 June 2020 American single certifications The Chemical Brothers Galvanize Recording 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