Voodoo People
The Prodigy
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Magic people, voodoo people. The voodoo, who do, what you don't dare to people. Voodoo! The voodoo, who do what you don't dare to people. The voodoo, who do what you don't dare do people. The Voodoo! The voodoo, who do what you don't dare to people. The voodoo, who do what you don't dare to people. Magic people, magic people, voodoo people, magic people. [Repeat: x3] Magic people, magic people, voodoo people, Voodoo!
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Written by: Gylan Kain, Liam Howlett
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10 facts about this song
Release & Success"Voodoo People" by The Prodigy was released as their eighth single on the 12th of September, 1994. It reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Album InclusionThe song is from the album "Music for the Jilted Generation", which was considered a response to the criminal justice and public order act of 1994.
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Musical Style"Voodoo People" is characterized by its breakbeat rhythm, aggressive electronica style, rapid-fire samples, and guitar riffs.
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InspirationThe song was said to be inspired by goa trance, a genre of electronic music that originated in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Goa, India.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Voodoo People" was directed by Walter Stern and Russell Curtis. It was shot in Saint Lucia and featured local stilt walkers known as "Moko Jumbies".
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Reissue"Voodoo People" was reissued in 2005, along with "Out of Space", as a double A-sided single. The updated version was renamed "Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)" and it reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Cover VersionsA live cover of "Voodoo People" was released by Refused as a B-side to their single "Rather Be Dead".
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SamplingThe song samples Nirvana's "Very Ape" guitar riff. It also uses a sample from "The Shalimar", written by Gylan Kain, and "Magic Mountain" by Eric Burdon and War.
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Popular Culture"Voodoo People" has been used in various films and trailers including the 2005 horror movie, "Wolf Creek". The '95 version of the song was also included in the soundtrack for the 2002 Xbox video game, "Quantum Redshift".
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AccoladesIn 2012, Mixmag readers voted "Voodoo People" the 10th greatest dance record of all time.
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