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{{Infobox song
{{Unreferenced|date=January 2007}}
| name = Sissyneck
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{{Infobox Single
| Name = Sissyneck
| cover = sissyneck.jpg
| Cover = sissyneck.jpg
| alt =
| Artist = [[Beck]]
| type = single
| from Album = [[Odelay]]
| artist = [[Beck]]
| B-side =
| album = [[Odelay]]
| Released = 1997
| released = June 17, 1997
| Format =
| format =
| Recorded =
| recorded =
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| studio =
| Genre = [[Alternative country]], [[anti-folk]]
| Length =
| genre =
| Label =
| length = 4:02
| Writer =
| label = [[DGC Records|DGC]]
| writer = [[Beck|Beck Hansen]], [[John King (record producer)|John King]], [[Michael Simpson (record producer)|Michael Simpson]]
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| Producer =
| producer = Beck, [[Dust Brothers]]
| Certification =
| Last single = "[[The New Pollution]]" <br /> (1997)
| prev_title = [[The New Pollution]]
| This single = "Sissyneck" <br/ > (1997)
| prev_year = 1997
| Next single = "[[Jack-Ass (song)|Jack-Ass]]" <br /> (1997)
| next_title = [[Jack-Ass (song)|Jack-Ass]]
| Misc =
| next_year = 1997
}}
}}


"'''Sissyneck'''" is a single by [[Beck]], taken from the album ''[[Odelay]]''. For the bass line of the song, the Dust Brothers sampled "A Part of Me" by the band ''Country Funk''. The whistling in the introduction comes from ''The Moog and Me'' by [[Dick Hyman]]. The organ line is from [[Life]] by [[Sly & the Family Stone]]. The song peaked at #30 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
"'''Sissyneck'''" is a song by American musician [[Beck]], released as the fourth single from his fifth album, ''[[Odelay]]'' (1996). For the bass line of the song, the Dust Brothers sampled "A Part of Me" by the band ''Country Funk''. The whistling in the introduction comes from "The Moog and Me" by [[Dick Hyman]]. The organ line is from "Life" by [[Sly & the Family Stone]]. The song peaked at No. 30 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].

==Critical reception==
British magazine ''[[Music Week]]'' rated the song three out of five, picking it as Single of the Week. They added, "Gaining converts by the day, Beck's maverick touch has now felt fully by the mainstream and this typically languid effort will reinforce his growing reputation as a very cool cat."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-05-03.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=3 May 1997|page=25|accessdate=17 May 2022}}</ref> David Sinclair from ''[[The Times]]'' described it as a "gloriously off-kilter combination of country-rock tune and street-hustle percussion."<ref>Sinclair, David (17 May 1997). "The week's top pop releases; Records". ''[[The Times]]''.</ref>

== Controversy ==

In the early versions of this song, Beck sampled a talking [[Barbie]] doll, but [[Mattel]] did not grant permission to include the audio.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sissyneck |url=https://whiskeyclone.net/ghost/songinfo.php?songID=263 |website=Whiskey Clone |access-date=3 August 2022}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
===Three-track single===
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# "Sissyneck" (LP Version)
# "Sissyneck" – 3:55
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# "Burro" (Mariachi Version of "[[Jack-Ass (song)|Jack-Ass]]" )
# "[[The New Pollution]]" (Remix by Mickey P.) – 4:08
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# "Dark and Lovely" - "[[Devils Haircut (song)|Devils Haircut]]" remix by [[Dust Brothers]]
# "Feather in Your Cap" – 3:46
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# Devil Got My Woman − [[Skip James]] cover
#* This version can be found on the ''[[SubUrbia (film)|SubUrbia]]'' soundtrack.
# Brother (Previously unreleased)

===Alternate pressing===
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# "Sissyneck" (LP version) – 3:58
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# "Burro" (Mariachi Version of "[[Jack-Ass (song)|Jack-Ass]]") – 3:11
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# "Dark and Lovely" (Remix by [[Dust Brothers]]) – 3:38
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# "Devil Got My Woman" ([[Skip James]] cover) – 4:34
# "Brother" – 4:45

===UK 7" vinyl===
# "Sissyneck" (LP version) – 3:58
# "Feather in Your Cap" – 3:46

===Cassette===
# "Sissyneck" (LP version) – 3:55
# "The New Pollution" (Remix by Mickey P.) – 4:08

==Personnel==
*Beck – vocals, guitars, bass, organ, congas, programming, composition
*Mike Boito – organ
*Gregory Liesz – pedal steel guitar
*The Dust Brothers – programming, composition

==References==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Beck songs]]
[[Category:Beck songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Beck]]

[[Category:1997 singles]]
[[Category:1996 songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Dust Brothers]]
[[Category:Songs written by John King (record producer)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Michael Simpson (producer)]]


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Latest revision as of 02:17, 19 April 2023

"Sissyneck"
Single by Beck
from the album Odelay
ReleasedJune 17, 1997
Length4:02
LabelDGC
Songwriter(s)Beck Hansen, John King, Michael Simpson
Producer(s)Beck, Dust Brothers
Beck singles chronology
"The New Pollution"
(1997) 		"Sissyneck"
(1997) 		"Jack-Ass"
(1997)

"Sissyneck" is a song by American musician Beck, released as the fourth single from his fifth album, Odelay (1996). For the bass line of the song, the Dust Brothers sampled "A Part of Me" by the band Country Funk. The whistling in the introduction comes from "The Moog and Me" by Dick Hyman. The organ line is from "Life" by Sly & the Family Stone. The song peaked at No. 30 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

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British magazine Music Week rated the song three out of five, picking it as Single of the Week. They added, "Gaining converts by the day, Beck's maverick touch has now felt fully by the mainstream and this typically languid effort will reinforce his growing reputation as a very cool cat."[1] David Sinclair from The Times described it as a "gloriously off-kilter combination of country-rock tune and street-hustle percussion."[2]

Controversy

[edit]

In the early versions of this song, Beck sampled a talking Barbie doll, but Mattel did not grant permission to include the audio.[3]

Track listing

[edit]

Three-track single

[edit]
  1. "Sissyneck" – 3:55
  2. "The New Pollution" (Remix by Mickey P.) – 4:08
  3. "Feather in Your Cap" – 3:46
    • This version can be found on the SubUrbia soundtrack.

Alternate pressing

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  1. "Sissyneck" (LP version) – 3:58
  2. "Burro" (Mariachi Version of "Jack-Ass") – 3:11
  3. "Dark and Lovely" (Remix by Dust Brothers) – 3:38
  4. "Devil Got My Woman" (Skip James cover) – 4:34
  5. "Brother" – 4:45

UK 7" vinyl

[edit]
  1. "Sissyneck" (LP version) – 3:58
  2. "Feather in Your Cap" – 3:46

Cassette

[edit]
  1. "Sissyneck" (LP version) – 3:55
  2. "The New Pollution" (Remix by Mickey P.) – 4:08

Personnel

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  • Beck – vocals, guitars, bass, organ, congas, programming, composition
  • Mike Boito – organ
  • Gregory Liesz – pedal steel guitar
  • The Dust Brothers – programming, composition

References

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  1. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 May 1997. p. 25. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ Sinclair, David (17 May 1997). "The week's top pop releases; Records". The Times.
  3. ^ "Sissyneck". Whiskey Clone. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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