It Began in Afrika

"It Began in Afrika"
"It Began in Afrika"
Single by the Chemical Brothers
from the album Come with Us
B-side	"Hot Acid Rhythm 1"
Released	10 September 2001
Recorded	2000
Studio	Miloco (South London, England)
Genre	Electronic
Length	8:39
Label	Freestyle Dust; Virgin; Astralwerks;
Songwriter(s)	Tom Rowlands; Ed Simons; Jim Ingram;
Producer(s)	The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers singles chronology

"It Began in Afrika" is a song by British electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers. It was released as the first single from their fourth album Come with Us on 10 September 2001. Originally named "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" and released for DJs as a white label in June 2001, "It Began in Afrika" became a hit in clubs and was renamed for its official release. The song contains vocal samples from the track "Drumbeat" by American musician Jim Ingram, who was given a writing credit.

The official release of the song came four months before Come with Us. The song received positive reviews from critics, and reached number eight in the UK Singles Chart. Despite this, the song does not feature on either of the standard versions of their singles compilations Singles 93–03 or Brotherhood, although the latter featured the original white label version on its bonus disc.