Gym and Tonic

"Gym and Tonic" is a single released by British production duo Spacedust. The song was originally recorded by French record producer Bob Sinclar as "Gym Tonic", with co-production by Thomas Bangalter and a 12-minute section of improvised funk by James Andrew (Gym) Dakin. The track was included on Sinclar's album Paradise. Their version sampled "Arms", a workout recording by American actress Jane Fonda. However, Fonda refused clearance of her vocals being used as a sample, which eventually led to a single never being released (although the track was released on Bob Sinclar's debut album, as this is how Fonda found out about it). When Spacedust recorded their version of the track, the Fonda vocal samples were re-recorded with a session vocalist.

"Gym and Tonic"
Single by Spacedust
from the album Hits n' Pieces
B-side"Spacegroove"
Released12 October 1998 (1998-10-12)[1]
Length
  • 7:18 (original mix)
  • 3:24 (radio edit)
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)Spacedust
Producer(s)Spacedust
Spacedust singles chronology
"Gym and Tonic"
(1998)		 "Let's Get Down!"
(1999)

Released on 12 October 1998, the song peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart; however, it was the 4th lowest-selling UK number-one song of 1998 (after All Saints twice and The Tamperer ft Mya), selling only 66,000 copies during its opening week.[2] Despite this, it received a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry for shipments exceeding 200,000 copies the same year. It also reached No. 10 in Iceland and New Zealand, No. 17 in Ireland, and the top 40 in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia).

Music video

The music video for Spacedust's track depicts an exercise workout filmed on 2 August 1998 and featured an appearance by Nancy Sorrell. In an ode to exercise videos from the 1980s and 1990s, it was intentionally cheaply made with production costs for the video at over £10,000. It regularly features on VH1's "worst videos" lists.

Track listings

UK, European and Australian CD single[3]

  1. "Gym and Tonic" (radio) – 3:19
  2. "Gym and Tonic" (original mix) – 7:18
  3. "Spacegroove" – 6:29

UK cassette single[4]

  1. "Gym and Tonic" (radio) – 3:19
  2. "Spacegroove"– 6:29

Charts and certifications

References
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  4. Gym and Tonic (UK cassette single sleeve). Spacedust. EastWest Records. 1998. EW188C, 3984-25417-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  8. "Íslenski Listinn (27.11–4.11. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 27 November 1998. p. 12. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Gym and Tonic". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  13. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1998 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  14. "British single certifications – Spacedust – Gym and Tonic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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