Flat Beat

"Flat Beat"
Single by Mr. Oizo
from the album Analog Worms Attack
B-side "Monday Massacre", "Sick Dog Try to Speak"
Released 22 March 1999
Format 12", CD
Recorded 1998
Genre Electro house
Length 5:17
Label FCommunications
Writer(s) Mr. Oizo
Producer(s) Mr. Oizo
Certification Platinum (BPI)[1]
Mr. Oizo singles chronology
"M-Seq"
(1997)		 "Flat Beat"
(1999)		 "Last Night a DJ Killed a Dog"
(2000)

"Flat Beat" is a piece by French house musician Mr. Oizo. It was featured as a bonus track on his debut album Analog Worms Attack. An accompanying music video was released on VHS. The music video features Flat Eric, a puppet, head banging to the track. Widely publicized by Flat Eric's appearance in many commercials for Levi's and the popularity of the music video, the track reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in April 1999.[2] The track is instrumental and is one of twenty-five instrumental UK number-one singles.[3] It is also considered one of the earliest instances of electro house.[4]

Track listing

International CD/Maxi

  1. "Flat Beat" (5:25)
  2. "Monday Massacre" (3:36)
  3. "Sick Dog Try to Speak" (3:36)
  4. "Flat Beat" (Radio Edit) (4:00)

Italian 12"

French 12"

UK CD

  1. "Flat Beat" (Radio Edit) (4:00)
  2. "Flat Beat" (5:24)
  3. "Monday Massacre" (3:36)

Cassette (UK Only)

VHS

Chart performance

Chart (1999-00) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 1
France (SNEP)[10] 5
Germany (Media Control Charts)[11] 1
Ireland (IRMA) 2
Italy (FIMI)[12] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 12
Norway (VG-lista)[15] 2
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[16] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[17] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 1
Preceded by
"Blame It on the Weatherman" by B*Witched		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
March 28, 1999 - April 10, 1999 		Succeeded by
"Perfect Moment" by Martine McCutcheon

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 632. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ↑ Siegler, Dylan (April 2000). "Mr. Oizo". CMJ New Music (College Music Journal) (80): 39. ISSN 1074-6978.
  4. ↑ "Flat Beat". Beatport. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ Danish peak. Books.google.ca. 1999-06-19. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  9. ↑ "Mr. Oizo: Flat Beat" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat". GfK Entertainment.
  12. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1999". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  13. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mr. Oizo search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  14. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat". VG-lista.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1999-03-28". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  17. ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World, May 22, 1999. Books.google.ca. 1999-05-22. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat". Singles Top 60.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1999-04-03" UK Singles Chart.

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