"Born Slippy" is a single by British electronic group Underworld. It was
originally released in January 1995 as a single, and has never appeared on an
album by the group. The track is instrumental and features no lyrics. It
is often confused with the more popular vocal track, "Born Slippy .NUXX",
because of the similar name. However, they are completely different in
composition and sound. The single peaked on the UK Singles Chart in 1995 at #52.
The song title comes from the name of a greyhound that the band had bet on and
won. Due to the obscurity of this song, it
would not see reissue in any format until the 2015 four-disc Super Deluxe
reissue of Underworld's 1995 album Second Toughest in the Infants". The
".TEL EMATIC" version remains exclusive to this single.
Track listing = 12": Junior Boy's Own / JBO 29 =
"Born Slippy" – 8:29 "Born Slippy .NUXX" – 9:44
= CD: Junior Boy's Own / JBO 29 CDS = "Born Slippy" – 8:29
"Born Slippy .NUXX" – 9:44 "Born Slippy .TEL EMATIC" – 9:39
= 12": WaxTrax! TVT / TVT 8731-0 = "Born Slippy" – 8:29
"Born Slippy .NUXX" – 9:44 "Born Slippy .TEL EMATIC" – 9:39
= CD: WaxTrax! TVT / TVT 8731-2 = "Born Slippy" – 8:29
"Born Slippy .NUXX" – 9:44 "Born Slippy .TEL EMATIC" – 9:39
= 12": Junior Boy's Own / JBO 29R = "Born Slippy .TEL EMATIC" – 9:39
"Cowgirl" – 6:25 = 12": Junior Boy's Own / JBO 29R PROMO
"Born Slippy .TEL EMATIC" – 9:39 "Cowgirl" – 6:25
= 2x12": Junior Boy's Own / JBO 29 PROMO "Born Slippy" – 8:29
"Born Slippy .NUXX" – 9:44 "Born Slippy .TEL EMATIC" – 9:39
"Cowgirl" – 6:25 Cover versions
A remixed eurodance cover version of the song was recorded for Dancemania SPEED 7
released in 2001. Japanese rock band UVERworld covered the
song in their 2014 album "Ø Choir". Notes
"Born Slippy" is sometimes given the label or to distinguish it from its much
more popular b-side, "Born Slippy .NUXX", which features vocals by Karl
Hyde. Song was inspired by Bill Bailey.
The song was also covered by Japanese industrial rock group UVERworld.
The song was going to be the boss music for Rez until Underworld denied its use
in the game It features in the final episode of Time
Trumpet in a section showing footage from the television series My Name is
Phil. References
External links Underworldlive.com
Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics