Red Alert (song)

This article is about the Basement Jaxx song. For other songs with the same title, see Red Alert (disambiguation).

"Red Alert"
Single by Basement Jaxx
from the album Remedy
B-side"Razocaine"
Released19 April 1999 (1999-04-19)
GenreClub[1]
Length4:17
LabelXL
Songwriter(s)
  • Felix Buxton
  • Simon Radcliffe
Producer(s)Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx singles chronology
"Fly Life"
(1996) 		"Red Alert"
(1999) 		"Rendez-Vu"
(1999)
Music video
"Red Alert" on YouTube

"Red Alert" is a song by English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. It was released on 19 April 1999 by record label XL as the first single from their debut album, Remedy (1999). The vocals from the track were provided by Blu James. It reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and became their first number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. As of September 2023, the single has sold and streamed 600,000 units in the United Kingdom, allowing it to receive a platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

  1. ^ Savlov, Marc (10 September 1999). "Record Reviews (Basement Jaxx: Remedy)". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on 27 December 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2012.