Knowledge (XXG)

Sexx Laws

Source 📝

29: 271:
I think my main interest in using the horns was for performance - so much music today is so guitar heavy. I sought other places to get muscle into the music. Many bands rely heavily on guitar to pump up the sound, but I thought it would be interesting to make the horns into the guitars. I think it
262:
comes from a real masculine strength, but there's also this intense vulnerability about it. You have the masculine tough-guy exterior and the emotional openness, which is feminine, as well. I wanted to have fun with that, turn up that contrast a little bit without getting bogged down into
402:
There are several versions of the video. The original (once posted on Beck's website) was over 18 minutes long and extended the intro of the Men's Circle. The subsequent versions edited out the intro and ending, the latter truncating a pep rally speech by Jack Black's character.
1736: 1542: 1499: 1535: 1422: 1069: 1584: 1492: 959: 709: 1285: 1847: 1837: 912: 865: 258:
It's me playing with the ridiculousness of those entrenched ideas about what a man does and what a woman can do. A lot of
751: 1208: 1159: 1001: 173: 220: 153: 1787: 945: 1643: 1506: 1355: 493: 1152: 870: 1758: 1415: 1327: 1243: 822: 682: 570: 399:(played by Meldal-Johnsen) in a room of football players, and a spinning mannequin of a zebra with a banjo. 1742: 1236: 973: 328: 1832: 1458: 1313: 1138: 1083: 487: 388: 278: 1630: 654: 1408: 1264: 840: 818: 587: 880: 1842: 1827: 1764: 1689: 1570: 1467: 1383: 1271: 1229: 1022: 727: 1710: 1549: 1376: 1341: 1278: 1029: 987: 905: 635: 505: 380: 1401: 1292: 1194: 1173: 1131: 1094: 582: 375: 58: 1731: 1474: 1299: 1257: 980: 659: 566: 369: 299: 273: 242: 49: 835: 1805: 1661: 1369: 1348: 1334: 1187: 938: 526: 146: 617: 1781: 1682: 1602: 1577: 1436: 1166: 1145: 1115: 318: 118: 36: 383:
appears in the music video as a member of the Vision Warrior Men's Circle, along with
1821: 1753: 1748: 1696: 1362: 1222: 1060: 1015: 898: 520: 499: 191: 1793: 1563: 1556: 1320: 1008: 687: 384: 305: 113: 1675: 1668: 1636: 1201: 1103: 1040: 952: 884: 874: 555: 363: 358: 85: 28: 1429: 349:
in 1999, he performed the song live for the first time as early as June 1998.
259: 214: 134: 1799: 1306: 1180: 1076: 1049: 756: 345:
Beck has performed the song close to 300 times. Although it was released on
90: 779: 246:(1999). It was released as the lead single from the album in October 1999. 309:
both ranked the song number 10 on their lists of the greatest Beck songs.
