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“Voodoo People” is a song by The Prodigy, released as their eighth single on 12 September 1994. It was the third single from the album Music For the Jilted Generation and was released as a 12” single and its own EP in the United States through Mute Records.
The British release included a remix by The Chemical Brothers who at that time called themselves “The Dust Brothers” in honour of an American producer duo of the same name. When “Voodoo People” was to be released in the States, and due to the British Dust Brothers’ rising popularity, the American Dust Brothers threatened a lawsuit if they didn’t change their name. The British duo changed their name to “The Chemical Brothers”, and the remix on the American Mute release was renamed in accordance. A small sample in the remix was also reversed on the American release due to copyright issues.
The original video was directed by Walter Stern and Russell Curtis. It was filmed on location in Saint Lucia and it showed Leeroy Thornhill as a voodoo priest. This version included scenes featuring real witch Doctors, but these were cut because of problems with television censorship. A number of other more graphic versions of the video are available, one of them appearing in the Prodigy’s Electronic Punks documentary.
The spoken parts (“… the voodoo who do what you don’t dare do people…”) are taken from “The Shalimar,” written and performed by Gylan Kain, one of The Last Poets.
The main riff in the song is based on a sample of the Nirvana song “Very Ape” from their third studio album In Utero.
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  • dvl_

    I also like Pendulum remix but you can't compare the original to it!! [3]

    Monday evening

  • MentallyDead

    Hypnobeat.

    20 days ago

  • SaDolG

    who listen it while playing the MAKO_REACTOR?

    20 days ago

  • TotoMelua

    MAGIC PEOPLE/VOODOO PEOPLE!!!!

    20 days ago

  • tcbp

    Hackers + this = Explosive combo

    22 days ago

  • flutgos

    one of their best

    March 2012

  • satserver

    classic the Prodigy

    January 2012

  • Diamond_Eyes_xX

    Hackers + Prodigy ♥!

    December 2011

  • IlonaRichie

    похер же

    December 2011

  • sliceouttaluck

    Someone really needs to say this. Hackers. That is all.

    December 2011

  • PROnikx

    I also like Pendulum remix but you can't compare the original to it!! [2]

    November 2011

  • tnnja

    I also like Pendulum remix but you can't compare the original to it!!

    October 2011

  • aqu32

    Original version rules

    August 2011

  • DDevilized

    v how can you even compare em? this song was kinda 10 years old when Pendulum remixed it

    July 2011

  • DrummerBasser

    Pendulum remix on this song much better than original one. [3]

    July 2011

  • CookieMonster51

    placebo_addict, секунда же

    July 2011

  • antiqwar

    in 5 best song The Prodigy !

    July 2011

  • placebo_addict

    Nirvana же

    July 2011

  • MrChimney

    Had a blast last Saturday when Pendulum played this in their live set at Provinssirock in Finland. Everyone went just crazy, me included, heh.

    June 2011

  • snapandjack

    If you say so, hipsters.

    June 2011
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