Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag


"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" is a 1981 instrumental performed by the British dance-punk band Pigbag. The instrumental was written by Hamlin and Johnstone before Pigbag was formed and produced by Dave Hunt and Dick O'Dell. In the United States the instrumental was released as an import on the Rough Trade label, where it made it to number 56 on the US dance chart. A 1982 re-release of "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" went to number three in the United Kingdom. Several covers of the instrumental have been released, including popular versions by Perfecto Allstarz and Thunderpuss.
The piece's title is a play on the James Brown song "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag". Whilst the track is well known for its brass riff, the bassline of the track was also ranked by Stylus Magazine at number 40 in their 2005 list of the "Top 50 Basslines of All Time".

Cover versions

On 23 January 1995, Paul Oakenfold released the track "Reach Up ", credited to Perfecto Allstarz. This version went to number six in the United Kingdom, topped the UK Dance Chart, and also charted in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. In 2001, Thunderpuss had a number-one dance hit on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart when they covered the track.

Charts

Pigbag version

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Year-end charts
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UK Singles 50

Perfecto Allstarz version

Thunderpuss version

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