392: 323: 276:. I used to watch them when I was growing up, and it just reminded me of 361:, directed by Beck himself, contains visual references to films such as 1703: 396: 966: 1250: 994: 929: 333: 921: 481: 237: 160: 40: 894: 636:"Rocklist.net....NME The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.. 2014" 293: 890: 391:. Surreal elements of the video include a refrigerator 1774: 1724: 1653: 1623: 1616: 1594: 1527: 1520: 1484: 1457: 1450: 1393: 1123: 1113: 1093: 1059: 1039: 928: 808:. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. 728:"Beck's Sexx Laws | Tokusatsu References - YouTube" 208: 159: 144: 132: 112: 96: 84: 76: 68: 56: 46: 35: 21: 1543:Truckdrivin Neighbors Downstairs (Yellow Sweat) 297:named it the 260th Greatest Song of All Time. 906: 321:advertisement. The song was also used in the 8: 373:, as well as the feature film adaptation of 1620: 1524: 1454: 1120: 913: 899: 891: 540: 27: 18: 836:"Beck – Chart History: Alternative Songs" 484:- lead vocals, keyboard, horn arrangement 866:Sexx Laws -- a music video retrospective 496:- synthesizer, piano, tambourine, shaker 471:"Sexx Laws" (Wizeguyz Remix) – 6:03 423:"Sexx Laws" (Wizeguyz Remix) – 6:03 1536:Fuckin with My Head (Mountain Dew Rock) 1423:I Just Started Hating Some People Today 606: 64:"This Is My Crew" / "Salt in the Wound" 45: 34: 612: 610: 465:"Sexx Laws" (Malibu Remix) – 6:51 439:"Sexx Laws" (Malibu Remix) – 6:51 681:Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (July 2, 2020). 7: 1070:A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight 887:(information and list of recordings) 752:"Video Hangover: Beck – "Sexx Laws"" 710:"Hijacked Flavors - Search Results" 618:"Beck Song Information - Sexx Laws" 806:Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 14: 1585:Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime 683:"Beck's greatest songs – ranked!" 532:Valerie Pinkston - backing vocals 317:"Sexx Laws" was used in the 2014 825:. Retrieved September 17, 2019. 819:"Official Singles Chart Top 100" 254:Beck said of the song's lyrics: 468:"Salt in the Wound" – 3:24 452:"Salt in the Wound" – 3:24 420:"Salt in the Wound" – 3:24 236:" is a song by American singer 267:Of the song's music, he said: 263:preciousness and psychobabble. 1: 1493:Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? 436:"This Is My Crew" – 3:55 653:Bort, Ryan (July 16, 2012). 517:Jay Dee Maness - pedal steel 1864: 1209:Nobody's Fault but My Own 946:Stereopathetic Soulmanure 580: 565: 553: 546: 543: 226: 213: 204: 174:Nobody's Fault but My Own 167: 26: 1644:Song Reader: The Musical 1507:The Valley of the Pagans 655:"The 20 Best Beck Songs" 514:David Ralicke - trombone 494:Roger Joseph Manning Jr. 823:Official Charts Company 462:"Sexx Laws" – 3:38 449:"Sexx Laws" – 3:38 433:"Sexx Laws" – 3:38 417:"Sexx Laws" – 3:38 1848:Geffen Records singles 1737:Awards and nominations 511:Jon Birdsong - trumpet 284: 265: 1838:Songs written by Beck 1153:It's All in Your Mind 1139:Pay No Mind (Snoozer) 1084:Paisley Park Sessions 960:One Foot in the Grave 488:Justin Meldal-Johnsen 389:Justin Meldal-Johnsen 279:Monday Night Football 269: 256: 1244:Guess I'm Doing Fine 1230:Nicotine & Gravy 804:Ryan, Gavin (2011). 