Backyard Dog

Backyard Dog
Origin Manchester[1]
Genres Ragga, urban dance[2]
Labels East West Records[1]
Members Aniff Akinola[3]
Lloyd Hanley[3]

Backyard Dog is a British record production duo from Manchester,[1] consisting of Aniff Akinola and Lloyd Hanley.[3] The name "backyard dog" comes from when Akinola booted Hanley out of his recording studio, culminating in him saying "you can't treat me like this, you're treating me like a backyard dog".[2]

Their 2001 single, "Baddest Ruffest", made #15 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] and was used as the 2002 FIFA World Cup theme, and in the films Ali G Indahouse and Bend It Like Beckham.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Backyard Dog parts company with record label". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Backyard Dog". Global-trance.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Aniff Akinola & Lloyd Hanley - Backyard Dog - Baddest Ruffest". Djluv.in. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "BACKYARD DOG". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Aniff Akola". Universal Music Publishing. Retrieved 7 July 2013.