Voodoo Child (Rogue Traders song)

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"Voodoo Child"
VoodooChild1.jpg
Single by Rogue Traders
from the album Here Come the Drums
Released30 May 2005 (2005-05-30)[1]
Recorded2005
Length3:57
LabelSony BMG
Songwriter(s)Elvis Costello, James Ash, Steve Davis
Producer(s)James Ash
Rogue Traders singles chronology
"Stay?"
(2003) 		"Voodoo Child"
(2005) 		"Way to Go!"
(2005)
Rogue Traders UK singles chronology
"Voodoo Child"
(2006) 		"Watching You"
(2006)

"Voodoo Child" is a song written by Elvis Costello, James Ash, and Steve Davis and produced by Ash for Australian electronic rock band Rogue Traders' second album, Here Come the Drums (2005). It was the first single for the new member Natalie Bassingthwaighte. It was released as a CD single in Australia on 30 May 2005 as the first song released from the album. In 2006, it was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download and CD single.

The song samples the riff from Costello's "Pump It Up", and he receives credit in some (but apparently not all) printings of the album's liner notes. The song marks a move for Rogue Traders away from standard dance music and towards a more electro-punk sound. According to band member James Ash,

The Sex Pistols were the biggest influence for "Voodoo Child". But it's not so much a musical influence as the attitude they had. The Sex Pistols were really about energy. It's exciting to listen to them. It's immediate music.

Promotion and chart performance[]

In Australia, the song was released without the promotion of the new band member Natalie Bassingthwaighte because the band wanted to release it knowing that people were buying it because they liked the song, instead of buying it for "celebrity value" (Bassingthwaighte was starring in Neighbours at the time of the single's release).[2]

Bassingthwaighte in the music video.

"Voodoo Child" debuted at number 20 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and by its third week had ascended into the top ten peaking at number nine. In its eighth week, it ascended to its peak position at number four and was certified Platinum by ARIA. The song spent an overall 21 weeks on the chart, and is to date the group's most successful single. In New Zealand, "Voodoo Child" also debuted at number 20, becoming the group's first entry and so far only on the chart. It peaked at number seven for two consecutive weeks there, becoming the group's first top ten hit there, and spent a total of 16 weeks on the chart. It was later released in the UK in July 2006, and debuted at number 18 based on download sales one week prior to its physical release. "Voodoo Child" ascended and peaked at number three the following week, to become the group's first and so far only top 3 hit. The song has also peaked at number 15 in Ireland, becoming the group's first top twenty hit there.

This song was used in Doctor Who in the climax to "The Sound of Drums", played diegetically as the Toclafane invade Earth on the Master's orders.

Track listings[]

Australian CD single

  1. "Voodoo Child" – 3:57
  2. "Voodoo Child" (James Ash Lektric remix) – 5:38
  3. "Voodoo Child" (12-inch mix) – 6:58
  4. "Voodoo Child" (Fuzzy Hair remix) – 6:09
  5. "Voodoo Child" (Fuzzy Hair instrumental) – 6:23

UK CD1

  1. "Voodoo Child" (radio edit)
  2. "Voodoo Child" (Fuzzy Hair remix)

UK CD2

  1. "Voodoo Child" (radio edit)
  2. "Voodoo Child" (Tom Neville Vox mix)
  3. "Voodoo Child" (12-inch mix)
  4. "Voodoo Child" (CD-Rom video)

German maxi-CD single

  1. "Voodoo Child" (radio edit)
  2. "Voodoo Child" (James Ash Lektric remix)
  3. "Voodoo Child" (12-inch mix simple track)
  4. "Voodoo Child" (Tom Neville Vox remix)
  5. "Voodoo Child" (Fuzzy Hair remix)

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 30th May 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 30 May 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Natalie Bassingthwaighte". IMDb.
  3. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Rogue Traders – Voodoo Child". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ^ "The ARIA Report – ARIA Club Tracks – Week Commencing 25th April 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 25 April 2005. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Issue 799" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 118 no. 30. 29 July 2006. p. 69. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Voodoo Child". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Rogue Traders – Voodoo Child". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Rogue Traders: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  12. ^ "2005 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Club Chart 2005". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2005". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  15. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  16. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  17. ^ "British single certifications – Rogue Traders – Voodoo Child". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

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