1808:(ex-brother-in-law) 1765:Deconstructing Beck 1743:Bendin' in the Wind 1690:Demolished Thoughts 1521:Other notable songs 1384:Everlasting Nothing 780:"Beck - "Sexxlaws"" 640:rocklistmusic.co.uk 329:Bendin' in the Wind 125:497 182-2 (UK, CD2) 123:497 181-2 (UK, CD1) 16:1999 single by Beck 1711:Wig Out at Jagbags 1654:Albums as producer 1550:Steal My Body Home 1416:Looking for a Sign 877:(list of releases) 583:Modern Rock Tracks 506:David Arthur Brown 313:In popular culture 163:singles chronology 127:497 182-7 (UK, 7") 1815: 1814: 1720: 1719: 1612: 1611: 1516: 1515: 1446: 1445: 1286:Think I'm in Love 1174:The New Pollution 760:. January 8, 2008 598: 597: 376:Ganbare!! Robocon 341:Live performances 240:, from his album 230: 229: 200: 199: 128: 1855: 1621: 1525: 1455: 1272:Cellphone's Dead 1121: 981:Midnite Vultures 915: 908: 901: 892: 853: 852: 850: 848: 832: 826: 816: 810: 809: 801: 795: 794: 792: 790: 776: 770: 769: 767: 765: 748: 742: 741: 739: 738: 724: 718: 717: 714:whiskeyclone.net 706: 700: 699: 697: 695: 678: 672: 671: 669: 667: 650: 644: 643: 632: 626: 625: 622:whiskeyclone.net 614: 541: 529:- backing vocals 347:Midnite Vultures 243:Midnite Vultures 217: 169: 168: 149: 137: 122: 108: 107: 103: 61: 50:Midnite Vultures 31: 19: 1863: 1862: 1858: 1857: 1856: 1854: 1853: 1852: 1818: 1817: 1816: 1811: 1806:Giovanni Ribisi 1770: 1716: 1649: 1608: 1590: 1512: 1500:Heaven Can Wait 1480: 1442: 1389: 1370:Uneventful Days 1335:Heart Is a Drum 1109: 1089: 1055: 1035: 1002:The Information 939:Golden Feelings 924: 919: 862: 857: 856: 846: 844: 834: 833: 829: 817: 813: 803: 802: 798: 788: 786: 778: 777: 773: 763: 761: 750: 749: 745: 736: 734: 732:www.youtube.com 726: 725: 721: 708: 707: 703: 693: 691: 680: 679: 675: 665: 663: 652: 651: 647: 634: 633: 629: 616: 615: 608: 603: 548: 539: 527:Arnold McCuller 478: 409: 355: 343: 315: 289: 252: 215: 195: 186: 177: 154:Mickey Petralia 145: 133: 126: 124: 121: 105: 101: 100: 57: 47:from the album 17: 12: 11: 5: 1861: 1859: 1851: 1850: 1845: 1840: 1835: 1830: 1820: 1819: 1813: 1812: 1810: 1809: 1803: 1797: 1791: 1788:David Campbell 1785: 1782:Marissa Ribisi 1778: 1776: 1772: 1771: 1769: 1768: 1761: 1756: 1751: 1746: 1739: 1734: 1728: 1726: 1722: 1721: 1718: 1717: 1715: 1714: 1707: 1700: 1693: 1686: 1683:Mirror Traffic 1679: 1672: 1665: 1657: 1655: 1651: 1650: 1648: 1647: 1640: 1633: 1627: 1625: 1624:Collaborations 1618: 1617:Other projects 1614: 1613: 1610: 1609: 1607: 1606: 1603:Feel Good Time 1598: 1596: 1592: 1591: 1589: 1588: 1581: 1574: 1567: 1560: 1553: 1546: 1539: 1531: 1529: 1522: 1518: 1517: 1514: 1513: 1511: 1510: 1503: 1496: 1488: 1486: 1482: 1481: 1479: 1478: 