Bohemian Like You

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All tracks are written by Taylor-Taylor except "Hells Bells", written by Angus Young, Brian Johnson, and Malcolm Young

"Bohemian Like You"
Bohemian Like You CD1 front cover.jpeg
Original release CD1 cover
Single by the Dandy Warhols
from the album Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
B-side
ReleasedJuly 11, 2000 (2000-07-11)
Genre Power pop [1]
Length3:31
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Courtney Taylor-Taylor
Producer(s)
The Dandy Warhols singles chronology
"Get Off"
(2000)		"Bohemian Like You"
(2000)		"Godless"
(2001)
Alternative cover
Bohemian Like You 2001 reissue cover.jpeg
2001 reissue cover
UK 7-inch single [10]
No.TitleLength
1."Bohemian Like You" 
2."Hells Bells" (AC/DC cover) 
UK CD1 [11]
No.TitleLength
1."Bohemian Like You" 
2."Hells Bells" (AC/DC cover) 
3."Lance" 
UK CD2 [12]
No.TitleLength
1."Bohemian Like You" 
2."Retarded" 
3."Dub Song" 
Australian Tour EP [13]
No.TitleLength
1."Bohemian Like You"3:30
2."Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth (Heroin Is So Passe)" (live)3:07
3."Minnesoter"3:03
4."Get Off" (C11H15NO2 mix)6:41
5."Hells Bells"6:00

2001 re-release

UK CD single [14] [15]
No.TitleLength
1."Bohemian Like You"3:31
2."Hells Bells"6:50
3."Lance"2:50
European CD single [16]
No.TitleLength
1."Bohemian Like You"3:31
2."Hells Bells"6:50

Personnel

The Dandy Warhols

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [34] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Platinum600,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJuly 11, 2000 Alternative radio Capitol [36]
United KingdomAugust 28, 2000
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [37]
InternationalSeptember 11, 2000CD [37]
AustraliaOctober 16, 2000 [38]
United Kingdom (re-release)October 29, 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
 [39]

The song has been featured in several movies, including The Replacements , Summer Catch , Igby Goes Down , Clockstoppers , Flushed Away , Little Nicky , Foolproof , Delirious and Man of the Year . Among the television series it has been featured on are Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Numb3rs , Six Feet Under , Daria , Fresh Meat , and Chuck . A very obvious variation of the song is used as the opening theme song for the American version of the game show Cash Cab . The song was also featured in season 7 of Dancing with the Stars for Cody Linley and Julianne Hough's tango performance. For many years it has been the theme music for the BBC Radio phone-in show 6-0-6 . It has also been featured in the PlayStation game Test Drive Le Mans in 2000.[ citation needed ]

In 2006, a mashup between the song and "Horny" by Mousse T. was released as the single "Horny as a Dandy". It reached No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart. [40]

The song was the subject of a minor controversy in 2011 when British conservative politician Theresa May played the song as she walked from a conference speech. It was initially speculated that the track was "Rocks" by Primal Scream, who posted a statement on their website condemning her "inappropriate" use of their song, calling her a "legalised bully" and "the enemy". [41] After discovering the track was his, Dandy Warhols frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor posted an angry tirade on the band's official website, writing: "Why don't these assholes have right-wing bands make them some right-wing music for their right-wing jerkoff politics? Oh, because right-wing people aren't creative, visionary, or any fun to be around." [42]

In 2015, the song was played at the opening of John Bishop's tour DVD Supersonic.[ citation needed ]

Advertising

The song was used extensively by British telecommunications provider Vodafone when it introduced its brand to many of its worldwide operations in 2001–2004. [43]

Elsewhere, it featured prominently in a number of advertisements commissioned by Ford Motor Company for its Ford Focus car range. [44] It also enjoyed a short run in America in 2002 in a commercial featuring the Ford Mustang.[ citation needed ] In Australia, Holden used the song in an advert to promote its Holden Astra range, [45] although the line "You got a great car/Yeah, what's wrong with it today?" was edited out. The song also featured in a 2004 advertisement for GM Summerdrive in the United States. [46] In November 2008, it featured (without words) on advertisements for the Citroën C4 Picasso. [47] In summer 2010, the track was used in an advertisement for Next clothing.[ citation needed ]

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