Speed/Midijunkies
"Speed/Midijunkies" (according to the CD single) or Midijunkies/Speed (according to the 12" vinyl) is a single by Atari Teenage Riot, initially released in April 1995 to promote their debut full-length Delete Yourself!. The song "Speed" samples Powermad's "Slaughterhouse"[1] and was later used for the 2006 movie The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.[2]
| "Speed/Midijunkies & Midijunkies/Speed" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Atari Teenage Riot | ||||
| from the album Delete Yourself! | ||||
| A-side | "Speed"/"Midijunkies" | |||
| B-side | "Start The Riot!" (Live) | |||
| Released | April 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1 January 1995 | |||
| Genre | Digital hardcore, hardcore techno | |||
| Length | 2:50 ("Speed") 4:50 ("Midijunkies") | |||
| Label | Digital Hardcore Recordings, Alternation | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alec Empire | |||
| Producer(s) | Alec Empire | |||
| Atari Teenage Riot singles chronology | ||||
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The track "Midijunkies" was previously used in the band's debut 1993 single "ATR". Let it be noted that the track list for the CD version of the single places "Speed" in front of "Midijunkies", while the 12" edition has that reversed. The single also includes a live recording of "Start The Riot!", also from Delete Yourself!. This live version was recorded during a live performance in Berlin on 2 February 1994.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Midijunkies" (Remix) | 6:20 |
| 2. | "Midijunkies" | 4:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Speed" | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Start The Riot!" (Live) | 3:33 |
References
- N/A. "Atari Teenage Riot WhoSampled Page for Speed". whosampled.com. whosampled.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- The Riot's kinetic classic 'Speed' is used on the 'Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift' soundtrack Archived 2006-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, Digital Hardcore Recordings, last accessed 2006-09-27.