| "Ebeneezer Goode" | ||||
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| Single by the Shamen | ||||
| from the album Boss Drum | ||||
| Released | 24 August 1992[1] | |||
| Genre | Rave[2] | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | One Little Indian | |||
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| "Ebeneezer Goode" on YouTube | ||||
"Ebeneezer Goode" is a song by Scottish electronic music group the Shamen which, heavily remixed by the Beatmasters, became their biggest hit when released as a single on 24 August 1992 by One Little Indian. The group's original version featured on the vinyl edition of their fifth album, Boss Drum (1992).
"Ebeneezer Goode" was one of the most controversial UK number-one hits of the 1990s due to its perceived oblique endorsement of recreational drug use, and it was initially banned by the BBC. It has been claimed the single was eventually withdrawn after the band were hounded by the British tabloid press,[3] though, according to The Shamen themselves, it was deleted while at number one due to its long chart run "messing up our release schedule".[4] Its music video was directed by Richard Heslop.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
bpiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Best of Rave [Westwood] – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Top of the Pops 2 – Top 5 Drug Songs". BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ Interviews by Dave Simpson (5 March 2012). "How we made ... Ebeneezer Goode by the Shamen". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode (1992) - IMVDb". IMVDb. Retrieved 25 February 2024.