Released 2004 Length 2:59 | Format CD
EP "Cobrastyle"
(2004) "Hey Boy"
(2004) | |
Genre Alternative rock
reggae fusion Writer(s) Klas Åhlund
Joakim Åhlund
Patrick Arve
Ewart Brown
Fabian Torsson
Troy Rami
Paul Rota
David Parker
Sylvia Robinson | ||
"Cobrastyle" is a song performed by Swedish band Teddybears, featuring Jamaican singer Mad Cobra. The song was released on their 2004 album Fresh, and reissued on their 2006 album Soft Machine. It was released as a single on 6 June 2006.
Contents
Content
"Cobrastyle" samples the piano riff from Fine Young Cannibals's "Good Thing".
The song's verse reuses parts of Mad Cobra's "Press Trigger", and Busy Bee's "Making Cash Money".
The composition also features a familiar musical line that has been described as reminiscent of The 5.6.7.8's cover of the Ikettes song, "I'm Blue".
Music video
The music video for "Cobrastyle" features a stop-motion Gorilla and Cobra robot attacking each other in front of a mountain range, while Teddybears and Mad Cobra perform the song.
Track listing
- "Cobrastyle" – 2:59
- "Cobrastyle" (Instrumental) – 2:59
- "Cobrastyle" (A capella) – 2:41
Robyn version
"Cobrastyle" was covered by Swedish singer and songwriter Robyn on her 2006 EP, The Rakamonie EP. The cover was included on the international edition of her self-titled album Robyn. Her version was listed as number 61 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.
Music videos
Two music videos were produced for "Cobrastyle".
The first was released on 25 April 2008 as a viral video, and features Robyn and Perez Hilton (among others) playing strip poker.
The second was released on 10 October 2008. The video shows Robyn and other musicians dressed in white and set against a white background. As the band performs, graffiti artists cover the scene in paint.