Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)

"Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" is the debut single by British duo Oxide & Neutrino, members of the So Solid Crew. The track features a sample from the theme tune to the BBC medical drama Casualty, composed by Ken Freeman. The duo had not initially gone the correct route to clear the rights to use the Casualty theme, instead calling a BBC receptionist to tell them they were sampling it. When they signed with EastWest Records, the company cleared the sample.[2] The song was first released in 1999 on white label, simply titled "Casualty".

"Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)"
Single by Oxide & Neutrino
from the album The Solid Sound of the Underground and Execute
B-side"Express da Funk"
Released24 April 2000 (2000-04-24)[1]
Genre2-step garage
Length5:23
LabelEastWest
Composer(s)Ken Freeman
Lyricist(s)Oxide & Neutrino
Producer(s)Oxide & Neutrino
Oxide & Neutrino singles chronology
"Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)"
(2000)		 "No Good 4 Me"
(2000)

Released on 24 April 2000, the song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 30 April 2000. The 12-inch of the single was not eligible for the singles chart due to its length, which broke chart regulations and had instead appeared on the UK Albums Chart, reaching number 71. While the record appeared on Top of the Pops during its week at number one, many radio stations refused to play "Bound 4 da Reload" because of its controversial spoken sample taken from the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, spoken by the actors Tony McMahon and Frank Harper ("Ah! Shit! I've been shot!/I don't fucking believe this, could everyone stop getting shot?").

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single[3][4]

  1. "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" (radio edit) – 3:51
  2. "Express da Funk" – 5:33
  3. "Bound 4 da Reload" – 5:23

UK CD2[5]

  1. "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" – 4:51
  2. "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" (remix) – 6:21
  3. "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" (video)

Charts

References
  1. "New Releases – For Week Starting April 24, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 April 2000. p. 27. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. Simpson, Dave (29 January 2019). "Oxide & Neutrino: how we made Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty) (UK CD1 liner notes). Oxide & Neutrino. EastWest Records. 2000. OXIDE01CD1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty) (UK cassette single sleeve). Oxide & Neutrino. EastWest Records. 2000. OXIDE01C.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty) (UK CD2 liner notes). Oxide & Neutrino. EastWest Records. 2000. OXIDE01CD2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 20. 13 May 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. "Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 20 January 2001. p. 25.
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