Bohemian Like You

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“Bohemian Like You”
Single by The Dandy Warhols
from the album Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia
B-side "Hells Bells"
Released 2000
Format 2xCD, 7"
Genre Indie Rock
Length 3:31
Label Capitol
Parlophone
Writer(s) Courtney Taylor-Taylor
Producer Gregg Williams, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Dave Sardy
The Dandy Warhols singles chronology
"Get Off"
(2000)		 "Bohemian Like You"
(2000)		 "Godless"
(2001)

"Bohemian Like You" is a song by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released in 2000 as a single from the band's third studio album Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia.

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[edit] History

On its original release, it just missed the Top 40 in the UK, peaking at #42. However, it was re-released in 2001, after featuring in a popular Vodafone ad, and peaked at #5. It is featured on their third studio album (also released in 2000), Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia.

The intro of the song is reminiscent of The Specials' "Little Bitch", and the song features riffs similar to The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar". [1]

A scene from the controversial music video, which shows full-frontal male nudity.
A scene from the controversial music video, which shows full-frontal male nudity.

The song's video is controversial and gets little daytime airplay, since it features full-frontal male nudity and topless female nudity (with the woman's pubic area covered by her leg).

[edit] Cover versions

The song has also been featured in the movies Igby Goes Down, Flushed Away, Little Nicky and Man of the Year as well as the opening to the episode "Longshot" from the television show Numb3rs. It was also featured on a Vodafone advertisement. For many years it has been the theme music for the BBC Radio phone-in show 6-0-6.

In 2006, a mash-up between "Bohemian Like You" and "Horny" was released as "Horny as a Dandy".

[edit] Advertising

The song was used extensively by mobile telephony provider Vodafone when it introduced its brand to many of its worldwide operations in 2001-2004.

Elsewhere, it featured prominently in a number of advertisements commissioned by Ford motor company in advertisement campaign for its Ford Focus car range. In Australia, Holden used the song to promote its Holden Astra range, although the lyrics 'you've got a great car. Yeah, what's wrong with it today?' were edited out of the ad.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 2000 original release

  • Seven inch
  1. "Bohemian Like You"
  2. "Hells Bells"
  • CD one
  1. "Bohemian Like You"
  2. "Hells Bells"
  3. "Lance"
  • CD two
  1. "Bohemian Like You"
  2. "Retarded"
  3. "Dub Song"

[edit] 2001 re-release

  • CD (different artwork to original CD)
  1. "Bohemian Like You" - 3:31
  2. "Hells Bells" - 6:50
  3. "Lance" - 2:50

[edit] Chart Positions

[edit] 2000

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 28
U.K. Singles Chart [2] 42

[edit] 2001 re-release

Chart Peak
position
U.K. Singles Chart [3] 5
IRE Singles Chart [4] 17
GER Singles Chart [5] 42

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ village voice > music > Singles Again: Lunch Goes On by Chuck Eddy
  2. ^ Chart Stats - The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
  3. ^ Chart Stats - The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You {2001}
  4. ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know
  5. ^ Charts-Surfer
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