Connection (Elastica song)

"Connection"
Single by Elastica
from the album Elastica
Released 10 October 1994
Format CD single, cassette, 7"
Recorded 1994
Genre Britpop, alternative rock
Length 2:21
Label Deceptive Records
Writer(s) Justine Frischmann
Producer(s) Elastica
Elastica singles chronology
"Line Up"
(1994)
"Connection"
(1994)
"Waking Up"
(1995)

"Connection" is a song released by the Britpop group Elastica. It was originally released in 1994 as a single and the album version was not released until 1995 on their self-titled debut.

The song was the subject of controversy, due to its overt similarity to another band's work. The intro synthesizer part (later repeated as a guitar figure) is lifted from the guitar riff in Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba" and transposed down a semitone. A judgment resulted in an out-of-court settlement and the credits were rewritten.[1]

The song is the theme to the UK television programme Trigger Happy TV. A live version of the song was featured on the MuchMusic live compilation album, Much at Edgefest '99.

The song was covered by Elastica's label-mates Collapsed Lung and released as a seven-inch vinyl single in 1995.[2]

Charts

Chart (1994–95) Peak
Position
Australia (ARIA) 71 [3]
UK Singles Chart 17 [4]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 53 [5]
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 40
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 2 [5]

References

  1. Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides Ltd. p. 332. ISBN 1-85828-457-0.
  2. "Collapsed Lung – Connection". Discogs. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. "Artist Chart History: Elastica". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Connection - Elastica". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2011.

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