The Prodigy – Voodoo People

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Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Breakbeat, Techno, Acid
Year:	1994

Tracklist

		Voodoo People (Original Mix)	6:28
		Voodoo People (Haiti Island Remix)	5:22
		Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix)	5:56
		Goa (The Heat The Energy Part 2)	6:04

Credits (7)

Lance Riddler
Guitar [Live]
Midi Management
Management
Stuart Haygarth
Photography By [Front]
Pat Pope
Photography By [Inside Sleeve]
L. Howlett*
Producer, Mixed By
Neil McLellan
Producer, Mixed By

Notes

Band's 8th single (and 3rd from their second album "Music For The Jilted Generation").
Released 12 September 1994.

Main samples used in this song:
- "... the voodoo who do what you don't dare do people..." line from "The Shalimar" by the Last Poets
- Main guitar riff from Nirvana's "Very Ape"
- Flute sample from "You're Starting Too Fast" by Johnny Pate

"Dust Brothers Remix" version of this song marked the last time The Chemical Brothers used their original name. They eventually changed it due to lawsuit threat from the American ones.

Remixed in 2005 by Pendulum.

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Voodoo People 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	XL Recordings – XLT 54, XL Recordings – XLT-54	UK	1994	UK — 1994
	Voodoo People Cassette, Single	XL Recordings – XLC 54	UK	1994	UK — 1994	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People CD, Maxi-Single	XL Recordings – INT 827.913, XL Recordings – 7243 4 72286 2 9, XL Recordings – XL/INT 827.913	Germany	1994	Germany — 1994
	Voodoo People CD, Single	XL Recordings – 660829 2, Dance Pool – 660829 2	Australia	1994	Australia — 1994
	Voodoo People CD, Single, Cardboard Sleeve	XL Recordings – XLS 54CDS	Benelux	1994	Benelux — 1994	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People CD, Maxi-Single	XL Recordings – XLS 54 CD, XL Recordings – 825.0054.22	Benelux	1994	Benelux — 1994
	Voodoo People VHS, Advance, Mono	XL Recordings – none	UK	1994	UK — 1994	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo	XL Recordings – XLT-54	UK	1994	UK — 1994	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People CD, Single, Stereo	XL Recordings – XLS 54CD	Europe	1994	Europe — 1994
	Voodoo People CD, Single	XL Recordings – XLS 54CD	Canada	1994	Canada — 1994	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People CD, Single	Polygram Group Canada Inc. – 76974 3019-2	Canada	1994	Canada — 1994	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	UDP – UDP 1020, XL Recordings – XLT 54	Italy	1994	Italy — 1994	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People Cassette, Single, Promo	Intercord – none	Germany	1994	Germany — 1994	New Submission
	Voodoo People CD, Single, Promo	XL Recordings – 660829 2, Dance Pool – 660829 2	Australia	1994	Australia — 1994	New Submission
	Voodoo People CD, Maxi-Single	XL Recordings – XLS 54 CD, XL Recordings – 825.0054.22	Benelux	1994	Benelux — 1994
	Voodoo People Cassette, Single, Dolby-B	XL Recordings – 660829 8, Dance Pool – 660829 8	Australia	1994	Australia — 1994	New Submission
	Voodoo People 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo	Intercord – 127913, XL Recordings – XLT-54	Germany	1994	Germany — 1994	New Submission
	Voodoo People CD, Single	XL Recordings – XLS 54CD	Scandinavia	1994	Scandinavia — 1994	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label	XL Recordings – XLT-54	UK	1994	UK — 1994
	Voodoo People Cassette, Single Sided, Single, Promo	XL Recordings – none	UK	1994	UK — 1994	New Submission
	Voodoo People VHS, Advance, Stereo, PAL, HiFi	XL Recordings – none	UK	1994	UK — 1994
	Voodoo People CD, Single, FLP Case	Mute – 7007-2, Mute – Mute 7007-2, Mute Corporation – 7007-2, Mute Corporation – Mute 7007-2	US	1995	US — 1995	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	Mute – 7007-1, Mute Corporation – 7007-1	US	1995	US — 1995	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People CD, Maxi-Single, Jewel Case	Mute – 7007-2, Mute Corporation – Mute 7007-2	Canada	1995	Canada — 1995	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo	Mute – 7007-0, Mute Corporation – 7007-0, XL Recordings – 7007-0	US	1995	US — 1995
	Voodoo People 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo	Mute – 7007-1, XL Recordings – 7007-1	US	1995	US — 1995	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	Mute – 7007-0, XL Recordings – 7007-0	US	1995	US — 1995	New Submission
	Voodoo People Cassette, Single	Koch International – 33972-4, Koch International – 33972-7	Poland	1997	Poland — 1997
	Voodoo People CD, Single	Koch International – 33972-6, XL Recordings – 33972-6	Poland	1997	Poland — 1997	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People Cassette, Single Sided, Single	Koch International – 33972-7	Poland	1997	Poland — 1997	New Submission
	Voodoo People 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue	XL Recordings – XLT 54, XL Recordings – XLT-54	UK	1999	UK — 1999
	Voodoo People CD, Single, Repress	XL Recordings – XLS 54CD	Scandinavia		Scandinavia
	Voodoo People CD, Maxi-Single, Repress	XL Recordings – INT 827.913, XL Recordings – 7243 4 72286 2 9, XL Recordings – XL/INT 827.913	Europe		Europe	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People CD, Single, Repress	XL Recordings – XLS 54CD	UK		UK	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People File, MP3, Single, 320 kbps	XL Recordings – none				New Submission
	Voodoo People CD, Single, Repress	XL Recordings – XLS 54CD	UK		UK	Recently Edited
	Voodoo People CD, Maxi-Single, Repress	XL Recordings – INT 827.913, XL Recordings – 7243 4 72286 2 9, XL Recordings – XL/INT 827.913	Europe		Europe	Recently Edited

