A CD single of the song was later released in the US, featuring "Tubthumping" as its B-side. The song was released as a CD single in the UK. Chumbawamba's Alice Nutter told MTV that the group "wrote "Amnesia' before the general election in England, and we basically wrote it about Blair's new labor ," adding that the song has a universal message, noting that "people forget that what Bill Clinton says before he gets elected is not what Bill Clinton will do when he's in office, and that's not about Bill Clinton, that's about all politicians." At the end of the album version of the song, there is an interlude that samples a UK public service announcement on mad cow disease. "Amnesia" lyrically explores the dishonesty of politicians and the ignorance of voters who continue to vote them into office. An accompanying music video was also released. The song also reached number one on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, becoming the group's final US chart entry. The song was a top-10 hit in Canada and the United Kingdom, giving the group their final top-20 entries in both countries. Released on 19 January 1998, the song was met with favorable reception from critics, who regarded the song as a highlight from Tubthumper. The song's lyrics address the sense of betrayal that English leftists felt during the rise of New Labour. Before you go, have you watched Chloe x Halle’s Today Show performance yet? Because wowowowowow." Amnesia" is the second single from English rock band Chumbawamba's eighth studio album, Tubthumper (1997). Know how to keep it cool, ooh, ooh (that’s just how we do it, that’s just how we do it)Īnd that’s just how we do it (that’s just how we do it) You liking what I do? Do you? (That’s just how we do it, that’s just how we do it) Yeah, that’s just how we do it (that’s just how we do it)Īnd you could do it too, ooh, ooh, ooh (that’s just how we do it) Know how to keep it cool, ooh, ooh (that’s just how we do it) You liking what I do? Do you? (That’s just how we do it) That’s how you do it, keep stuntin’ on your enemies Tiptoe round a hater, I’m light on my feet Just tell the DJ press play, rewind, keep it on repeat ’Cause a bag the only thing I’m tryna chase (tryna chase) He say, “Where you from?” Tell ’em, “Outer space” (outer space) Left the heels at home, I’m on my sneaker game (sneaker game) Yeah, that’s just how we do it, do it, do it The party startin’ when we pull up to the gateĪnd that’s just how we do it, do it, do it When I’m outside, please don’t make me wait That wig secure like the money in our safe Takin’ pictures, make sure you can’t see no lace Here they are, just in time for you to sing and dance along to during the BET Awards, courtesy of Genius. It’s about lifting spirits and making somebody feel good.” “At the end of the day, that’s what music is about. “I just want people to take away good vibes and healing,” Halle told MTV. Ultimately, though, the message of this song is quite literally good vibes only. “And it’s always fun to kinda tease him and be like, ‘I’m from outer space, boy, don’t you know you can’t just come over to me like that, you gotta elevate your game a little bit.’” “We have to meet someone like a really cool guy who’s on the same level intellectually as us,” Chloe said. Meanwhile, the lyric “He say, ‘Where you from?’ Tell ’em, ‘Outer space’” is a reference to Chloe x Halle meeting men who aren’t on their level. Chloe revealed that one of her favorite lines is, “That wig secure like the money in our safe,” elaborating that “we’re working hard as young women, securing our future in the bag by doing something we love, which is music, so it was really fun singing those lyrics.”Īnd when it comes to the hook, Halle says they were “envisioning us on the dance floor with our girls like that’s just how we do it, that’s just how you do it.
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