Twerk

Album: Scars (2009)
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Songfacts®:

  • Basement Jaxx are an UK house dance/electronic duo consisting of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe. This is a track from their fifth studio album, Scars.
  • This features lyrics adapted from Michael Sembello's song "Maniac."
  • This electro-laden floor-filler is a collaboration with Florida-based, female hip-hop duo Yo Majesty. However when laying down this track, the UK duo got more than they bargained for. Buxton smiled to The Daily Mirror April 24, 2009: "I've never been with a singer when they pull off their top during a vocal session. That was really full on. You're in this little room and there's a bare-breasted woman screaming in front of you. Apparently it's something they do in their live show. I wasn't aware of it, so it was quite a shock. But they were very cool, good-hearted people."

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