Wavy Gravy (instrumental)

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"Wavy Gravy"
Sasha-wavygravy.jpg
Single by Sasha
from the album Airdrawndagger
B-side
  • "4DJS"
  • "Fundamental"
Released19 August 2002
Genre Electronic
Length7:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sasha
  • Charlie May
Sasha singles chronology
"Scorchio"
(2000)
"Wavy Gravy"
(2002)
"Artificial Heart"
(2003)

"Wavy Gravy" is an instrumental by Welsh DJ Sasha, released as the single from his second studio album, Airdrawndagger . The song features co-production from Charlie May and Simon Wright. It peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart. It is well known for the amateur remix contest which led to the track being remixed by hundreds of producers.

Contents

Background

In 2003, a remix contest was announced for the song. Troy Stoner of Tallahassee won first place for his drum 'n' bass remix. [1] After the success of the remix contest, the individual parts of every track from Airdrawndagger were released for remixing by anyone. The single was released with an alternative mix of "Wavy Gravy" (named "4DJS") as well as "Fundamental", an instrumental also from Airdrawndagger. [2]

Track listing

CD [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Wavy Gravy"7:59
2."Fundamental"11:15
3."Wavy Gravy" (4DJS)6:08
Vinyl – UK [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Wavy Gravy"7:59
2."Wavy Gravy" (4DJS)6:08
3."Fundamental"11:15
Vinyl – US [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Wavy Gravy"7:59
2."Wavy Gravy" (4DJS)6:08

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 64
UK Dance Singles (Official Charts Company) [5] 4

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