Born Slippy Nuxx

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"Born Slippy .NUXX"
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Single by Underworld
from the album Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture
A-side "Born Slippy"
B-side
  • "Deep Pan" version
  • Darren Price remix
  • "Banstyle" (Alex Reece remix)
Released1 July 1996 (1996-07-01)
Genre
Length
  • 11:46 (original)
  • 9:44 (original segued edit)
  • 4:25 (short edit)
  • 3:45 (short edit 2)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Rick Smith
  • Karl Hyde
  • Darren Emerson
Underworld singles chronology
"Pearl's Girl"
(1996)
"Born Slippy .NUXX"
(1996)
"Juanita"
(1997)
Music video
"Born Slippy .NUXX" on YouTube
1995 UK 12-inch 1 [25]
No.TitleLength
1."Born Slippy"8:57
2."Born Slippy .NUXX"11:37

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [52]
Born Slippy Nuxx
Platinum600,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [53] Gold400,000^

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

"Born Slippy .NUXX 2003"

"Born Slippy .NUXX 2003"
Single by Underworld
Released27 October 2003 (2003-10-27) [54]
Genre Dance
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Rick Smith
  • Karl Hyde
Producer(s) Underworld
Underworld singles chronology
"Dinosaur Adventure 3D"
(2002)
"Born Slippy .NUXX 2003"
(2003)
"JAL to Tokyo"
(2005)

"Born Slippy .NUXX 2003" is a version of "Born Slippy .NUXX" re-released by Underworld to promote the album 1992–2002 , originally released in 2003. New remixes were commissioned for this release, along with a new video, compiled by Danny Boyle of clips from his film Trainspotting . This release reached No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart during the first week of November 2003.

Track listings

UK and European CD single [55]
No.TitleLength
1."Born Slippy Nuxx (2003 Edit)"3:58
2."Born Slippy Nuxx (Atomic Hooligan Remix)"7:19
3."Born Slippy Nuxx (Paul Oakenfold Mix)"8:11


European 12-inch single [56]
No.TitleLength
1."Born Slippy Nuxx (2003 12-inch version)"7:01
2."Born Slippy Nuxx (Paul Oakenfold Mix)"8:11


US 12-inch single [57]
No.TitleLength
1."Born Slippy Nuxx (Paul Oakenfold Mix)"8:11
2."Born Slippy Nuxx (2003 12-inch version)"7:01

Charts

Chart (2003–2004)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [58] 13
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) [59] 12
Italy (FIMI) [60] 44
Scotland (OCC) [61] 24
UK Singles (OCC) [62] 27
UK Dance (OCC) [63] 1
UK Indie (OCC) [64] 4
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [44] 9

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