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Reviews

SergiiZazymko Jun 23, 2022
referencing Voodoo People (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) UDP 1020
The real playlist:
A1. Edit
A2. Dust Brothers rmx
B1. Goa
B2. Original mix
UnderInvestigation Jun 9, 2022
referencing Voodoo People (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) XLT 54
Everybody here is talking about those dustie bros but Goa (The Heat The Energy Part 2) is probably the dirtiest acid track The Prodigy ever made in their carreer. Dropped this many times in my acid sets....dirty filthy underground acid baby! That TB303 just doesn't stop.....acid dripping
Big-Beat-Beddy Jun 3, 2021
Edited 12 months ago
referencing Voodoo People (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) XLT 54
The Chemical (then Dust) Brothers' remix of "Voodoo People" is sleek and funky big beat built around a couple of low-slung basslines from their "Leave Home" mould. Not so much a remix as an original track, with only the "Voodoo People" lyric to remind you of the Prodigy original that it supersedes. Hip hop samples abound, including the drums from Show & A.G.'s "Fat Pockets", turntablism from Beastie Boys' "Slow Ride", and raps from C.L.Smooth ("Rock the house, uh", from "For Pete's Sake") and KRS-One ("The beat may drop but not like all the others", lifted from "Poetry"). ★★★★☆
Precklein Jan 15, 2016
referencing Voodoo People (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo) XLT-54
The Dust Brothers rmx on the AA side clearly is the Chemical Brothers work before they got themselves a new name.
transition-metal Feb 11, 2014
Edited 9 years ago
referencing Voodoo People (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) XLT 54
The original version is still my fav, when i got this way back in 94 i was playing goa-the heat the energy quiet a bit but haven't listened to it for years . There was also a psy trance version of Voodoo people that i heard once at a rave in London which was pretty cool as well.
northregent Dec 23, 2010
referencing Voodoo People (CD, Single) 660829 2
the original is good but the dust brothers remix is an absolute winner.
djcarnage Jun 27, 2005
Edited 18 years ago
referencing Voodoo People (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) XLT 54
The melody line of this alltime classic was also used in a hardcore track from 1998 by Mister DJ (it was the remix of the track Nhema Gayakaya) and also became an big classic.

The melody sounds rough but "happy" as wel which makes it an excellent melody.