Toxygene
| "Toxygene" | ||||
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| Single by The Orb | ||||
| from the album Orblivion | ||||
| B-side | Alternate mixes | |||
| Released | 27 January 1997 | |||
| Format | CD, 12" | |||
| Genre | Ambient house | |||
| Length | 5:19 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Writer(s) | Le Gonidec | |||
| Producer(s) | Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, Thomas Fehlmann | |||
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"Toxygene" is a single by electronic music artist The Orb. It was released in 1997 as the first single from the album Orblivion.
"Toxygene" was originally commissioned as a remix of Jean Michel Jarre's "Oxygène 8" from Oxygène 7–13.[1] However, The Orb "obliterated it" and reassembled only a few fragments for their remix, much to the chagrin of Jarre, who reportedly "threw a fit and refused to release it".[1] The Orb released the track themselves under the name "Toxygene", which further irritated Jarre, to whom Paterson retorted "The French are always five years behind us, anyway."[1] In statements made after the release of "Toxygene", Jarre denied the reports: "It's not that I didn't like it, but I wanted the first wave of remixes to be linked to Oxygene's theme and textures."[2]
"Toxygene", was the highest charting single by The Orb, reaching #4 in the UK on 8 February 1997. The release was accompanied by a music video directed by Ben Stokes.
Track listing
CD single
CD 1
- "Toxygene (Edit)" – 3:37
- "Toxygene (Way Out West Begbie Mix)" – 7:40
- Remix - Way Out West
- "Delta MK II (Dal Vivo A Roma)" – 7:14
- Written by Giraudy, Hillage, Fehlmann
- "Toxygene (Kris Needs Up For A Fortnight Mix)" – 7:17
- Remix - Henry Cullen, Kris Needs
CD 2
- "Toxygene (Edit)" – 3:37
- "Toxygene (Fila Brazillia Mix)" – 6:10
- Remix - Fila Brazillia
- "Rose Tinted (Dal Vivo A Roma)" – 7:14
- Written by Lewis Keogh, Thomas Fehlmann
- "Toxygene (Toxic Genes Mix)" – 7:59
12" single
- A1 "Toxygene (Toxic Genes Mix)" – 7:59
- A2 "Delta MK II (Dal Vivo A Roma)" – 6:15
- B "Toxygene (Kris Needs Up For A Fortnight Mix)" – 9:50
- Remix - Henry Cullen, Kris Needs[3]
Music Video
The video for the song is inspired by the CIA's experimental mind control program: MK-ULTRA.
As the Orb's highest charting single, the band appeared on Top of the Pops to promote the song. The TOTP pretence of a live performance was avoided, instead the group danced around on playground rides.
References
- 1 2 3 Smith, Andrew (1997-02-16). "Music of the Spheres". The Sunday Times. p. 13.
- ↑ Aston, Martin (1997-01-27). "Dotmusic Talent: Jean Michel Jarre". Dotmusic (retrieved from the Internet Archive). Archived from the original on 1998-07-08. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ↑ Discogs.com single info