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Warrior's Dance

"Warriors dance" redirects here. For the song by Zion I, see Deep Water Slang V2.0.

"Warrior's Dance" is the 20th single released by the British electronic band the Prodigy[1] on 11 May 2009,[2] and it is the second commercial single from the album Invaders Must Die after "Omen" and the free promotional single "Invaders Must Die".

"Warrior's Dance"
Single by the Prodigy
from the album Invaders Must Die
Released11 May 2009 (2009-05-11)
GenreBig beat, electronic
Length
  • 5:12 (album version)
  • 2:55 (edit)
LabelTake Me to the Hospital, Cooking Vinyl
Songwriter(s)Liam Howlett, Jeff Mills, Bridgett Grace, Anthony Srock
Producer(s)Liam Howlett
The Prodigy singles chronology
"Omen"
(2009) 		"Warrior's Dance"
(2009) 		"Take Me to the Hospital"
(2009)
Music video
"Warrior's Dance" on YouTube

The track's chorus is a sample of "Take Me Away" by the Final Cut with True Faith. It also contains beat samples from "Let The Warriors Dance" by Addis Posse.[citation needed]

The digital single was released on 17 April in Australia, exclusively on iTunes, although only the "Edit" version with none of the remixes is also available. When released on iTunes Australia, the song was titled incorrectly and the download was actually a song from Placebo. However, this was later corrected.[citation needed]

The song peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]

The song was used in the soundtrack of the game Colin McRae: DiRT 2.[citation needed]

Remixes edit

Three remix versions of "Warrior's Dance" are being sold on the Prodigy's own store, as digital downloads in MP3 format. An extra remix is exclusive to iTunes.

Track list edit

CD single edit

  1. "Warrior's Dance" (edit) – 2:55
  2. "Warrior's Dance" (South Central remix) – 5:40

12" vinyl edit

  1. "Warrior's Dance" (Benga remix) – 4:45
  2. "Warrior's Dance" (South Central remix) – 5:40

Downloads edit

  1. "Warrior's Dance" (edit) – 2:55
  2. "Warrior's Dance" (Album Version) – 5:13
  3. "Warrior's Dance" (South Central remix) – 5:40
  4. "Warrior's Dance" (Benga remix) – 4:45
  5. "Warrior's Dance" (Kicks Like A Mule remix) – 5:09

iTunes downloads edit

  1. "Warrior's Dance" (edit) – 2:56
  2. "Warrior's Dance" (album version) – 5:14
  3. "Warrior's Dance" (South Central remix) – 5:41
  4. "Warrior's Dance" (Benga remix) – 4:46
  5. "Warrior's Dance" (Future Funk Squad's 'Rave Soldier' mix) – 5:33
  6. "Warrior's Dance" (Kicks Like A Mule remix) – 5:10

Music video edit

The music video was posted on the band's Myspace and YouTube pages on 3 April 2009,[4] after being postponed from an exclusive broadcast on Channel 4 the week before.[5] It was directed by Corin Hardy.[citation needed]

It uses a mix of puppetry and stop-frame animation, with three humanoid cigarette packets branded with various Prodigy logos (representing the three members of the band[6]) starting a miniature rave within a pub with other cigarette packages, eventually causing a fire on top of a table. The three Prodigy cigarette boxes then leave, leaving the rest of the dancing cigarette packages to continue burning. A man enters the pub to open up the next morning, puzzled to find all the burnt cardboard remains. Cigarette boxes contain the message "Smoking is harmful to your health" in Ukrainian language ("Куріння шкодить вашому здоров'ю").

The video won an award at the 2009 Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival for best music video.[7]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ "Prodigy Interview". Nekosite. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Warrior's Dance". The Prodigy. Retrieved 29 March 2009.[dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "Warriors Dance". Acharts. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Video The Prodigy - Warrior's Dance van The Prodigy". Myspace. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Warrior's Dance video". The Prodigy. Retrieved 29 March 2009.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Warrior's Dance Electronic Press Kit". nofatclips.com. Retrieved 9 May 2009.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Corin's Prodigy video wins best video at Rushes Soho Shorts '09 awards". Promo News. Retrieved 8 August 2009.[dead link]
  8. ^ "The Prodigy – Warrior's Dance" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  9. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  11. ^ "Club Music, Hot Dance Songs, Club Songs, Dance Club Music Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart 2009" (PDF). UK Charts Plus. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  13. ^ "British single certifications – Prodigy – Warrior's Dance". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


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