The Chemical Brothers have always been an incredible duo. Ever since their breakthrough hits such as Song To The Siren whilst still under the name The Dust Brothers in 1992, to Block Rockin’ Beats in 1997, they have always managed to deliver tight-as-hell beats and quite commonly, great vocals coming from samples or a guest vocalist. 2005’s Believe is no exception. The duo recruited Block Party’s Kele Okereke to perform lead vocals on the track (which, by the way, only consist of 4 different lines), and Okereke instantly adds in everything he has experienced with Bloc Party, giving this track a new age feel as well. The track’s driving rhythm starts the song and continues for 25 seconds before any sign of a change comes in. However, the change that does come eventually comes in the form of a bass/synth hook. As well as incorporating elements of funk guitar and ambient sounds, the song is fairly bland and repetitive. However, this repetition works to the advantage of The Chemical Brothers who utilise Okereke’s vocals to take the song to brave new places, all the while keeping the original Chemical Brothers sound that has remained a trademark for so many years.
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Do It Again
In 2007, The Chemical Brothers released their 6th album We Are The Night. This album contained the track Do It Again. The track not only has an awesomely strange (albeit disturbing) music video, but it has a similar hook to Believe. Theoretically, there is not much difference between the 2 songs. However, this only achieved 2nd place due to the fact that I suffer from the ‘condition’ of disliking songs when they get popular. The stigma attached to such songs is too much to deal with for me. But the reason I get so passionate about this is because it leaves much better songs to be forgotten. While it was popular at the time, and is undoubtedly still a commonly known track, Believe was forgotten by many people when Do It Again was released. So in order to give this track the respect it deserves, Believe is number 1, and Do It Again makes 2nd place.
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