Elektrobank

1997 single by the Chemical Brothers

"Elektrobank"

Single by the Chemical Brothers

from the album Dig Your Own Hole

B-side

"Not Another Drugstore"
"Don't Stop the Rock" (Electronic Battle Weapon version)

Released

8 September 1997 (1997-09-08)

Studio

Orinoco (South London, England)

Length

8:18

Label

Freestyle Dust
Virgin

Songwriter(s)

Tom Rowlands
Ed Simons

Producer(s)

The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers singles chronology

"Block Rockin' Beats"
(1997)

"Elektrobank"
(1997)

"The Private Psychedelic Reel"
(1997)

"Elektrobank" is a song by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers. It was released as a single from their second album, Dig Your Own Hole (1997), in September 1997. It peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. Spike Jonze directed the music video, which depicted a mixed artistic gymnastics / rhythmic gymnastics competition with his girlfriend at the time Sofia Coppola as one of the competitors. It has been called "arguably Jonze's greatest music video".^[1] The single does not appear on either of the duo's singles compilations, Singles 93–03 and Brotherhood.

Samples

The vocals "Who is dis doin' this synthetic type of alpha beta psychedelic funkin'?"^[2] are taken from the song "This That Shit" by Keith Murray. The voice of the introduction is from DJ Kool Herc and was recorded live at the Irving Plaza in late 1996.^[3]

Track listings

UK and European CD1^[3]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Elektrobank" (full length)	8:01
2.	"Not Another Drugstore"	5:33
3.	"Don't Stop the Rock" (Electronic Battle Weapon version)	7:15

UK and European CD2, Australian CD single^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Elektrobank" (radio edit)	3:56
2.	"Elektrobank" (Dust Brothers remix)	3:55
3.	"These Beats Are Made for Breakin'"	2:48

UK 12-inch single^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Elektrobank" (full length)	8:00
2.	"Not Another Drugstore"	5:31
3.	"Elektrobank" (Dust Brothers remix)	3:53

US maxi-CD single^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Elektrobank" (full length)	8:01
2.	"Not Another Drugstore"	5:33
3.	"Elektrobank" (Dust Brothers remix)	3:55
4.	"Don't Stop the Rock" (Electronic Battle Weapon version)	7:15
5.	"These Beats Are Made for Breakin'"	2:48
6.	"Elektrobank" (edit)	3:56

US 12-inch single^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Elektrobank" (full length)	8:01
2.	"These Beats Are Made for Breakin'"	2:48
3.	"Elektrobank" (Dust Brothers remix)	3:55
4.	"Not Another Drugstore"	5:33

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Dig Your Own Hole album booklet.^[8]

Studios

Recorded at Orinoco Studios (South London, England)
Mastered at The Exchange (London, England)

Personnel

The Chemical Brothers – production
- Tom Rowlands – writing
- Ed Simons – writing
Kool Herc – introduction voice, recorded live at Irving Plaza in late 1996
Keith Murray – vocal sample
Simon Phillips – drums
Steve Dub – engineering
Mike Marsh – mastering

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	38
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[10]	16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[11]	44
Scotland (OCC)^[12]	17
Spain (AFYVE)^[13]	9
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	17
UK Dance (OCC)^[15]	7
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)^[16]	30

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	11 August 1997	Alternative radio	Astralwerks	^[17]
United Kingdom	8 September 1997	12-inch vinyl CD	Freestyle Dust Virgin	^{[citation needed]}
Japan	26 September 1997	CD	Freestyle Dust Virgin	^[18]

References

^ Eric Henderson (26 October 2003). "The Work of Spike Jonze". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
^ @ChemBros (24 April 2020). "Also has Keith Murray doing the 'psychedelic fuckin' vox. Remember telling Radio 1 that he was saying 'funkin' so t..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b Elektrobank (UK & European CD1 liner notes). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 1997. CHEMSD6, 7243 8 94559 2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Elektrobank (UK & European CD2; Australian CD single liner notes). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 1997. CHEMSDX6, 7243 8 94560 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Elektrobank (UK 12-inch single sleeve). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 1997. CHEMST6, 7243 8 94559 6 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Elektrobank (US maxi-CD single liner notes). The Chemical Brothers. Astralwerks. 1997. ASW 6204.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Elektrobank (US 12-inch single sleeve). The Chemical Brothers. Astralwerks. 1997. ASW 6204.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Dig Your Own Hole (UK CD album booklet). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 1997. XDUSTCD2, 7243 8 42950 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 39. 27 September 1997. p. 13.
^ "The Chemical Brothers: Elektrobank" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^ "The Chemical Brothers – Elektrobank". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^ "The Chemical Brothers Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ "Be on the Lookout". Gavin Report. No. 2167. 8 August 1997. p. 20.
^ "エレクトロバンク | ケミカル・ブラザーズ" [Elektrobank | Chemical Brothers] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 28 August 2023.