We Call It Acieed
| "We Call It Acieed" | ||||
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| Single by D Mob featuring Gary Haisman | ||||
| from the album A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Label | FFRR | |||
| D Mob singles chronology | ||||
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"We Call It Acieed" is an acid house-influenced song from A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That by D Mob featuring Gary Haisman. The song ranked #1 at Dance Music/Club Play Singles and #25 at Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales in 1989.[1]
The song is also featured on Dance Massive, Vol. 2 [Phantom], History of Techno [ZYX], Smash Hits 1988 and Acid House Anthems.[2]
Video
The video features D Mob and singing in front of people with yellow masks in the shapes of triangles, squares and circles, with the occasional mask of an eye. The song involves Haisman chanting "Acieed" through the entire video. [3]
Removal from BBC Playlist
Because the song seemed to be condoning drug use, in October 1988,[4] the BBC removed the song from their playlists.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ D-Mob. "D-Mob - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ↑ "We Call It Acieed - D-Mob : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ↑ "D-Mob "We call it acieed"". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ↑ Richard Vine (2011-06-15). "We Call It Acieed banned on R1October | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ↑ Craig Hitchings (2008-08-25). "BBC's banned music to be released". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
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