6 Underground (song)

"6 Underground" is a song by the English band Sneaker Pimps, from their debut studio album Becoming X.

"6 Underground"
Single by Sneaker Pimps
from the album Becoming X
B-side"Can't Find My Way Home"
Released30 September 1996 (1996-09-30) (UK)
26 May 1997 (1997-05-26) (UK reissue and US release)
Recorded1996 (1996)
GenreTrip hop
Length3:54
LabelClean Up
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sneaker Pimps singles chronology
"Roll On"
(1996)		 "6 Underground"
(1996)		 "Spin Spin Sugar"
(1997)
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First released as a single in the United Kingdom in September 1996, the song reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart[1] and had moderate radio airplay in the United States. After the song was used in the 1997 American film The Saint, radio stations began playing it more frequently; many stations continue to keep the song in their playlists. The single was re-released in May 1997, where it peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] In the United States, the song peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 7 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The cover artwork of the single uses a photograph of a Lego Space moonscape. The piece is from the Command Centre playset marketed by The Lego Group from 1978 to 1988.

After the commercial success and popularity of the album version of the song, the group released several remixes, some of which became hits in dance clubs and radio stations with a dance format. The version most frequently heard on radio was the remix by Nellee Hooper (which appeared as a hidden track on the album).

Composition

The horns and the harp melody at the beginning of the song are both sampled from "Golden Girl", a track from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger (the song plays during a scene when Bond discovers Jill Masterson covered in gold paint).

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Toby Tremlett, and made its debut on 14 January 1997.[3] Throughout the video, which gives off a dark atmosphere, the camera focuses on Kelli Dayton singing in the middle of a dark room sitting in a dentist chair that she spins around. The camera follows Dayton as she slowly walks around the darkened room singing the song. There are also several smaller lit rooms with oval windows within the larger dark room, depicting different scenes such as a man dressed in black practicing various poses, a woman dressed in a nightgown who is vacuuming the floor, a young woman posing around a chair in a red tie shirt and black skirt, a toddler dressed in a costume pouring spaghetti from a jar and tossing it around the room, and an overweight man eating spaghetti while sitting in a recliner. The small rooms with the oval windows could depict a view into people's private lives, and even a view into their souls. A can of worms is poured out by a band member. The other band members are usually seen lurking behind Dayton in this video, including in some scenes where the band is standing in one of the small, brightly lit rooms. At the end of the video, the people in the smaller rooms seem to freeze in place, and in the big room, the band poses at Dayton's dentist chair, and then the lights go out.

The video uses the Nellee Hooper edit of the song. Laura Prepon of That '70s Show was also featured in the video.

Usage in media

The song was featured at the beginning of the Beverly Hills, 90210 episode "Friends in Deed" from its eighth season. In the 1998 teen film Can't Hardly Wait, the song is played when Amanda Beckett (Jennifer Love Hewitt) first walks into the party. In 2000, the song was used as the main theme for the US primetime soap opera Titans. In 2014, the song was used for the enhanced version of the popular video game Grand Theft Auto V on the radio station Non-Stop-Pop FM.

Track Listings
UK CD Single[4]
  1. "6 Underground (Nellee Hoopers Edit)" – 3:54
  2. "6 Underground (Album Version)" – 4:05
  3. "Can't Find My Way Home" – 6:04
  4. "Precious" – 4:18
UK 12" Single[5]
  1. "6 Underground (Two Lone Swordsmen Vocal Mix)" – 5:47
  2. "6 Underground (Nellee Hooper's Dub)" – 4:28
  3. "6 Underground (In The Jungle Mix)" – 7:58
  4. "Can't Find My Way Home" – 6:07

Remixes

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[6] 17
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 15
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 62
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9] 11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 45
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 31
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[13] 7
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References
  1. "The Sneaker Pimps - Six Underground". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. "The Sneaker Pimps - Six Underground 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. "Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground (1997)". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  4. "Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  5. "Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  11. "Sneaker Pimps Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. "Sneaker Pimps Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  13. "Sneaker Pimps Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
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