Plug It In (song)

"Plug It In" is a song by British electronic music duo Basement Jaxx featuring American recording artist JC Chasez. It was released on 29 March 2004 as the third single from their album third studio album, Kish Kash, and debuted at 22 in the United Kingdom, its peak position. The song also charted in Australia and Ireland, reaching numbers 43 and 45 respectively.

"Plug It In"
Single by Basement Jaxx featuring JC Chasez
from the album Kish Kash
Released29 March 2004
GenreBig beat, electronic rock
Length4:51 (album version)
3:20 (single edit)
LabelXL, Astralwerks
Songwriter(s)Felix Buxton, Simon Ratcliffe
Producer(s)Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx singles chronology
""Good Luck""
(2004)		 "Plug It In"
(2004)		 "Oh My Gosh"
(2005)
JC Chasez singles chronology
"All Day Long I Dream About Sex"
(2003)		 "Plug It In"
(2004)		 "Animal"
(2012)

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

Background and development

JC Chasez was said to be "in town looking for producers for his own album."[1] Buxton admits to The Scotsman that initially they didn't think the collaboration with Chasez would work.[2] "We thought he would be just another puppet who wanted to sound cool so he could be liked by tastemakers. But he was very humble and understood the irony of taking on a song about the masquerade of celebrity because it could have been written about him. And what’s more, he’s got a great voice."

Lisa Kekaula from Los Angeles, California, planned to sing “Plug It In” but it didn't work out, so they wrote a new song for her on the spot, the cyber-Motown song “Good Luck”. "We thought we’d better write a song otherwise we’ve wasted all our money," said Felix.[1]

Critical reception

John Bush from AllMusic picked the song as one of the highlights of Kish Kash, stating that Chasez "is a surprising success" on the song and calling it "beguiling."[3]

Music video

The music video, directed by Traktor, features two security guards played by Basement Jaxx themselves testing out new lifelike female robots, which eventually ends up with the two guards going too far with the controls and the robots malfunctioning and catching fire.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 43
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 45
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[6] 6
Scotland (OCC)[7] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 22
UK Dance (OCC)[9] 1
UK Indie (OCC)[10] 2

Year-end charts
Chart (2004) Position
Australia Club Chart (ARIA)[11] 25

References
  1. "Basement Jaxx biography". Astralwerks. Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. "The pop idol's pop idols". The Scotsman. November 16, 2003. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  3. Bush, John. "Kish Kash – Basement Jaxx". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. "Australian-charts.com – Basement Jaxx feat. JC Chasez – Plug It In". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Basement Jaxx". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 8 April 2004". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  10. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  11. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Club Chart 2004". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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