B-side "Nude Night" Recorded 2003 Length 4:47 | Format CD
12"
DVD Genre Electronica
trip hop | |
Released September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) | ||
"The Golden Path" is a song recorded by English electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers, taken from the Chemical Brothers' first greatest hits album Singles 93–03. Featuring The Flaming Lips, the lead vocals were performed by Wayne Coyne with Steven Drozd performing backing vocals.
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Production
Coyne said: "I love that band; they are one of the greatest inventions of our day." Coyne recalls about the recording process of his band's vocals: "We recorded our part very quickly, almost flippantly, like we'd get a second chance. Then Tom and Ed left a message within 20 minutes of receiving the tape. You could hear them jumping up and down in the background, shouting 'We're ecstatic.'"
Critical response
Choosing it as one of album's best tracks, John Bush from AllMusic said the song "delivers on most of its promise as a soundclash for two of neo-psychedelia's most interesting acts" while calling it "a cool, crisp song" with two surprises: its reminiscence of Echo & the Bunnymen and Drozd's vocal debut.
Michaelangelo Matos from Spin called the track sounded "sunk."
Music video
The video was the first directorial work by American artist Chris Milk, involves a man (who played by Fran Kranz) in a depressing grey office environment, dreaming of a more colorful world full of joy and dancing in the sunshine.
The Chemical Brothers make a brief cameo appearance as Siamese twins commemorated on a wall of "employee of the month" plaques.
Formats and track listings
- "The Golden Path" – 4:47
- "Nude Night" – 6:18
- "The Golden Path" (Ewan Pearson Extended Vocal) – 6:35
- "The Golden Path" (Music video)
- "The Golden Path" (Edit)
- "Dexter's International Scribble Mix"
- "The Golden Path" (Ewan's Rave Hell Dub)
- "The Golden Path" – 4:47
- "Nude Night" – 6:18