Cobrastyle

"Cobrastyle"
Single by Teddybears featuring Mad Cobra
from the album Fresh and Soft Machine
Released	2004
Format	CD/EP
Genre	Alternative rock, reggae fusion
Length	2:59
Writer(s)	Klas Åhlund, Joakim Åhlund, Patrick Arve, Ewart Brown, Fabian Torsson, Troy Rami, Paul Rota, David Parker, Sylvia Robinson
Teddybears featuring Mad Cobra singles chronology
"Yours to Keep" (2004) "Cobrastyle" (2004) "Hey Boy" (2004)

"Cobrastyle" is a song performed by Teddybears, featuring vocalist Mad Cobra. The song was released on their 2004 album Fresh, and reissued on their 2006 album Soft Machine. It was released as a single on 6 June 2006.

Content

"Cobrastyle" samples the piano riff from Fine Young Cannibals's "Good Thing".^[1]

The song's verse reuses parts of Mad Cobra's "Press Trigger",^[2] and Busy Bee's "Making Cash Money"^[3]

The composition also features a familiar musical line that has been described as reminiscent of The 5.6.7.8's cover of the Ikettes song, "I'm Blue".

Music video

The music video for "Cobrastyle" features two stop-motion robots attacking each other in front of a mountain range, while Teddybears and Mad Cobra perform the song.^[4]

Track listing

CD single^[5]

1. "Cobrastyle" – 2:59
2. "Cobrastyle" (Instrumental) - 2:59
3. "Cobrastyle" (Acapella) - 2:41

Charts

Robyn version

"Cobrastyle" was covered by Swedish pop artist Robyn on her 2006 EP, The Rakamonie EP. The cover was included on the international edition of her self-titled album Robyn. Her version was listed as number 61 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.^[6]

Music videos

Two music videos were produced for "Cobrastyle".

The first was released on 25 April 2008 as a viral video, and features Robyn and Perez Hilton (among others) playing strip poker.^[7]

The second was released on 10 October 2008. The video shows Robyn and other musicians dressed in white and set against a white background. As the band performs, graffiti artists cover the scene in paint.^[8]

Charts

In the media

• The song has appeared on episodes of Entourage, Las Vegas, Grey's Anatomy, Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, The Black Donnellys, Chuck, Primeval, Dancing With the Stars, The Unusuals, So You Think You Can Dance, Teen Wolf and Friends.
• The song is featured in the films Employee of the Month, Epic Movie, After the Sunset, The Honeymooners, Man of the Year, The Benchwarmers, Bee Movie, College Road Trip, Free Style, Date Night, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Megamind.
• The song is featured in the video games FIFA 06 and Forza Motorsport 2.
• The song is used in advertisements for Heineken, Tab Energy, Secret deodorant, Nissan Rogue, Vodafone Ireland, Microsoft Kinect and Biotherm.
• The song is played at New York Giants games at Giants Stadium and Cleveland Indians games at Jacobs Field.
• The song was the secondary theme for WWE's SummerSlam (2006).

References