1471: 1463: 1461: 1452: 1448: 1447: 1444: 1443: 1441: 1440: 1433: 1426: 1419: 1412: 1405: 1397: 1395: 1391: 1390: 1388: 1387: 1380: 1373: 1366: 1359: 1352: 1345: 1338: 1331: 1324: 1317: 1310: 1303: 1296: 1289: 1282: 1275: 1268: 1261: 1254: 1247: 1240: 1233: 1226: 1219: 1212: 1205: 1198: 1191: 1184: 1177: 1170: 1167:Devils Haircut 1163: 1156: 1149: 1142: 1135: 1127: 1125: 1118: 1111: 1110: 1108: 1107: 1099: 1097: 1091: 1090: 1088: 1087: 1080: 1073: 1065: 1063: 1057: 1056: 1054: 1053: 1045: 1043: 1037: 1036: 1034: 1033: 1026: 1019: 1012: 1005: 998: 991: 984: 977: 970: 963: 956: 949: 942: 934: 932: 926: 925: 920: 918: 917: 910: 903: 895: 889: 888: 878: 868: 861: 860:External links 858: 855: 854: 827: 811: 796: 771: 743: 719: 701: 673: 645: 627: 605: 604: 602: 599: 596: 595: 592: 578: 577: 574: 563: 562: 559: 551: 550: 545: 538: 535: 534: 533: 530: 524: 518: 515: 512: 509: 503: 497: 491: 485: 477: 474: 473: 472: 469: 466: 463: 454: 453: 450: 441: 440: 437: 434: 425: 424: 421: 418: 408: 407:Track listings 405: 354: 351: 342: 339: 319:Renault Twingo 314: 311: 288: 285: 251: 248: 228: 227: 224: 223: 211: 210: 206: 205: 202: 201: 198: 197: 188: 179: 165: 164: 157: 156: 150: 142: 141: 138: 130: 129: 116: 110: 109: 98: 94: 93: 88: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 62: 54: 53: 44: 43: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1860: 1849: 1846: 1844: 1841: 1839: 1836: 1834: 1831: 1829: 1826: 1825: 1823: 1807: 1804: 1802:(grandfather) 1801: 1798: 1795: 1792: 1789: 1786: 1783: 1780: 1779: 1777: 1773: 1767: 1766: 1762: 1760: 1757: 1755: 1754:Nigel Godrich 1752: 1750: 1749:Dust Brothers 1747: 1744: 1740: 1738: 1735: 1733: 1730: 1729: 1727: 1723: 1713: 1712: 1708: 1706: 1705: 1701: 1699: 1698: 1697:Stage Whisper 1694: 1692: 1691: 1687: 1685: 1684: 1680: 1678: 1677: 1673: 1671: 1670: 1666: 1664: 1663: 1659: 1658: 1656: 1652: 1646: 1645: 1641: 1639: 1638: 1634: 1632: 1629: 1628: 1626: 1622: 1619: 1615: 1604: 1600: 1599: 1597: 1593: 1586: 1582: 1579: 1575: 1572: 1568: 1565: 1561: 1558: 1554: 1551: 1547: 1544: 1540: 1537: 1533: 1532: 1530: 1526: 1523: 1519: 1508: 1504: 1501: 1497: 1494: 1490: 1489: 1487: 1483: 1476: 1472: 1469: 1465: 1464: 1462: 1460: 1456: 1453: 1451:Other singles 1449: 1438: 1434: 1431: 1427: 1424: 1420: 1417: 1413: 1410: 1406: 1403: 1399: 1398: 1396: 1392: 1385: 1381: 1378: 1374: 1371: 1367: 1364: 1363:Saw Lightning 1360: 1357: 1353: 1350: 1346: 1343: 1339: 1336: 1332: 1329: 1325: 1322: 1318: 1315: 1311: 1308: 1304: 1301: 1297: 1294: 1290: 1287: 1283: 1280: 1276: 1273: 1269: 1266: 1262: 1259: 1255: 1252: 1248: 1245: 1241: 1238: 1234: 1231: 1227: 1224: 1223:Mixed Bizness 1220: 1217: 1213: 1210: 1206: 1203: 1199: 1196: 1192: 1189: 1185: 1182: 1178: 1175: 1171: 1168: 1164: 1161: 1160:Where It's At 1157: 1154: 1150: 1147: 1143: 1140: 1136: 1133: 1129: 1128: 1126: 1122: 1119: 1117: 1112: 1106: 1105: 1101: 1100: 1098: 1096: 1092: 1086: 