Dubnobasswithmyheadman

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Dubnobasswithmyheadman
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Studio album by
Underworld
Released24 January 1994 (1994-01-24)
Recorded1991–1993
Studio
  • Lemonworld Studios, London
  • The Strongroom, London
Genre
Length72:53
Label Junior Boy's Own
Producer Underworld
Underworld chronology
Change the Weather
(1989)		Dubnobasswithmyheadman
(1994)		 Second Toughest in the Infants
(1996)
Singles from Dubnobasswithmyheadman
  1. "Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You"
    Released: 11 June 1993
  2. "Dark & Long"
    Released: 18 June 1994
  3. "Cowgirl"
    Released: September 1994
  4. "Dirty Epic"
    Released: October 1994
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dark & Long"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
7:35
2."Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You"
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde
13:08
3."Surfboy"
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde
7:33
4."Spoonman"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
7:41
5."Tongue"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
4:50
6."Dirty Epic"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
9:55
7."Cowgirl"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
8:29
8."River of Bass"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
6:26
9."M.E."
  • Smith
  • Hyde
7:08
2001 Japanese edition bonus mini CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rez"
9:56
2."Why Why Why" 12:24
20th anniversary 2-CD deluxe edition CD 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Eclipse" (released under the name Lemon Interupt)P. Hernandez [34] 13:01
2."Rez"
9:58
3."Dirty" (released under the name Lemon Interupt)
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [31]
10:19
4."Dark & Long" (Dark Train)
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [35]
9:55
5."Spikee"
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [36]
12:51
6."Concord" (3 comp75 id9 a1771 aug 93a) 6:51
7."Can You Feel Me?" (from a4796) 4:31
8."Birdstar" (a1558 nov 92b.1) 4:53

20th anniversary 5-CD super deluxe edition

CD 2: Singles 1991–1994
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Hump" (Wild Beast) 6:25
2."Eclipse" (released under the name Lemon Interupt)P. Hernandez [34] 13:00
3."Rez"
9:57
4."Dirty" (released under the name Lemon Interupt)
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [31]
10:18
5."Dirty Guitar"
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [32]
10:01
6."Dark & Long" (Hall's Edit)
4:10
7."Dark & Long" (Dark Train)
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [35]
9:54
8."Spikee"
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [36]
12:33
CD 3: Remixes 1992–1994
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You" (Jam Scraper)
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [38]
9:14
2."Cowgirl" (Irish Pub in Kyoto mix)
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [39]
11:45
3."Dark & Long" (Most 'ospitable mix)
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [37]
5:55
4."Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You" (Telegraph 16.11.92)
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [38]
7:09
5."Dark & Long" (Burts mix)
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [35]
8:47
6."Dogman Go Woof"
12:15
7."Dark & Long" (Thing in a Book mix)
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde [40]
20:14
CD 4: Previously Unreleased Recordings 1991–1993
No.TitleLength
1."Concord" (3 comp75 id9 a1771 aug 93a)6:51
2."Dark & Long" (1st ruff id3 a15512)9:34
3."Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You" (a1765 sky version id4. harmone6 comp43)9:58
4."Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You" (after sky id6 1551 2)5:29
5."Can You Feel Me?" (from a4796)4:30
6."Birdstar" (a1558 nov 92b.1)4:51
7."Dirty Epic" (dirty ambi piano a1764 oct 91)6:48
8."Spoonman" (version1 a1559 nov92)10:04
9."Organ" (eclipse version from a4796)6:19
10."Cowgirl" (alt cowgirl c69 mix from a1564)10:12
CD 5: Live jam Kyme Rd (previously unreleased live rehearsal recorded in the band's home studio in 1993)
No.TitleLength
1."Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You"13:27
2."Improv 1"7:27
3."Bigmouth"8:16
4."Improv 2"8:03
5."Big Meat Show"11:16
6."Improv 3"9:52
7."Spoonman"18:05

The original version of "Dirty" is almost a minute longer, at 11:14. The remastered version cuts a coda that contained a sample from "Dolls' Polyphony" from the soundtrack to the anime film Akira .

Vinyl track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dark & Long"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
7:35
2."Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You"
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde
13:08
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Surfboy"
  • Emerson
  • Smith
  • Hyde
7:33
2."Spoonman"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
7:41
3."Tongue"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
4:49
Side C
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dirty Epic"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
9:55
2."Cowgirl"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
8:25
Side D
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."River of Bass"
  • Smith
  • Hyde
6:26
2."M.E."
  • Smith
  • Hyde
7:09

Early prototype

On 3 October 2008, a DAT from 1993 surfaced on Underworld's official messageboard, which featured a different running order, some extended mixes and three previously unreleased songs: "Big Meat Show", "Organ" and "Can You Feel Me", an outtake from previous sessions. The poster of the DAT called it "just a sampling of the type of songs the band was creating, showing any potential label that was interested ..." [41]

No.TitleReleasedLength
1."Dirty Epic" 9:59
2."Jamscraper"as "Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You (Jam Scraper)"8:57
3."Big Meat Show"unreleased, a longer version on 1992–2012 The Anthology 6:52
4."Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You" 13:02
5."Organ"as "Organ (eclipse version from a4796)" (Dubnobasswithmyheadman 20th anniversary)6:23
6."River of Bass"unreleased, 6:26 version on Dubnobasswithmyheadman9:10
7."Dark and Long" 7:31
8."Dirty Fuzz"as "Dirty Guitar"9:55
9."Can U Feel Me"as "Can You Feel Me? (from a4796)" (Dubnobasswithmyheadman 20th anniversary)4:31
10."Goodbye Mother Earth"as "M.E."7:08

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [42] 71
UK Albums (OCC) [43] 12
Chart (1999)Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [44] 34
Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [45] 132
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [46] 142
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [47] 257
Scottish Albums (OCC) [48] 82
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [49] 12

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [50] Gold100,000^
United States—56,000 [51]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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