White Treble, Black Bass
1998 single by Sgt Slick
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"White Treble, Black Bass" is the debut single by Australian house music DJ and producer Sgt Slick, released in 1998.[2] The single peaked at number 69 in Australia.
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| Single by Sgt Slick | ||||
| Released | May 1998 | |||
| Genre | Dance[1] | |||
| Label | Vicious Grooves | |||
| Songwriter | Sgt. Slick | |||
| Producer | Sgt. Slick | |||
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998, the song won Best Dance Release.[3]
In 2015, the song was listed at number 42 in In the Mix's 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time with Katie Cunningham saying the ARIA Awards "got it right" with this song winning an award in 1998, calling the song an "undisputed classic".[4]
John Course of Vicious Grooves said this song was the label's third ever release, but remains one of the label's milestone tracks. Course said "We loved the groove and signed the track, but it had a sample which we had to clear. Ironically the spoken words it samples saying 'White people turn up the treble, black people turn up the bass' was from a music documentary and ended up being the voice of a prominent music business lawyer. The lawyer was amused that he had worked in the business for years and it was the first time he ever appeared on a record, so he was happy to clear the vocal."[4]
Track listings
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "White Treble, Black Bass" (radio cut) | |
| 2. | "Think About It" (radio edit) | |
| 3. | "Cha, Cha, Cha" (Slick's Trackattack) | |
| 4. | "White Treble, Black Bass" (Coursey & Rd's "Use the Filter" remix) | |
| 5. | "White Treble, Black Bass" (Slick's Original Jam) | |
| 6. | "White Treble, Black Bass" (Coursey & Rd's Funky Dub) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White Treble, Black Bass" (Trevor RockcliffeMix II) | 6:14 |
| 2. | "White Treble, Black Bass" (Accapella) | 0:51 |
| 3. | "White Treble, Black Bass" (Trevor Rockcliffe Mix 1) | 6:02 |
| 4. | "White Treble, Black Bass" (Slick's Club'd Up Cut) | 5:16 |
Charts
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | May 1998 | CD Single/ EP | Vicious Grooves | VG12003CD |
| United Kingdom | 1999 | CD Single, 12" Vinyl | Neo Records | NEO12027 |
| Spain | 1999 | 12" Vinyl | Plus Recordings | PLMX05 |