My Red Hot Car
| "My Red Hot Car" | ||||
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| Single by Squarepusher | ||||
| from the album Go Plastic | ||||
| Released | 21 May 2001 | |||
| Format | CD, 12" | |||
| Genre | 2-step garage | |||
| Length | 46:26 (total) | |||
| Label |
Warp WAP147 (UK, 12") WAP147CD (UK, CD) | |||
| Writer(s) | Tom Jenkinson | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Jenkinson | |||
| Squarepusher singles chronology | ||||
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"My Red Hot Car" is a single by Squarepusher, released in 2001 on Warp Records. The lead track on the single is "My Red Hot Car (Girl)", which leaves the pop music aspects of the song intact. An extended version of "My Red Hot Car" is featured on the album Go Plastic and as the second track here.
The single was selected as NME's Single of the Week in its week of release.[1]
The song was listed as the 317th best song of the 2000s by pitchfork media.
Track listing
- "My Red Hot Car (Girl)" - 5:01
- "My Red Hot Car" - 4:18
- "Hardcore Obelisk" - 5:25
- "I Wish You Obelisk" - 31:40
- Contains a hidden track, starting at 26:33.
Trivia
Although the song title is "My Red Hot Car", the actual vocal sample in the track says "I'm going to fuck you with my red hot cock". This can be heard more clearly in the "(Girl)" version of the track.
Samples: Drum breaks used in the track include Jimmy McGriff – "The Worm", The Winstons – "Amen, Brother" and Lyn Collins – "Think (About It)".
Song usage
Miss Kittin used "My Red Hot Car" on her mix album A Bugged Out Mix.[2]
It's also played during a scene in the film Any Way The Wind Blows.
It's been used as theme music for the MTV Italy show On the beach
References
- ↑ Ted Kessler (15 May 2001). "NME Reviews: Single Of The Week - SQUAREPUSHER : My Red Hot Car". NME. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ↑ Miss Kittin - A Bugged Out Mix By Miss Kittin (CD) Discogs. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
External links
- "My Red Hot Car" at the Warp Records website
- "My Red Hot Car" at MusicBrainz