Original (Leftfield song)

"Original" is a song by English electronic duo Leftfield, released on 12" and CD on 13 March 1995 as the third single from their debut album, Leftism (1995). It features singer Toni Halliday on vocals and gave the group their first appearance on Top of the Pops, reaching number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. 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
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 told 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]

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week's RM Dance Update called the song a "slow and low dub adventure".[2] An editor, James Hamilton, described it as a "haunting dubby slow 0-86bpm tugger muttered and crooned by Curve's Toni Halliday".[3]

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)[4] 81
Scotland (OCC) 20
UK Singles (OCC) 18
UK Dance (OCC) 11
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[5] 40

References
  1. "Archived copy". www.prism.gatech.edu. Archived from the original on 27 November 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Cool Cuts" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 4 March 1995. p. 4. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. Hamilton, James (1995-03-18). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 15. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 1995-04-01. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  5. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 1995-03-11. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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