"Papua New Guinea"
Single by Future Sound of London
from the album Accelerator
Released	1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007
Format	CD Vinyl Cassette
Recorded	Earthbeat Studios
Genre	Electronica Trance Ambient
Length	6:45
Label	Jumpin' & Pumpin' Records Cat. 12 TOT 17 (first pressing)
Writer(s)	Brian Dougans Garry Cobain
Producer	FSOL Andrew Weatherall Graham Massey Hamish McDonald among others
Future Sound of London singles chronology
"Pulse 3 EP" (1991) "Papua New Guinea" (1991) "Papua New Guinea '92" (1992)
Re-release Cover of the re-release in 2003

"Papua New Guinea" is a 1991 song by the electronic music group Future Sound of London. It was the group's debut single and later appeared on their full-length album Accelerator. The single reached #22 on the UK singles chart. The track has been remixed and released many times since its original release, both legitimately and in bootleg format on CD, Vinyl and Cassette.^[1]

Contents 1 The track 2 Releases 2.1 1991/2003 release 2.2 1992/1996 release 2.3 "Papua New Guinea 2001" 2.4 "Translations" 2.5 "Herd & White remixes" 3 Chart Position 4 References 5 External links

[edit] The track

The song became a popular rave and club track almost immediately upon its release. The original mix notably samples the bassline from Meat Beat Manifesto's proto-jungle track "Radio Babylon", the tambourine from Bobby Byrd's "Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming", vocals of Lisa Gerrard's singing lifted from the Dead Can Dance song "the host of seraphim", from their 1987 album Within the Realm of a Dying Sun and "Shelter Me" by Circuit. "Papua New Guinea" was perhaps FSOL's most club-oriented track; most of the remixes on the single are very dancefloor-friendly. After Accelerator's release, however, they moved in increasingly ambient and experimental directions.

In 2001, a new set of remixes was released by FSOL's label, Jumpin' & Pumpin'. Soon after that, Future Sound of London themselves released Papua New Guinea Translations, which extended the track into a 45-minute-long EP.

"Papua New Guinea" was featured in the 1992 film Cool World. In the film, Garry Cobain was mis-credited as "Garry Cockbain", which was the original spelling of his name.^[2].

The track remains arguably their most recognizable and celebrated song, it has made several (British) "...best songs ever" polls and track specific accolades.^[3][4][5].

The single (and album Accelerator) was also included in British music magazine Melody Maker's, end-of-year, best albums / singles retrospective.

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Melody Maker	United Kingdom	"Singles of the Year"[6]	1992	13

[edit] Releases

[edit] 1991/2003 release

The original recording was released twice in 1991 and 2003 on CD and Vinyl and Cassette with time totaling at 13:10. The Dali Mix features elsewhere as 12" Original Mix ergo the "single" version as opposed to the 6:45 long album version. The catalog number is 12 TOT 17 and S12DJ-107 on the 2003 version.

1. "Papua New Guinea (Dali Mix)" – (4.57)
2. "Papua New Guinea (Dumb Child Of Q Mix)" – (4.21)
3. "Papua New Guinea (Qube Mix)" – (4.32)

"Papua New Guinea '92"
Single by FSOL
FSOL singles chronology
"Papua New Guinea" (1991) "Papua New Guinea '92" (1992) "Fuzzy Logic EP" (1993)
Re-release Cover of the re-release in 1996, artwork by Eunah Lee.

[edit] 1992/1996 release

This version was release with a plethora of remixes and was 37:04 in length. The catalog number is CLP 9743-2. It was also releaed on CD and Vinyl and Cassette.

1. "Papua New Guinea (7" Original)" – 3:47
2. "Papua New Guinea (Andrew Weatherall Mix)" – 9:43
3. "Papua New Guinea (Dub Mix)" – 1:20
4. "Papua New Guinea (Journey to Pyramid)" – 5:25
5. "Papua New Guinea (Graham Massey Mix)" – 3:48
6. "Papua New Guinea (Dumb Child of Q Mix)" – 4:20
7. "Papua New Guinea (12" Original)" – 4:57
8. "Papua New Guinea (Hamish McDonald Mix)" – 5:04

[edit] "Papua New Guinea 2001"

"Papua New Guinea 2001"
Single by FSOL
FSOL singles chronology
"Stakker Humanoid 2001" (2001) "Papua New Guinea 2001" (2001) "Papua New Guinea Translations" (2002)

This release featured all new remixes from more top names including Satoshi Tomiie and these tracks were also featured in numerous dance compilation albums such as the Ministry of Sound and Gatecrasher albums of the time, the "Hybrid" mix also featured on the WipEout Fusion soundtrack. The catalog number for this release is CDS TOT 44 and it is 15:15 long.

1. Papua New Guinea (7" Original) - (3:41)
2. Papua New Guinea (Satoshi Tomiie Radio-Path) - (3:41)
   • Edited By - Satoshi Tomiie , Scott Bradford
   • Remix - Satoshi Tomiie
3. Papua New Guinea (Hybrid Radio Edit) - (3:53)
   • Edited By - Ralph Tee
   • Producer [Additional] - Hybrid
   • Remix - Hybrid
4. Papua New Guinea (Blue States Mix) - (4:39)
   • Edited By - Ralph Tee
   • Producer [Additional] - Blue States
   • Remix - Blue States
5. Papua New Guinea (Simian Mix) - (3:42)
   • Producer [Additional] - Simian
   • Remix - Simian

[edit] "Translations"

"Papua New Guinea Translations"
Single by FSOL
FSOL singles chronology
"Papua New Guinea 2001" (2001) "Papua New Guinea Translations" (2002) "The Mello Hippo Disco Show" (2002)

This version vastly changed the song to almost unrecognizable proportions and added a string section, sitars and different female vocals. The catalog number is CD TOT 52 and it is 53:38 long.

1. Translation 1: 12" Original - (4:58)
2. Translation 2: Papsico - (9:50)
3. Translation 3: The Lovers - (9:05)
   • Guitar [Electric] - Stinky Rowe*
   • Voice [Female Voices] - Linda Lewis
4. Translation 4: Wooden Ships - (6:02)
   • Guitar - Paolo Longheu
5. Translation 5: The Great Marmalade Mama In The Sky - (4:38)
6. Translation 6: Requiem - (6:05)
7. Translation 7: Things Change Like The Patterns And Shades That Fall From The Sun (6:01)
8. Translation 8: The Big Blue - (7:39)
   • Guitar [Electric] - Stinky Rowe*

[edit] "Herd & White remixes"

"Papua New Guinea Herd & White remixes"
Single by FSOL
FSOL singles chronology
"The Witchfinder" (2005) "Papua New Guinea Herd & White remixes" (2007) "Archived EP" (2007)

This limited edition release is was only released on Vinyl ergo for use by DJs and was remixed by FSOL. The catalog number is 12 TOT 45 and it is 18:11 long.

1. Papua New Guinea (Herd & White Remix) - (7:52)
2. Papua New Guinea (Herd & White No Acid Mix) - (7:52)
3. Papua New Guinea (Herd & White Radio Mix) - (3:07)

	"Papua New Guinea" Sample of "Papua New Guinea" from the album Papua New Guinea.
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[edit] Chart Position

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"Papua New Guinea"	UK Singles Chart	#22
2001	"Papua New Guinea"	UK Singles Chart	#28

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Papua New Guinea at Discogs
• Papua New Guinea at Discogs
• Papua New Guinea at Discogs
• Papua New Guinea 2001 at Discogs
• Papua New Guinea Translations at Discogs
• Papua New Guinea at Discogs

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