Sexx Laws
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| Single by Beck | ||||
| from the album Midnite Vultures | ||||
| B-side | "This Is My Crew" / "Salt in the Wound" | |||
| Released | 25 October 1999 (UK) 1 November 1999 (UK, CD2) |
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| Format | CD, 7" | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, funk | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Geffen 497 181-2 (UK, CD1) 497 182-2 (UK, CD2) 497 182-7 (UK, 7") |
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| Writer(s) | Beck Hansen | |||
| Producer(s) | Beck Hansen Mickey Petralia |
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"Sexx Laws" is a song by Beck, from the 1999 album Midnite Vultures. It was released as the lead single from the album in October 1999. Musically, the song is an unusual combination of brassy funk with bluegrass-styled banjo and pedal steel guitar on the choruses and instrumental break, as well as elements of electronica.
In 2014, NME named it the 260th Greatest Song of All Time.[1] It is used on the 2014 Renault Twingo advertisement and in episodes of Futurama and Daria.
Track listings
- CD1
- "Sexx Laws" – 3:38
- "Salt in the Wound" – 3:24
- "Sexx Laws" (Wizeguyz Remix) – 6:03
- CD2
- "Sexx Laws" – 3:38
- "This Is My Crew" – 3:55
- "Sexx Laws" (Wizeguyz Remix) – 6:51
- 7"
- "Sexx Laws" – 3:38
- "Salt in the Wound" – 3:24
Music videos
The music video, directed by Beck himself, is partly a tribute to the film Mr. Freedom.[2] Jack Black appears in the music video as a member of the Vision Warrior Men's Circle, along with Neil Strauss and Justin Meldal-Johnsen[3] Surreal elements of the video include a refrigerator dry humping an oven, Kenny G (played by Meldal-Johnsen) in a room of football players, and a spinning mannequin of a zebra with a banjo.
There are several versions of the video. The original (once posted on Beck's website) was over 18 minutes long and extended the intro of the Men's Circle. The subsequent versions edited out the intro and ending, the latter truncating a pep rally speech by Jack Black's character.
References
- ↑ http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_500_greatest_songs_2014.htm
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External links
- Sexx Laws -- a music video retrospective
- "Sexx Laws"Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- "Sexx Laws"Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at MusicBrainz (information & list of recordings)
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