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Rendez-Vu

The opening track of Remedy and its second single, number 4 in the UK.
Basement Jaxx, from Remedy (1999)

Written by
Simon Ratcliffe, Felix Buxton
Released
2 August 1999
Length
5:45
Album
Remedy

Rendez-Vu was released on XL on 2 August 1999 as the second single from Remedy, and it opens the album. It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 on the UK dance and independent charts and on the US Dance Club Play chart. The UK certified it silver in 2022. The single carried a radio edit and two B-sides, Miracles Keep on Playin', a Red Alert remix, and All U Crazies.

The video, directed by the American Evan Bernard, is set in a Hispanic town. A man's new lover has a jealous Mexican wrestler boyfriend, who smashes the man's hand, and it is replaced with a record needle. The two settle the matter with a best-of-three game of rock, paper, scissors, and in the last scene the story turns out to be a sleeping dog's dream.

More songs by Basement Jaxx

Red Alert, Bingo Bango, Romeo, Where's Your Head At, Good Luck

Sources

  1. Rendez-Vu, Wikipedia
  2. Basement Jaxx, Wikipedia
  3. Remedy (Basement Jaxx album), Wikipedia