Gym and Tonic

"Gym and Tonic" is a single released by British production duo Spacedust.^[1] Released in 1998, it peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart; however, it was the lowest-selling UK number-one song of 1998, reaching just #109 on the year-end chart.

The song was originally recorded by French record producer Bob Sinclar as "Gym Tonic", with co-production by Thomas Bangalter, and included on the former's album Paradise. Their version heavily sampled "Arms", a workout recording by American actress Jane Fonda. However, Fonda refused clearance of her vocals being used as a sample, which eventually led to a single never being released. When Spacedust recorded their version of the track, the Fonda vocal samples were re-recorded with a session vocalist.

Music video

The music video for Spacedust's track depicts an exercise workout. In an ode to exercise videos from the 1980s and 1990s, it was intentionally made to look cheaply made, though actual production costs for the video were over £10,000. It regularly features on VH1's "Worst Videos" lists.

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