Crabbuckit
| "Crabbuckit" | ||||||||||
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| Single by k-os | ||||||||||
| from the album Joyful Rebellion | ||||||||||
| Released | 2004 | |||||||||
| Format | CD | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:48 | |||||||||
| Label | Astralwerks | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | k-os | |||||||||
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"Crabbuckit" is a single by Canadian hip hop musician k-os, released in 2004 as a single from his album Joyful Rebellion. The title and work refers to the crab in the bucket syndrome where a group of crabs will pull down any crab that tries to escape, thereby ensuring their collective demise.
Music video
k-os walks down streets in Toronto, wearing sunglasses that allow him to see individual people who are crabs in disguise and he performs in a club. Both Nelly Furtado and Red1 (from Rascalz) make a brief cameo appearance in the music video. Nelly Furtado can be seen playing guitar in front of a house block and Red1 can be seen in the bar sitting beside k-os.
Chart performance
The single reached number 23 on the Canadian Singles Chart. The video also made No. 1 on the MuchMusic Countdown for two weeks in 2004. The song was also named the 37th greatest Canadian song of all time in the 2005 CBC Radio series 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version.
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Canadian Singles Chart | 23 |
| German Singles Chart[1] | 90 |
Covers
The song was covered by Canadian folk/country trio The Good Lovelies on their 2011 album Let the Rain Fall.[2]
References
- ↑ "K-os - Crabbuckit - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "Music". The Good Lovelies. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
External links
| Preceded by "Powerless (Say What You Want)" by Nelly Furtado |
Juno Award for Single of the Year 2005 |
Succeeded by "Home" by Michael Bublé |
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