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SLEEVE: VG+ MEDIA: VG+ YEAR: 2002 ORIGIN: US EXTRAS: 12" Single
It’s hard to overstate just how much Junkie XL’s A Little Less Conversation did for the spirit of humanity at the turn of the century. Like an extraterrestrial hero it came from out of nowhere to save us from ourselves.
It all started with the upcoming World Cup, a Nike commercial, and a Dutch producer who became the first artist outside of the Elvis Presley estate authorised to remix one of the King’s songs.
The resulting work—a bombastic reimagining of “A Little Less Conversation”—was a number 1 in Britain, before becoming a top ten hit in a further 17 countries. It soon became a goal compilation staple, gaining further notoriety on the official soundtrack albums of movies like Shark Tale and Bruce Almighty. Its legacy is wide-reaching and varied; it revitalised London’s lindy hop scene, was the campaign song for George Bush’s 2004 re-election trail, and arguably provided the sonic template for the I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here theme tune.