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| "Snake Charmer" | ||||
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| Single by Panjabi MC | ||||
| from the album Indian Timing | ||||
| Released | 29 May 2009 | |||
| Genre | Bhangra | |||
| Length | 3:16(Radio Edit) | |||
| Label | PMC Records | |||
| Producer(s) | Panjabi MC | |||
| Panjabi MC singles chronology | ||||
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"Snake Charmer" is a song by UK bhangra artist Panjabi MC and the first track to be lifted from his 2008 album Indian Timing. It was released as a single in the UK in May 2009. [1]
The video of the song was released to specialist bhangra and Asian websites and TV stations up to five months before the release of the digital single. [2]
In the UK, the song reached the top 10 of the now defunct Asian Network Chart, as compiled by the BBC Asian Network, and had received heavy airplay rotation as part of the album release and prior to being released as a digital single.[ citation needed ]
| Region | Date | Format |
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| UK | 29 May 2009 | Digital download |
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