The Salmon Dance

Infobox Single
Name = The Salmon Dance


Caption =
Artist = The Chemical Brothers featuring Fatlip
from Album = We Are the Night
A-side =
B-side =
Released = flagicon|UK flagicon|Japan September 10 2007
Format = 12", 7", CD
Recorded =
Genre = Hip hop, big beat
Length =
Label = Freestyle Dust - CHEMS26, Astralwerks
Writer =
Producer = The Chemical Brothers
Certification =
Chart position = * #1 (jtv Saturday)
* #27 (UK)
* #51 (Poland)
Chronology = The Chemical Brothers singles
Last single = "Do It Again" (2007)
This single = "The Salmon Dance" (2007)
Next single =

Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = We Are the Night
Type = studio
prev_track = "Das Spiegel"
prev_no = 6
this_track = "The Salmon Dance"
track_no = 7
next_track = "Burst Generator"
next_no = 8

"The Salmon Dance" is a Hip hop/big beat song by the English electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers and is the 7th track on their 2007 studio album "We Are the Night". It features Fatlip, a Los Angeles-born hip hop musician, and was released as the second single on the 10th of September 2007. [ [http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2560506 HMV Music] ]

The video, directed by Dom & Nic, features a boy looking at his fish tank, home to Fatlip the piranha, Sammy the salmon, Puffa the beatboxing porcupinefish, a lionfish, seahorses, butterflyfish, angelfish, and tangs. [ [http://www.factoryfilms.net/pop.php?file=Chem1_FactoryWeb.mov The Salmon Dance Music Video] ] .

It features British actor Rory Jennings [ [http://www.hipvideopromo.com/clients/chemical_brothers_2.php Hip Video Promo - Music Video Promotion ] ] .

The single has reached number ten on the New Zealand RIANZ singles chart, mainly due to downloads and airplayFact|date=November 2007. Its video was also nominated for a MTV Europe Music Award in 2007 by artist Snoop Dogg, when he said "...And they just dancing like salmon is da shit." [ [http://ema.mtv.nl/ MTV Europe Music Awards 2007] ]

Track listing

Promo 12": Freestyle Dust / CHEMSDJ26 (UK)

# "The Salmon Dance (Album Version)"
# "The Salmon Dance (Crookers 'Wow' Mix)"
# "The Salmon Dance (Heavily Smoked By the Glimmers)"
# "The Salmon Dance (Hervé Mix)"

Promo CD: Freestyle Dust / CHEMSDJ26 (UK)

# "The Salmon Dance (Radio Edit)"
# "The Salmon Dance (Album Version)"
# "The Salmon Dance (Instrumental)"

7": Freestyle Dust / CHEMS26 (UK)

# "The Salmon Dance (Album Version)"
# "Snooprah"

12": Freestyle Dust / CHEMST26 (UK)

# "The Salmon Dance (Album Version)"
# "Electronic Battle Weapon 8"
# "The Salmon Dance (Crookers 'Wow' Mix)"
# "The Salmon Dance (Hervé Mix)"

CD: Freestyle Dust / CHEMSD26 (UK)

# "The Salmon Dance (Radio Edit)" - 3:07
# "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" - 6:32

Digital

# "The Salmon Dance (Heavily Smoked By the Glimmers)"

* iTunes exclusive

Notes