Original (Leftfield song)

"Original" is a song by English electronic duo Leftfield. The song was released on 12" and CD on 13 March 1995. It featured Toni Halliday on vocals.The song gave the group their first appearance on Top of the Pops and reached #18 in the UK charts. The beginning of the song is used often on the UK version of Big Brother.

"Original"
CD single cover
Single by Leftfield featuring Toni Halliday
from the album Leftism
Released13 March 1995
Format12"/CD
RecordedRollover Studios, London
GenreTrip hop
Length4:10
LabelHard Hands/PolyGram
Songwriter(s)Neil Barnes, Paul Daley, Toni Halliday
Producer(s)Leftfield
Leftfield featuring Toni Halliday singles chronology
"Open Up"
(1993)		 "Original"
(1995)		 "Afro-Left"
(1995)
Music video
"Original" on YouTube

Background

Toni Halliday about "Original":

They gave me a DAT tape of 12 minutes of music which seemed to change every 12 bars. I put it on my 24-track and added some experimental vocals, with different lyrics and chorus ideas. There was one bit where I wrote the start and end of a scene in an imaginary movie, and they loved that. So they rewrote the track to fit around it. One person said he thought "Original" was about the death of dance music. I can't say what it is about, but it's definitely personal. It's very dark and disturbing. Whatever people think of my lyrics, I always say it's probably more interesting than my own explanation.[1]

Track listing

12"
  1. Original 6:22
  2. Original (Jam) 5:27
  3. Filter Fish 7:40
  4. Original (Drift) 4:07

CD
  1. Original (Radio Edit) 4:10
  2. Original (Live Dub) 7:37
  3. Original (Jam) 5:27
  4. Filter Fish 7:40

Australian CD
  1. Original (Radio Edit) 4:10
  2. Original (Live Dub) 7:37
  3. Original (Jam) 5:27
  4. Original (Album Version) 6:22
  5. Filter Fish 7:40

Charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 81
Scotland (Scottish Singles Chart) 20
UK (UK Singles Chart) 18
UK (UK Dance Singles) 11

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20011127065635/http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~ls76/articles/original.html
  2. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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