Voodoo Child (Rogue Traders Song)
"Voodoo Child" is a dance song written by Elvis Costello, James Ash and Steve Davis, produced by Ash for the Rogue Traders second album Here Come the Drums and was the first single for the new member Natalie Bassingthwaighte. It was released as a CD single in Australia on 27 May 2005 as the first song released from the album. It was later released in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2006 as a digital download and CD single.
The song samples the riff from Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up", and he receives credit in the liner notes of some (but apparently not all) printings of the album's liner notes. The song marks a move away for Rogue Traders from standard dance music to a more electro-punk sound. According to band member James Ash,
| “ | The Sex Pistols were the biggest influence for "Voodoo Child". But it's not so much a musical influence as the attitude they had. The Sex Pistols were really about energy. It’s exciting to listen to them. It's immediate music. | ” |
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