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29: 293:. The main vocals of the song are pulled from a 1980 song titled "Subways" by Chandra Oppenheim, who was 12 years old at the time of its release. She had not previously heard about the Avalanches until they approached her regarding the sample. Featuring 532: 421: 727: 680: 412: 882: 801: 758: 273: 247: 49: 605: 654: 887: 877: 720: 526: 846: 487: 547: 815: 765: 713: 867: 808: 577: 28: 872: 518: 126: 294: 783: 751: 298: 238: 822: 582: 555: 303: 290: 184: 173: 632: 736: 307:
and described as featuring a "grooving bassline" and "richly-textured sonic layers" by
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Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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Single
the Avalanches
Wildflower
Melbourne, Victoria
Genre
Plunderphonics
disco
funk
Label
Modular
Songwriter(s)
Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb
Patrick Simmons
Producer(s)
The Avalanches
electronic music
the Avalanches
Wildflower
ARIA Charts
disco
funk
Wildflower
sample-based track
Bee Gees
Graham Bonnet
Patrick Simmons
strings

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