Busy Child

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"Busy Child"
Single by The Crystal Method
from the album Vegas
ReleasedAugust 15, 1997[1]
GenreElectronic breakbeat
LabelOutpost Recordings
Songwriter(s)Scott Kirkland, Ken D. Jordan
Producer(s)The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method singles chronology
"Come2gether"
(1996)
"Busy Child"
(1997)
"High Roller"
(1997)

"Busy Child" is a breakbeat single by The Crystal Method from the album Vegas. It is one of the group's most recognizable works, reaching #17 on Hot Dance Club Play charts, and remaining on even ten years later.[2]

Music videos[edit]

At least two music videos were made to promote the song.[3] The original 1997 version (directed by Lance Bangs and Eli Bonerz) was mostly CGI.[4] The second version (directed by Clark Eddy) is more recognizable and includes live concert footage interspersed with clips from the Lost in Space movie.[5]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Busy Child" (radio edit)
  2. "Busy Child" (Vegas version)
  3. "Busy Child" (Taylor's Hope for Evolution)
  4. "Busy Child" (Uberzone mix)

In popular culture[edit]

"Busy Child" is prominently featured in the opening sequence of the 2000 action film Gone in 60 Seconds and is a selectable song to play while aboard the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida.[citation needed] It is also featured in EA Sports video game FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 .

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Discography - The Crystal Method - Busy Child [US]". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ "Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales". Billboard.com. 2008-01-26. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  3. ^ "the Crystal Method". MVDBase.com (person). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  4. ^ "the Crystal Method - 'Busy child [version 1: CGI]'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2009-02-27.Archived from the original on 2005-11-27.
  5. ^ "the Crystal Method - 'Busy child [version 2: film]'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2009-02-27.Archived from the original on 2005-11-11.