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"'Charly'" was the second single released by the British electronica act The Prodigy in August 1991.
The song featured a sample from the British children's public information film ''Charley Says''. Writer Liam Howlett was sued for unauthorized use of the sample, but eventually won the case. This single was The Prodigy's first success as they reached number 3 in the British charts. The band was later criticized by the dance music magazine ''Mixmag'' for inspiring a glut of copycat rave songs which also sampled children's programming, including "Sesame's Treet" by Smart E's and "A Trip to Trumpton" by Urban Hype.
A music video directed by Russell Curtis featured live footage of one of the costume-wearing Prodigy's early performances, other visual effects and a mix of cartoon footage from the ''Charley Says'' public information film.
The single was released in different forms. Both XL Recordings and Elektra released the single, adding further numbers to versions with different content. Elektra issued the single in 1992.

Contents

Track listing

XL Recordings

7" vinyl record

CD single and 12" vinyl record

Elektra

12" vinyl record

CD single

Other sources/versions

External links

Track listing

''These listings do not illustrate the entire collection of the release versions of the single, but the most prominent.''

XL Recordings

7" vinyl record

:A. "Charly" (Alley Cat Mix 7" Edit) (3:38)
:B. "Charly" (Original Mix) (3:56)

CD single and 12" vinyl record

# "Charly" (Original mix) (3:56)
# "Pandemonium" (4:25)
# "Your Love" (6:00)
# "Charly" (Alley Cat mix) (5:27)

Elektra

12" vinyl record

:A1. "Charly" (Beltram says mix) (5:27) (remixed by Joey Beltram)
:A2. "Charly" (Alley Cat mix) (5:27)
:AA1. "Everybody in the Place" (Dance Hall version) (5:33) (remixed by Moby)
:AA2. "Everybody in the Place" (Fairground mix) (5:08)

CD single

# "Charly" (Beltram says mix) (5:27) (remixed by Joey Beltram)
# "Charly" (Alley Cat mix) (5:27)
# "Everybody in the Place" (Dance Hall version) (5:33) (remixed by Moby)
# "Everybody in the Place" (Fairground mix) (5:08)
# "Your Love" (The Original Excursion) (6:00)
# "G-Force" (Part 1) (5:18)

Other sources/versions

"Charly" (Trip into Drum and Bass Version) (5:12) -- featured on ''Experience''

External links

★ Further information about the single

★ Music Video on YouTube