Juke Joint Jezebel

"Juke Joint Jezebel"
Single by KMFDM
B-side Kraut
Released February 28, 1995
Recorded ???
Genre Industrial
Length 9:10
Label Wax Trax!/TVT
Producer Sascha Konietzko
KMFDM singles chronology
Glory
(1994)		 Juke Joint Jezebel
(1995)		 Brute
(1995)
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"Juke Joint Jezebel" is a song by industrial rock group KMFDM from their 1995 album Nihil. It is KMFDM's most widely known song to date, with around three million copies of the song sold in various forms.[2][3][4]

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History

The music for the song was written primarily by KMFDM frontman Sascha Konietzko, who asked returning band member Raymond Watts to write the lyrics for "Juke Joint Jezebel" as well as a few other tracks from Nihil.[5] Also credited as authors are En Esch and Guenter Schulz.[6]

Appearances in other media

The original version of the song was used in the 1995 movie Bad Boys, while the "Metropolis Remix" of the song was featured in the Mortal Kombat movie and soundtrack. Both soundtracks eventually went platinum.[4][7] The album version of the song can also be heard in the "Home is Where the Tart Is" episode of Beverly Hills, 90210.[8] On February 20, 2010, "Juke Joint Jezebel" was made available as a downloadable song for the game Rock Band.[9]

Videos

One of the two music videos for the song uses animations extensively from the 1993 Patlabor 1 manga movie.[10]

Credits

Track listings

Original release (1995)

This original single version was re-released as a 7" in 2009.

No. Title Length
1. "Juke Joint Jezebel"   4:11
2. "Kraut"   4:59
Total length:
 9:10

The Giorgio Moroder Mixes (1995)

A second version of the single was released with additional remixes by Italian record producer Giorgio Moroder.

The Year of the Pig Collection Canadian bonus CD (1995)

The Canadian release of Juke Joint Jezebel: The Giorgio Moroder Mixes included a bonus CD titled The Year Of The Pig Collection. This bonus CD featured tracks from KMFDM's previous seven studio releases.

Year of the Pig 12" (1995)

"Juke Joint Jezebel" was also released on a 12" entitled Year of the Pig.

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r225596
  2. ^ Borzillo, Carrie (June 22, 1996). "Wax Trax!/TVT's KMFDM Rides Industrial Revolution with 8th Set". Billboard Magazine (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). http://books.google.com/books?id=qQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9&#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved September 2, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Raymond Watts Interview". Unhip #1. 1999. http://www.raymondwatts.com/interviews/unhip.html. Retrieved September 2, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum: Bad Boys". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=bad%20boys&artist=soundtrack&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved September 2, 2010. 
  5. ^ "Raymond Watts Interview". Sonic Envelope. October 20, 1995. http://www.raymondwatts.com/interviews/sonicenvelope.html. Retrieved September 2, 2010. 
  6. ^ CD booklet
  7. ^ "Gold & Platinum: Mortal Kombat". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=mortal%20kombat&artist=soundtrack&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved September 2, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Beverly Hills 90210: Home Is Where the Tart Is". TV.com. CBS Interactive Inc.. http://www.tv.com/beverly-hills-90210/home-is-where-the-tart-is/episode/27577/summary.html. Retrieved September 2, 2010. 
  9. ^ "Juke Joint Jezebel by KMFDM". Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.. http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5001220. Retrieved September 2, 2010. 
  10. ^ Atwood, Brett (August 19, 1995). "The Eye". Billboard Magazine (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). 
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