Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag

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"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag"
Single by Pigbag
Released
  • May 1981 (first release)
  • March 1982 (re-issue)
Genre
Length
  • 6:08 (12" version)
  • 3:35 (7" edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Pigbag
Producer(s)
  • Pigbag
  • Dave Hunt
  • Dick O'Dell
Pigbag singles chronology
"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag"
(1981) 		"Sunny Day"
(1981)

"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" is a 1981 instrumental performed by the British dance-punk band Pigbag. The instrumental was written by Chris Hamlin and James Johnstone before Pigbag was formed and produced by Dave Hunt and Dick O'Dell. In the United States the instrumental was released as an import on the Rough Trade label, where it made it to number 56 on the US dance chart. A 1982 re-release of "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" went to number three in the United Kingdom. Several covers of the instrumental have been released, including popular versions by Perfecto Allstarz and Thunderpuss.

The piece's title is a play on the James Brown song "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag". Whilst the track is well known for its brass riff, the bassline of the track was also ranked by Stylus Magazine at number 40 in their 2005 list of the "Top 50 Basslines of All Time".[1]

Charts[]

Perfecto Allstarz version[]

"Reach Up (Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag)"
Single by Perfecto Allstarz
Released23 January 1995 (1995-01-23)[11]
Genre
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Chip Carpenter
  • Chris Lee
  • James Johnstone
  • Ollie Moore
  • Roger Freeman
  • Simon Underwood
Producer(s)
Music video
"Reach Up (Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag)" on YouTube

On 23 January 1995, Paul Oakenfold released the track "Reach Up (Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag)", credited to Perfecto Allstarz. This version went to number six in the United Kingdom,[12] topped the UK Dance Chart,[13] and also charted in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland.[14][15][16]

Critical reception[]

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Britain's dance and remix culture started through Adrian Sherwood's productions of the Pop Group, to which family tree Pig Bag belonged. So recycling the 1982 instrumental Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag is only fair."[17] James Hamilton from British magazine Music Week's RM Dance Update described it as a "Pigbag's braying brass from 1982 driven now by bursts of Goodmen-ish percussion like Postflix's 'Rototom', in organ and 'reach up' divas prodded 136.2bpm" track."[18]

Track listings[]

12-inch, UK (1995)

  1. "Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag)" (Perfecto Remix)
  2. "Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag)" (Indian Summer Remix)
  3. "Zed's Dead"

CD single, Europe (1995)

  1. "Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag)" (Radio Edit) 3:40
  2. "Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag)" (Perfecto Remix)7:02
  3. "Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag)" (Indian Summer Remix)6:47
  4. "Zed's Dead"6:40

Charts and certifications[]

Thunderpuss version[]

In 2001, Thunderpuss had a number-one dance hit on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart when they covered the track.[25]

Charts[]

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[25] 1

In popular culture[]

  • Used as the theme for the Citytv programme The NewMusic.
  • Used as the "goal celebration" music at Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers football clubs. When Shunsuke Nakamura played for Celtic, it became an unofficial theme tune for him. Fans would chant "Nakamura" over the last four notes of the main riff.
  • In 1996-1998 music of this song was used in the Russian TV show Осторожно, модерн! (Russian for 'Look Out! Modern!') with Dmitry Nagiyev and Sergey Rost.
  • Perfecto Allstarz' cover is used as the walk-on music for two-time Professional Darts Corporation World Champion Adrian Lewis.
  • Featured as a backing track in series 2, episode 4 of the BBC drama Ashes to Ashes, broadcast in 2009.
  • British Gymnast Claudia Fragapane floor music 2015-2016.[citation needed]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Stylus Magazine's Top 50 Basslines Of All Time - Article". Stylus Magazine. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Pig Bag – Papa's Got a Brand New Pig Bag" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pig Bag – Papa's Got a Brand New Pig Bag" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Pig Bag – Papa's Got a Brand New Pig Bag". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Pigbag Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  9. ^ Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Jones, Alan (1983). "The Top 100 UK Singles". Chart File Volume 2. London, England: Virgin Books. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-907080-73-1.
  10. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  11. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 21 January 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Reach Up (Papa's Got a Brand New Pig Bag". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dutchcharts.nl – Perfecto Allstarz – Reach Up (Pig Bag)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  17. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 25 February 1995. p. 12. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  18. ^ Hamilton, James (21 January 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 11. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 7. 18 February 1995. p. 19. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Perfecto Allstarz – Reach Up (Pig Bag)". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Perfecto Allstarz – Reach Up (Pig Bag)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1995". Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 9.
  24. ^ "British single certifications – Perfecto Allstarz – Reach Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  25. ^ Jump up to: a b "Thunderpuss Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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