Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag

"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag"
"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag"
Single by Pigbag
Released	May 1981 (first release); March 1982 (re-issue);
Length	6:08 (12-inch version); 3:35 (7-inch edit);
Label	Y; Rough Trade; Fire;
Songwriter(s)	Pigbag
Producer(s)	Pigbag; Dave Hunt; Dick O'Dell;
Pigbag singles chronology

"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" is an instrumental performed by British dance-punk band Pigbag. The instrumental was written by Chris Hamlin and James Johnstone before Pigbag was formed and produced by Dave Hunt and Dick O'Dell. In the United States, the instrumental was released as an import on the Rough Trade label, where it made it to number 56 on the US dance chart. A 1982 re-release of "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" went to number three in the United Kingdom. Several covers of the instrumental have been released, including popular versions by Perfecto Allstarz and Thunderpuss.

The piece's title is a play on the James Brown song "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag". Whilst the track is well known for its brass riff, the bassline of the track was also ranked by Stylus Magazine at number 40 in their 2005 list of the "Top 50 Basslines of All Time".^[1]

^ "Stylus Magazine's Top 50 Basslines Of All Time - Article". Stylus Magazine. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

[1] "Stylus Magazine's Top 50 Basslines Of All Time - Article". Stylus Magazine. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

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