Block Rockin' Beats
| "Block Rockin' Beats" | ||||
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| Single by the Chemical Brothers | ||||
| from the album Dig Your Own Hole | ||||
| B-side | "Morning Lemon" | |||
| Released | 24 March 1997 | |||
| Studio | Orinoco (South London, England) | |||
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| Producer(s) | The Chemical Brothers | |||
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"Block Rockin' Beats" is a song by British big beat duo the Chemical Brothers. Released in March 1997 by Freestyle Dust and Virgin Records as the second single and opening track from their second studio album, Dig Your Own Hole (1997), it topped the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Two different edits of "Block Rockin' Beats" exist: the version found on Dig Your Own Hole has an intro, while the version released as a single begins with the bass line. The B-side "Morning Lemon" is also available on the second disc of the limited edition Singles 93–03. In 2005, Blender magazine included the song on their ranking of the "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born", while LA Weekly ranked it number 14 in their list of "The 20 Best Dance Music Tracks in History" in 2015.