Song · Basement Jaxx
“Red Alert” by Basement Jaxx
From the album Remedy (1999)
“Red Alert” by Basement Jaxx appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2000 and 2023. It was first released in 1999 on the album Remedy. Its best result is #19 (tie) on the WBER Listener Countdown 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #193 alternative song of 2000.
"Red Alert" was the opening shot from Remedy, the debut album by English electronic duo Basement Jaxx, sent out by XL in the spring of 1999. Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe wrote it, Blu James handles the vocal, and the KDL Allstars pile in on backing vocals, and the whole thing is house music with the windows flung open and the neighbours be damned.
It reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and gave the duo their first number one on Billboard's Dance Club Play chart in America. It has had real staying power, too: by September 2023 its sales and streams in Britain had reached 600,000 units, good for platinum. Two different videos were made for it, the UK one directed by Dawn Shadforth.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2000 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 822 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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