Mundian To Bach Ke

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“Mundian To Bach Ke”
“Mundian To Bach Ke” cover
Single by Panjabi MC
from the album Legalised
Released November 25, 2002
Format CD maxi
12" maxi
Genre Raï
Length 3:49
Label Urban
Writer(s) Glen Larson
Stu Philips
Panjabi MC
Labh Janjua
Producer Panjabi MC
Panjabi MC singles chronology
"Mundian To Bach Ke"
(2002)		 "Jogi"
(2003)

"Mundian To Bach Ke" (Punjabi: ਮੁੰਡਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਬੱਚ ਕੇ, muṇḍiāṁ tōṁ bac kē), also titled "Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)", is a bhangra song performed by Punjabi artist Lab Janjua and remixed by Panjabi MC. 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.

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,[1] and debuted at #2 in the Germany charts and reached #1 in the Italy charts.[2] The week of its release in the UK, it debuted at at #5 on the top 40 charts; it was also the first bhangra song to reach the UK top 10.[3] It also hit #33 on the Billboard charts in the United States and #10 in Canada.[4] A later remix of the song featured American rapper Jay-Z. Total sales of Mundian To Bach Ke are estimated between 1 million and 10 million units.[5]

On an episode of ER, Gallant and Neela danced to a version of the song, which Gallant called a "Sikh rap."

[edit] Track listings

12"-Maxi - Germany
  1. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Original Mix) (3:58)
  2. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Instrumental) (3:57)
  3. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Moonbootica Mix) (6:34)
  4. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Banks & Sullivan Oldskool Mix) (4:34)
12"-Maxi - France
  1. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Motivo Hi-Lectro Mix) (5:39)
  2. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Original Radio Edit) (3:24)
  3. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Triple X Remix) (7:55)
CD-Maxi - Belgium
  1. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Radio Mix) (3:20)
  2. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Moonbootica Mix) (6:34)
  3. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Banks & Sullivan Oldskool Mix) (4:34)
  4. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Instrumental Mix) (3:57)
CD-Maxi - Denmark
  1. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Radio Mix) (3:22)
  2. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Moonbootica Mix) (6:36)
  3. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Banks & Sullivan Oldskool Mix) (4:04)
  4. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Instrumental Mix) (3:57)
CD-Maxi - Germany
  1. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Original Mix) (3:49)
  2. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Moonbootica Mix) (6:41)
  3. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Banks & Sullivan Oldskool Mix) (4:39)
  4. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Instrumental Mix) (4:43)
CD-Maxi - UK
  1. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Switch Mix)
  3. "Mundian Breaks"
12"-Maxi - US
  1. "Beware of the Boys" ("Mundian To Bach Ke") (Radio Edit)
  2. "Beware Breaks" ("Mundian Breaks")
  3. ""Beware of the Boys" ("Mundian To Bach Ke") (Switch Mix)
12"-Maxi - US
  1. "Beware" (Twista Remix)
  2. "Beware of the Boys" (Mundian To Bach Ke) (Original Version)
  3. "Beware Breaks" (Mundian Breaks)
12"-Maxi - US
  1. "Beware" (Jay-Z Remix)
  2. "Beware Of The Boys" (Mundian To Bach Ke") (Original Version)
  3. "Beware Breaks" ("Mundian Breaks")
12"-Maxi - US - Dance remixes
  1. "Mundian To Bach Ke" ("Beware of the Boys") (Triple X Remix)
  2. "Mundian To Bach Ke" ("Beware of the Boys") (Moonbootica Remix)
  3. "Mundian To Bach Ke" ("Beware of the Boys") (Motivo Hi-Lectro Remix)
12"-Maxi - UK - Jay-Z remixes
  1. "Jogi" (3:10)
  2. "Mundian To Bach Ke" (Moonbootica Mix) (6:32)
  3. "Beware Of The Boys" (Jay-Z Remix) (4:00)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2002-2003)[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 2
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 3
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 1
Canadian Singles Chart 10
Danish Singles Chart 5
Dutch Singles Chart 10
Finnish Singles Chart 12
French Singles Chart 15
German Singles Chart 2
Irish Singles Chart 14
Italian Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 18
Swedish Singles Chart 10
Swiss Singles Chart 4
UK Singles Chart 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay 21
US Hot Dance Singles Sales 3
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 5
US Hot Singles Sales 7
US Billboard Hot 100 40
Preceded by
"Feel" by Robbie Williams		 Italian (FIMI) number-one singles
January 18, 2003 - February 8, 2003		 Succeeded by
"Almeno tu nell'universo" by Elisa
Preceded by
"Lose Yourself" by Eminem		 Belgian, Wallonia (Ultratop) number-one singles
February 22, 2003		 Succeeded by
"Le Frunk" by Alphonse Brown

[edit] References

  1. ^ Amit Puri (2003). Mundian toh bachke raheen Boom(s) with Punjabi MC. The Tribune.
  2. ^ Wendy Kagan. Panjabi MC. eNotes.
  3. ^ Satnam Rana. "Coventry-born Panjabi MC creates pop history", BBC, January 2003. Retrieved on 2006-06-12. 
  4. ^ Panjabi MC at Allmusic
  5. ^ Alona Wartofsky (2003). Rap's Fresh Heir. The Washington Post.
  6. ^ "Mundian To Bach Ke", various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
  7. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
  8. ^ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
  9. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
  10. ^ Italian Singles Chart Fimi.it (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
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