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Be There (Unkle song)

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Format
  
12", CD single

Genre
  
Electronic, trip hop

Recorded
  
1998 London, England

Length
  
5:15

B-side
  
"The Knock (On Effect)"

Released
  
8 February 1999 (1999-02-08)

"Be There" is a song by British electronic group Unkle. It was produced by Unkle member DJ Shadow and written by him along with British musician Ian Brown, who is also featured on the song on vocals. The song is featured on 1999 bonus tracks editions of Psyence Fiction, and was released as the second single from the album. The track is, essentially, a vocal version of the instrumental track "Unreal" from Psyence Fiction.

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The song became Unkle's first major hit on any singles chart, peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and becoming the group's most commercially successful song to date.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Jake Scott and features a woman (played by Emma Griffiths Malin) at Mornington Crescent tube station.

Track listing

UK 12" single (MW108)
  1. "Be There"
  2. "Be There" (Underdog Remix)
  3. "The Knock (On Effect)" (remix by Noel Gallagher)
UK CD single (MW108CD2)
  1. "Be There" (Radio Edit) - 4:22
  2. "The Knock (On Effect)" - 6:12
  3. "Rabbit In Your Headlights (Featuring Thom Yorke)" - 5:59

References

Be There (Unkle song) Wikipedia