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  • "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 albumChoir". 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

"Born Slippy" is a single by British electronic group Underworld. It was

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