Born Slippy .NUXX

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About Born Slippy .NUXX

"Born Slippy . NUXX" is a song by British electronic group Underworld. It was released in July 1996 as a single, and preceded in January 1995 by a release of the similarly named, but completely different track "Born Slippy", which featured "Born Slippy . NUXX" as a B side. "Born Slippy . NUXX" was released as a single in its own right in the wake of the 1996 Danny Boyle film Trainspotting, where it can be heard in the final scene. The film stoked immense public interest in the track, helping the single peak at number two on the UK Singles Chart in July 1996 and top the Italian chart. The Trainspotting soundtrack album credits the track as "Born Slippy", only in the inner liner notes listing it as "Born Slippy (NUXX)". The track has since appeared on many compilation albums and mashup records, and has been remixed. It has been played at nearly every Underworld live performance since 1996. In 2004, it was voted the 4th best dance track ever by readers of the magazine Mixmag. In 2014, NME named it the 261st greatest song of all time. Pitchfork Media named it the 31st best track of the 1990s. The Guardian called it, alongside the Chemical Brothers' "Setting Sun", the "most experimental and sonically extreme hit [single] of the 90s." The newspaper also named it among "the weirdest chart [hits] of all time." 


Year:
1996
11:48
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Drive boy dog boy
Dirty numb angel boy
In the doorway boy
She was a-lipstick boy
She was a-beautiful boy
And tears boy
And all in your inner space boy
You had hands girls boy
And steel boy
You had chemicals boy
I've grown so close to you boy
And you just groan boy
She said come over come over
She smiled at you boy

Drive boy dog boy
Dirty numb angel boy
In the doorway boy
She was a-lipstick boy
She was a-beautiful boy
And tears boy
And all in your inner space boy
You had hands girls boy
And steel boy
You had chemicals boy
I've grown so close to you boy
And you just groan boy
She said come over come over
She smiled at you boy

Let your feelings slip boy
But never your mask boy
Random blond boy
High density random
Blond boy
Blond country
Blond high density
You are my drug boy
You're real boy
Dog dirty dumb cracking boy
You're getting wet boy
Big big time boy
Acid bears boy
Babes and babes
And babes and babes
And babes
And remembering nothing boy
Do you like my tin horn boy
It gets wet like at Angel
Derailed

You got a velvet mouth
You're so succulent and beautiful
Shimmering and dirty
Wonderful and hot time
On your telephone line
And God and everything
On your telephone
And in walks an angel

Look at me mum
Squatting pissed in the tube hole
At Tottenham Court Road
I just come out of the Ship
Talking to the most blond
I ever met
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Shouting lager lager lager
Shouting mega mega
White thing
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
So many things to see and do
In the tube hole
The blond going back
To Romford
Mega mega mega going back
To Romford
Hi mum are you having fun
On your way
To a new age tension headache

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Underworld

The underworld or netherworld is thought to be deep underground or beneath the surface of the world in most religions and mythologies. Typically it is a place where the souls of the recently departed go, an afterlife or a Realm of the dead. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld. more »

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Written by: Darren Paul Emerson, Karl Hyde, Richard David Smith

Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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10 facts about this song

Release Details
"Born Slippy .NUXX" is a song by British electronic music group Underworld. It was released as a B-side to the "Born Slippy" single in 1995.
Album Placement
Despite being a B-side track, "Born Slippy .NUXX" is actually more well-known and popular than its A-side counterpart.
Title Origins
The song's unusual title comes from a greyhound the band members saw at a dog race. This greyhound was named Born Slippy, and they chose to use the name for their song.
Film Influence
Its popularity soared when it got included in the soundtrack for Danny Boyle's film "Trainspotting" in 1996.
Lyrics Creation
The lyrics for the song were written by Karl Hyde while he was intoxicated. They reflect his experiences and thoughts during a drinking binge.
Impact on Music Culture
It has had a significant impact on the dance music and rave scene in the UK, becoming an anthem for the genre.
Chart Success
The song reached number 2 on the UK singles chart in 1996, following its inclusion on the "Trainspotting" soundtrack.
Rereleases
"Born Slippy .NUXX" has been re-issued and remixed several times since it originally came out.
Signature Track
The song is considered a defining track of the '90s UK electronic music scene and is one of Underworld's most recognizable songs.
The use of '.NUXX'
The '.NUXX' part of the title is a file extension on a naming convention used by Underworld for their song drafts and edits, showing the song's place in the development process.

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