Plug It In (song)

"Plug It In"
Single by Basement Jaxx featuring JC Chasez
from the album Kish Kash
Released	4 April 2004
Format	CD
Genre	Big beat, electronic rock
Length	4:51 (album) 3:20 (single edit)
Label	XL, Astralwerks
Writer(s)	Felix Buxton, Simon Ratcliffe
Producer(s)	Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx chronology
"Good Luck" (2004) "Plug It In" (2004) "Oh My Gosh" (2005)

"Plug It In" is a song by British electronic music duo Basement Jaxx featuring American recording artist JC Chasez. It was released on 4 April 2004 as the third single from their album third studio album, Kish Kash, and debuted at 22 in the United Kingdom.^[1]

There are various versions of the song, including a radio edit which was featured on The Singles.

http://www.popjustice.com/articles/the-top-289-singles-of-2004/49698/

Critical reception

John Bush from AllMusic picked the song as one of the highlights of Kish Kash, stated that Chasez "is a surprising success" on the song while called it "beguiling."^[2]

Music video

The music video, directed by Traktor, features two security guards testing out new lifelike female robots.

References

1. "2004-04-10 Top 40 UK Singles chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 Apr 2012.
2. Bush, John. "Kish Kash – Basement Jaxx". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 September 2011.