Released May 2001 (2001-05) Length 5:57 "Afrodiziak"
(1999) "Astounded"
(2001) | Genre Funk, soul, nu-disco Label Grand Royal | |
Writer(s) James Di Salvio, Curtis Mayfield, Gary McKenzie | ||
"Astounded" is a song by Canadian musical collective Bran Van 3000. It was released in May 2001 as the lead single from their second studio album, Discosis. The song features vocals from the late American artist Curtis Mayfield. The song was very successful in Canada, receiving heavy airplay on Muchmusic and reaching number 3 on Canada's Singles Chart. The song is featured on the Canadian compilation album Now! 6 as well as the soundtrack of the EA Sports video game, FIFA Street 2. The song was ranked #19 on MuchMore's list of Top 50 Dance Songs.
Contents
The song contains interpolations from Mayfield's song "Move On Up". The song also contains a sample and an interpolated melody of The Doobie Brothers "Rockin' Down The Highway".
Track listing
- Astounded (Long Radio Edit) - 3:56
- Astounded (Album Version) - 5:58
- Astounded (MJ Cole Radio Edit) - 3:49
- Astounded (Eric Kupper Radio Mix) - 3:50
Background
Bran Van 3000 member James Di Salvio approached Curtis Mayfield with the idea of collaborating months before his death in 1999. Mayfield was too ill to contribute a vocal, but gave Di Salvio permission to pull through his archives, where he discovered an unused vocal Mayfield recorded in the 1980s. With Mayfield's permission, that vocal was incorporated into "Astounded."
Music video
The music video was directed by Paul Street and premiered in May 2001. The entire video focuses on a couple french kissing and features shots of Montreal with the Olympic Stadium in the background.
The video contains a cameo by Benicio Del Toro.