Bruce Lee (song)

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"Bruce Lee"
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Single by Underworld
B-side "Cups (Salt City Orchestra's Vertical Bacon Vocal)"
Released15 November 1999
Genre Experimental hip hop, electronica, industrial rock
Length4:41
Label Junior Boy's Own
Songwriter(s) Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson
Producer(s) Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson
Underworld singles chronology
"King of Snake"
(1999)
"Bruce Lee"
(1999)
"Beaucoup Fish Singles"
(1999)

"Bruce Lee" is a song by Underworld that appears on the album Beaucoup Fish . [1] The song did not chart (and only the 12" single was eligible to do so, as the CD format exceeded the time limit), but was notable for its remix by The Micronauts, which did have some minor success.

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Track listings

CD: Junior Boy's Own; JBO5010116P (UK)

  1. "Bruce Lee" – 4:42
  2. "Bruce Lee" (The Micronauts Remix) – 8:56
  3. "Cups" – 11:45
  4. "Cups" (Salt City Orchestra's Vertical Bacon Vocal) – 9:23

CD: Junior Boy's Own; JBO5010033 (UK)

  1. "Bruce Lee" (Short) – 3:00
  2. "Bruce Lee" (The Micronauts Remix) – 8:56
  3. "Cups" (Salt City Orchestra's Vertical Bacon Vocal) – 9:23
  4. "Bruce Lee" (Dobropet) – 4:10

12": Junior Boy's Own; JBO5010036 (UK)

  1. "Bruce Lee" (The Micronauts Remix) – 8:56
  2. "Cups" (Salt City Orchestra Vertical Bacon Vocal) – 9:23

CD: V2 Records Japan; V2CI 62 (JP)

  1. "Bruce Lee" (Short) – 2:59
  2. "Bruce Lee" (The Micronauts Mix) – 8:57
  3. "Bruce Lee" (Buffalo Daughter Mix) – 4:21
  4. "Cups" (Salt City Orchestra's Vertical Bacon Remix) – 9:23
  5. "Bruce Lee" (album version) – 4:41
  6. "Bruce Lee" (Dobropet) – 4:10

Junior Boy's Own; JBO5011253P (UK)

  1. "Bruce Lee" (Short) – 2:59

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