Astounded (Bran Van 3000 song)

"Astounded"
Single by Bran Van 3000
from the album Discosis
Released May 2001 (2001-05)
Format CD single, maxi single, 12"
Genre Funk, soul, nu-disco
Length 5:57 (album version)
3:54 (long radio edit)
3:29 (short radio edit)
Label Grand Royal
Songwriter(s) Curtis Mayfield, James Di Salvio, Gary McKenzie, Dominique Grand, Sylvain Grand
Producer(s) Ric Ocasek, James Di Salvio, Dominique Grand, Sylvain Grand
Bran Van 3000 singles chronology
"Afrodiziak"
(1999)		 "Astounded"
(2001)		 "Call Me (I'll Be Around)"
(2007)

"Afrodiziak"
(1999)		 "Astounded"
(2001)		 "Call Me (I'll Be Around)"
(2007)
Music video
"Astounded" on YouTube

"Astounded" is a song by Canadian musical collective Bran Van 3000. It was released in May 2001 as the lead single from their second studio album, Discosis. The song features vocals from the late American artist Curtis Mayfield. The song was very successful in Canada, receiving heavy airplay on MuchMusic and reaching number three on the Canadian Singles Chart. Outside Canada, "Astounded" wasn't as successful, only reaching the top 40 in Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom; in the latter country, the song reached number two on the UK Dance Chart, becoming the band's only hit on that chart. The song was ranked number 19 on MuchMore's list of Top 50 Dance Songs.

The song contains interpolations from Mayfield's song "Move On Up". The song also contains a sample and an interpolated melody of The Doobie Brothers "Rockin' Down the Highway".

Background

Bran Van 3000 member James Di Salvio approached Curtis Mayfield with the idea of collaborating months before his death in 1999. Mayfield was too ill to contribute a vocal, but gave Di Salvio permission to pull through his archives, where he discovered an unused vocal Mayfield recorded in the 1980s. With Mayfield's permission, that vocal was incorporated into "Astounded."[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Paul Street and premiered in May 2001. The entire video focuses on a couple french kissing and features shots of Montreal with the Olympic Stadium in the background.

The video contains a cameo by Benicio Del Toro.

Track listing

Europe maxi single

  1. Astounded (Long Radio Edit) - 3:56
  2. Astounded (Album Version) - 5:58
  3. Astounded (MJ Cole Radio Edit) - 3:49
  4. Astounded (Eric Kupper Radio Mix) - 3:50

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 47
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3] 1
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[4] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 17
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 91
Italy (FIMI)[7] 24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 72
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[10] 35
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 49
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 72
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 40
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[14] 2
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[15] 35

The song is featured on the soundtrack of the EA Sports video game, FIFA Street 2.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Bran Van new album due in May". Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield – Astounded" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield – Astounded" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  4. ↑ "Bran Van 3000 Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield: Astounded" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield – Astounded". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  7. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield – Astounded". Top Digital Download.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 24, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield – Astounded" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield – Astounded". Singles Top 100.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield – Astounded". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  15. ↑ "Bran Van 3000 Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  16. ↑ "EA Scores a Gooooooal! with International Music Mix in Fifa Street 2". 23 February 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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