Mundian To Bach Ke

"Mundian To Bach Ke"
Single by Panjabi MC
from the album Beware
B-side	Remix
Released	November 25, 2002
Format	CD maxi, CD single, 12" maxi
Genre	Bhangra
Length	3:49
Label	Urban
Writer(s)	Glen Larson Stu Philips Panjabi MC Labh Janjua
Producer	Panjabi MC
Panjabi MC singles chronology
"Backstabbers" (2002) "Mundian To Bach Ke" (2002) "Jogi" (2003)

"Mundian To Bach Ke" (Punjabi: ਮੁੰਡਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਬੱਚ ਕੇ, IPA: [mʊɳɖɪɑ̃ tõ bəttʃ ke]), also titled "Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)", is a bhangra song performed by Punjabi artist Labh Janjua and remixed by Panjabi MC in 2002. It achieved considerable worldwide success, topping the singles charts in Italy and Belgium (Wallonia), and charting highly in many other countries.

Lyrics and music

In addition to features of bhangra music, the song also used the bass line from the television theme song for Knight Rider, written by Glen A. Larson and Stu Phillips, as an underlying element. The lyrics of the song are in Punjabi. The video to this song was shot in the streets of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Uses in the media

The song is used frequently in Western media when Indian characters are on screen. It was used on an episode of ER, when Gallant and Neela danced to a version of the song, which Gallant called a "Sikh rap."

This song was also used in America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 on week 9 of the Around The World challenge as part of the Indian dance section. It also appeared in an episode of the US television show Queer as Folk during a scene at the club Babylon. A version of this song was used in the Ginebra San Miguel "Bilog Ang Mundo" ad campaigns in 2003. The song was featured in an episode of Entourage. It was used twice in the pilot of the NBC comedy Outsourced.

Other uses

In 2009 German singer Peter Fox mashed this song with Seeed's song 'Dickes B' during the tour for his solo album Stadtaffe.^[1]

Chart performances

The song was originally released in the United Kingdom on his 1998 album Legalised. Partially fueled by Internet downloads, it charted again in 2003. In Germany, it sold over 100,000 in the first two days alone,^[2] and debuted at #2 in the Germany charts and reached #1 in the Italy charts.^[3] The week of its release in the UK, it debuted at #5 on the top 40 charts; it was also the first bhangra song to reach the UK top 10.^[4] The Jay-Z remix also hit #33 on the Billboard charts in the United States and #10 in Canada.^[5] Total sales of Mundian To Bach Ke are estimated between 1 million and 10 million units.^[6]

Track listings

12" maxi 12" maxi - Germany "Mundian To Bach Ke" (original mix) — 3:58 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (instrumental) — 3:57 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (moonbootica mix) — 6:34 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Banks & Sullivan Oldskool mix) — 4:34 12" maxi - France "Mundian To Bach Ke" (motivo hi-lectro mix) — 5:39 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (original radio edit) — 3:24 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (triple X remix) — 7:55 12" maxi - U.S. "Beware of the Boys" ("Mundian To Bach Ke") (radio edit) "Beware Breaks" ("Mundian Breaks") ""Beware of the Boys" ("Mundian To Bach Ke") (switch mix) 12" maxi - U.S. "Beware" (twista remix) "Beware of the Boys" ("Mundian To Bach Ke") (original version) "Beware Breaks" ("Mundian Breaks") 12" maxi - U.S. "Beware" (Jay-Z remix) "Beware Of The Boys" ("Mundian To Bach Ke") (original version) "Beware Breaks" ("Mundian Breaks") 12" maxi - U.S. - Dance remixes "Mundian To Bach Ke" ("Beware of the Boys") (triple X remix) "Mundian To Bach Ke" ("Beware of the Boys") (moonbootica remix) "Mundian To Bach Ke" ("Beware of the Boys") (motivo hi-lectro remix)

12" maxi - UK - Jay-Z remixes "Jogi" (3:10) "Mundian To Bach Ke" (moonbootica mix) — 6:32 "Beware Of The Boys" (Jay-Z remix) — 4:00 CD maxi CD maxi - Belgium "Mundian To Bach Ke" (radio mix) — 3:20 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (moonbootica mix) — 6:34 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Banks & Sullivan Oldskool mix) — 4:34 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (instrumental mix) — 3:57 CD maxi - Denmark "Mundian To Bach Ke" (radio mix) — 3:22 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (moonbootica mix) — 6:36 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Banks & Sullivan Oldskool mix) — 4:04 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (instrumental mix) — 3:57 CD maxi - Germany "Mundian To Bach Ke" (original mix) — 3:49 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (moonbootica mix) — 6:41 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Banks & Sullivan Oldskool mix) — 4:39 "Mundian To Bach Ke" (instrumental mix) — 4:43 CD maxi - UK "Mundian To Bach Ke" (radio edit) "Mundian To Bach Ke" (switch mix) "Mundian Breaks"

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (2002/03) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart[7] 2 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[7] 3 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[7] 1 Canadian Singles Chart[8] 10 Danish Singles Chart[7] 5 Dutch Mega Top 100[7] 10 Finnish Singles Chart[7] 12 French SNEP Singles Chart[7] 15 German Singles Chart[9] 2 Irish Singles Chart[9] 14 Italian Singles Chart[7] 1 Norwegian Singles Chart[7] 18 Swedish Singles Chart[7] 10 Swiss Singles Chart[7] 4 UK Singles Chart[9] 5 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 33 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[8] 21 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales[8] 3 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[8] 17

End of year charts End of year chart (2003) Position Austrian Singles Chart[10] 20 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[11] 23 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[12] 23 French Singles Chart[13] 80 Swiss Singles Chart[14] 33 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Belgium (BEA)[15] Gold 25,000* Germany (BVMI)[16] Gold 250,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] Gold 20,000x *sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

Preceded by "Feel" by Robbie Williams	Italian FIMI number-one singles January 24, 2003 – February 7, 2003 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Almeno tu nell'universo" by Elisa
Preceded by "Lose Yourself" by Eminem	Belgian (Wallonia) number-one singles February 22, 2003 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Le Frunkp" by Alphonse Brown

References

1. ^ Peter Fox - Dickes B Live from Berlin
2. ^ Amit Puri (2003). Mundian toh bachke raheen Boom(s) with Punjabi MC. The Tribune.
3. ^ Wendy Kagan. Panjabi MC. eNotes.
4. ^ Satnam Rana (January 2003). "Coventry-born Panjabi MC creates pop history". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/music/stories/2003/01/panjabi-mc.shtml. Retrieved 2006-06-12. 
5. ^ Panjabi MC at Allmusic
6. ^ Alona Wartofsky (2003). Rap's Fresh Heir. The Washington Post.
7. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} "Mundian To Bach Ke", various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
8. ^ ^{a b c d e} Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
9. ^ ^{a b c} "Mundian to Back Ke, various singles charts Acharts.us (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
10. ^ 2003 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
11. ^ 2003 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
12. ^ 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
13. ^ 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
14. ^ 2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved September 1, 2008)
15. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina - 2003". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2003. 
16. ^ "German single certifications – Panjabi MC – Mundian To Bach Ke" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Mundian+To+Bach+Ke&strInterpret=Panjabi+MC&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked. 
17. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Panjabi MC; 'Mundian to back ke')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Panjabi+MC+Mundian+to+back+ke.