1085: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1074: 1072: 1071: 1067: 1066: 1064: 1062: 1058: 1052: 1051: 1047: 1046: 1044: 1042: 1038: 1032: 1031: 1027: 1025: 1024: 1020: 1018: 1017: 1016:Morning Phase 1013: 1011: 1010: 1006: 1004: 1003: 999: 997: 996: 992: 990: 989: 985: 983: 982: 978: 976: 975: 971: 969: 968: 964: 962: 961: 957: 955: 954: 950: 948: 947: 943: 941: 940: 936: 935: 933: 931: 930:Studio albums 927: 923: 916: 911: 909: 904: 902: 897: 896: 893: 886: 882: 879: 876: 872: 869: 867: 864: 863: 859: 843: 842: 837: 831: 828: 824: 820: 815: 812: 807: 800: 797: 785: 781: 775: 772: 759: 758: 753: 747: 744: 733: 729: 723: 720: 715: 711: 705: 702: 690: 689: 684: 677: 674: 662: 661: 656: 649: 646: 641: 637: 631: 628: 623: 619: 613: 611: 607: 600: 593: 590: 589: 584: 579: 575: 572: 568: 564: 560: 557: 552: 544:Chart (1999) 542: 536: 531: 528: 525: 522: 521:Herb Pedersen 519: 516: 513: 510: 507: 504: 501: 500:Smokey Hormel 498: 495: 492: 489: 486: 483: 480: 479: 475: 470: 467: 464: 461: 460: 459: 458: 451: 448: 447: 446: 445: 438: 435: 432: 431: 430: 429: 422: 419: 416: 415: 414: 413: 406: 404: 400: 398: 394: 390: 386: 382: 378: 377: 372: 371: 366: 365: 360: 352: 350: 348: 340: 338: 336: 335: 330: 326: 325: 320: 312: 310: 308: 307: 302: 301: 296: 295: 286: 283: 281: 280: 275: 268: 264: 261: 255: 249: 247: 245: 244: 239: 235: 225: 222: 218: 212: 207: 203: 193: 192:Mixed Bizness 189: 184: 180: 175: 171: 170: 166: 162: 158: 155: 152:Beck Hansen, 151: 148: 143: 139: 136: 135:Songwriter(s) 131: 120: 117: 115: 111: 99: 95: 92: 89: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 60: 55: 52: 51: 42: 38: 30: 25: 20: 1833:1999 singles 1794:Bibbe Hansen 1763: 1759:Danger Mouse 1709: 1702: 1695: 1688: 1681: 1674: 1667: 1660: 1642: 1635: 1571:Diamond Dogs 1557:Broken Train 1528:As performer 1356:Up All Night 1321:Waking Light 1215: 1102: 1095:Compilations 1082: 1075: 1068: 1048: 1041:Remix albums 1028: 1021: 1014: 1009:Modern Guilt 1007: 1000: 993: 986: 979: 972: 965: 958: 951: 944: 937: 845:. Retrieved 839: 830: 814: 805: 799: 787:. Retrieved 783: 774: 762:. Retrieved 755: 746: 735:. Retrieved 731: 722: 713: 704: 692:. Retrieved 688:The Guardian 686: 676: 664:. Retrieved 658: 648: 639: 630: 621: 586: 456: 455: 443: 442: 427: 426: 411: 410: 401: 385:Neil Strauss 374: 368: 362: 356: 353:Music videos 346: 344: 332: 322: 316: 306:The Guardian 304: 298: 292: 290: 277: 270: 266: 257: 253: 241: 233: 231: 182: 48: 1732:Discography 1669:Kissin Time 1662:Conquest EP 1637:Song Reader 1631:Record Club 1578:I'm So Glad 1459:Promotional 1377:Dark Places 1328:Say Goodbye 1202:Cold Brains 1104:Stray Blues 953:Mellow Gold 885:MusicBrainz 881:"Sexx Laws" 875:MusicBrainz 871:"Sexx Laws" 847:October 27, 784:mvdbase.com 554:Australia ( 508:- tenor sax 393:dry humping 364:Mr. Freedom 359:music video 250:Composition 216:"Sexx Laws" 209:Music video 147:Producer(s) 140:Beck Hansen 22:"Sexx Laws" 1843:1999 songs 1828:Beck songs 