| "Ulterior Motives" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Christopher Saint Booth and Philip Adrian Booth | |
| from the album Ulterior Motives (The Lost Album) | |
| Published | 1986 |
| Released | 23 June 2024[1] |
| Recorded | 1985,[2] 2024[1] |
| Studio | Christopher and Philip Booth's home studio, Encino, California |
| Genre | |
| Length |
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| Label | Spooked Music Releasing |
| Songwriter(s) | Christopher Booth, Philip Booth |
| Producer(s) | Christopher Saint Booth |
| Original snippet | |
The original 17-second snippet of the song that was uploaded to WatZatSong by carl92 in 2021 | |
"Ulterior Motives" is a pop song recorded by the British-Canadian filmmakers and musicians Christopher Saint Booth and Philip Adrian Booth in the mid-1980s, and first used in the 1986 pornographic film Angels of Passion.[5] It gained popularity online after a seventeen-second snippet of the song, at the time unidentified, was posted online in 2021. Derived from the previously debated lyrics of the snippet, the song was initially referred to as "Everyone Knows That" (often abbreviated as EKT) or "Ulterior Motives".[a]
The snippet was uploaded to the song identification website WatZatSong in 2021 by Spanish user carl92,[3][6] who claimed to have discovered the recording amongst files in an old DVD backup and speculated it was a leftover from when he was learning to record audio. Since it was uploaded, users searched for the full song and information regarding its origin and artist. In February 2024, The Guardian named it "one of the biggest and most enduring musical mysteries on the internet".[7]
On 28 April 2024, Reddit users identified the snippet's origin as being from the 1986 pornographic film Angels of Passion. As of November 2024, the original vocals, guitar and synth tracks for the song are considered lost; however, the Booth brothers would go on to record a remake of the track, which was released on streaming and download platforms on 23 June 2024 on their album Ulterior Motives (The Lost Album)[8][5][9] as Who's Who?, a name the Booth brothers had performed under at various points in the 1980s. The album would be released on CD two weeks later.
In October 2024, the Booth brothers announced that they were investigating a 'new lead' in the search for the original master mix of Ulterior Motives. They believe a tape containing a complete version of the song is in possession of a copyright registry office, whom they have contacted to request its release. Christopher stated that if the office can return the tape to them, they will release it "as soon as [they] find it".[10]
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