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Mixed Bizness

"Mixed Bizness" is a song by American musician Beck. It was released as the second single from his 1999 album Midnite Vultures. Released in 2000, the CD single included five non-album tracks/remixes. It peaked at number 34 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was featured in an episode of Malcolm in the Middle and American Dad. The primary drum beat heard throughout the track is a sample from “Honky Tonk Women” by The Rolling Stones.[2]

Live history

The song has been performed over 300 times by Beck. It has been performed fairly regularly since its release, with the exception of 2010 to 2014, when Beck only played it once in 2011.[3]

Beck performed the song 54 times on his Colors tour.[4]

Track listings

United States

CD

  1. "Mixed Bizness"
  2. "Mixed Bizness" (Nu Wave Dreamix by Les Rythmes Digitales)
  3. "Mixed Bizness" (Cornelius remix)
  4. "Mixed Bizness" (DJ Me DJ You remix)
  5. "Dirty Dirty"
  6. "Saxx Laws (Night Flight to Ojai)"

12"

  1. "Mixed Bizness"
  2. "Mixed Bizness" (Nu Wave Dreamix by Les Rythmes Digitales)
  3. "Mixed Bizness" (Dirty Bixin Mixness Remix by Bix Pender)
  4. "Mixed Bizness" (Cornelius remix)
  5. "Dirty Dirty"

United Kingdom

CD1

  1. "Mixed Bizness" – 3:48
  2. "Mixed Bizness" (Cornelius Remix) – 4:48
  3. "Mixed Bizness" (DJ Me DJ You remix) – 3:58
  4. "Mixed Bizness" (CD-ROM video, directed by Stéphane Sednaoui)

CD2

  1. "Mixed Bizness" (Nu Wave Dreamix by Les Rythmes Digitales) – 4:22
  2. "Dirty Dirty" – 4:41
  3. "Sexx Laws" (CD-ROM video)

7"

  1. "Mixed Bizness"
  2. "Mixed Bizness" (Dirty Bixin Mixness Remix by Bix Pender)

CD maxi-single

  1. "Mixed Bizness"
  2. "Mixed Bizness" (Nu Wave Dreamix by Les Rythmes Digitales)
  3. "Mixed Bizness" (Dirty Bixin Mixness Remix by Bix Pender)
  4. "Arabian Nights"

EU

CD single

  1. "Mixed Bizness"
  2. "Arabian Nights"

Japan

CD

  1. "Mixed Bizness"
  2. "Mixed Bizness" (Cornelius Remix)
  3. "Mixed Bizness" (Nu Wave Dreamix by Les Rythmes Digitales)
  4. "Mixed Bizness" (DJ Me DJ You remix)
  5. "Mixed Bizness" (Dirty Bixin Mixness Remix by Bix Pender)
  6. "Dirty Dirty"
  7. "Saxx Laws" (Night Flight to Ojai)

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[5] 34
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6] 36

References

  1. ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1999". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 576–577. ISBN 9781493064601.
  2. ^ "Beck's 'Mixed Bizness' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
  3. ^ "Hijacked Flavors - Search Results".
  4. ^ "Beck Song Information - Mixed Bizness".
  5. ^ "BECK | Artist". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "Beck – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2013.