1822:Categories 1430:Defriended 1402:Deadweight 1293:Chemtrails 1237:Lost Cause 1195:Tropicalia 1030:Hyperspace 988:Sea Change 737:2021-01-14 601:References 567:UK Singles 381:Jack Black 260:soul music 1800:Al Hansen 1784:(ex-wife) 1595:As writer 1394:Non-album 1314:Blue Moon 1307:Youthless 1300:Gamma Ray 1216:Sexx Laws 1181:Sissyneck 1114:Official 1050:Guerolito 974:Mutations 841:Billboard 789:August 4, 764:August 4, 757:Stereogum 694:March 28, 666:March 28, 588:Billboard 549:position 476:Personnel 395:an oven, 331:" and in 327:episode " 291:In 2014, 287:Reception 274:L.A. Rams 234:Sexx Laws 183:Sexx Laws 91:Funk rock 1796:(mother) 1790:(father) 1725:See also 1485:Featured 1409:Timebomb 1265:Hell Yes 1188:Jack-Ass 502:- guitar 324:Futurama 282:in 1978. 272:was the 77:Recorded 69:Released 1704:3 Pears 1468:Orphans 1437:Odyssey 1146:Beercan 1116:singles 523:- banjo 397:Kenny G 221:YouTube 196:(2000) 187:(1999) 178:(1999) 1775:Family 1342:Dreams 1279:Nausea 1023:Colors 967:Odelay 537:Charts 490:- bass 119:Geffen 97:Length 59:B-side 37:Single 1564:Debra 1251:E-Pro 1132:Loser 1124:Album 995:Guero 660:Paste 334:Daria 300:Paste 114:Label 86:Genre 1475:Wave 1258:Girl 1077:Beck 922:Beck 849:2017 791:2011 766:2011 696:2022 668:2022 556:ARIA 547:Peak 482:Beck 387:and 370:Anna 357:The 303:and 238:Beck 161:Beck 80:1999 72:1999 41:Beck 1676:IRM 1349:Wow 1061:EPs 883:at 873:at 594:21 581:US 576:27 571:OCC 561:84 457:12" 428:CD2 412:CD1 294:NME 219:on 39:by 1824:: 838:. 821:. 782:. 754:. 730:. 712:. 685:. 657:. 638:. 620:. 609:^ 591:) 573:) 558:) 444:7" 379:. 367:, 337:. 194:" 185:" 176:" 106:38 1745:" 1741:" 1605:" 1601:" 1587:" 1583:" 1580:" 1576:" 1573:" 1569:" 1566:" 1562:" 1559:" 1555:" 1552:" 1548:" 1545:" 1541:" 1538:" 1534:" 1509:" 1505:" 1502:" 1498:" 1495:" 1491:" 1477:" 1473:" 1470:" 1466:" 1439:" 1435:" 1432:" 1428:" 1425:" 1421:" 1418:" 1414:" 1411:" 1407:" 1404:" 1400:" 1386:" 1382:" 1379:" 1375:" 1372:" 1368:" 1365:" 1361:" 1358:" 1354:" 1351:" 1347:" 1344:" 1340:" 1337:" 1333:" 1330:" 1326:" 1323:" 1319:" 1316:" 1312:" 1309:" 1305:" 1302:" 1298:" 1295:" 1291:" 1288:" 1284:" 1281:" 1277:" 1274:" 1270:" 1267:" 1263:" 1260:" 1256:" 1253:" 1249:" 1246:" 1242:" 1239:" 1235:" 1232:" 1228:" 1225:" 1221:" 1218:" 1214:" 1211:" 1207:" 1204:" 1200:" 1197:" 1193:" 1190:" 1186:" 1183:" 1179:" 1176:" 1172:" 1169:" 1165:" 1162:" 1158:" 1155:" 1151:" 1148:" 1144:" 1141:" 1137:" 1134:" 1130:" 914:e 907:t 900:v 851:. 793:. 768:. 740:. 716:. 698:. 670:. 642:. 624:. 585:( 569:( 232:" 190:" 181:" 172:" 104:: 102:3

Index


Single
Beck
Midnite Vultures
B-side
Genre
Funk rock
Label
Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Mickey Petralia
Beck
Nobody's Fault but My Own
Mixed Bizness
"Sexx Laws"
YouTube
Beck
Midnite Vultures
soul music
L.A. Rams
Monday Night Football
NME
Paste
The Guardian
Renault Twingo
Futurama
Bendin' in the Wind
Daria
music video

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.