"Behind the Cow" is a song by German band Scooter featuring American rapper Fatman Scoop. Premiered at The Dome 40 in Düsseldorf on 1 December 2006, it was released on 19 January 2007 as the lead single from Scooter's twelfth studio album The Ultimate Aural Orgasm. Jeff "Mantas" Dunn plays guitar on the track. "Behind the Cow" samples music and lyrics from the KLF song "What Time Is Love?" and music from Blue Öyster Cult song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper".

"Behind the Cow"
Single by Scooter featuring Fatman Scoop
from the album The Ultimate Aural Orgasm
B-side"Taj Mahal"
Released19 January 2007
Recorded2006
StudioSheffield Underground Studios
Genre
Length3:36
LabelSheffield Tunes
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Rick J. Jordan
  • Michael Simon
Scooter singles chronology
"Apache Rocks the Bottom!"
(2005)
"Behind the Cow"
(2007)
"Lass uns tanzen"
(2007)
Fatman Scoop singles chronology
"Dance!"
(2006)
"Behind the Cow"
(2007)
"Please Don't Break My Heart"
(2010)

Music video

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The video was filmed in India, where the band caused controversy by painting a cow, an animal considered holy in India.

Track listing

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CD single[1] & Download[2]

  1. "Behind the Cow" (Radio Version) – 3:36
  2. "Behind the Cow" (Extended Version) – 6:33
  3. "Behind the Cow" (Spencer & Hill Bigroom Mix) – 6:32
  4. "Behind the Cow" (Spencer & Hill Dub Radio Edit) – 2:54
  5. "Taj Mahal" – 3:27

12-inch

  1. "Behind the Cow" (Extended Version) – 6:22
  2. "Behind the Cow" (Spencer & Hill Bigroom Mix) – 6:32
  3. "Behind the Cow" (Spencer & Hill Dub Mix) – 5:57

Charts

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Chart performance for "Behind the Cow"
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 22
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[4] 73
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 53
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 3
Germany (GfK)[7] 17
Hungary (Single Top 40)[8] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 54
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 59
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 78

References

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  1. ^ Behind the Cow:Scooter Amazon.de
  2. ^ Behind The Cow JunoDownload.com
  3. ^ "Scooter – Behind The Cow" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 13. týden 2007 in the date selector.
  5. ^ "Scooter – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Scooter. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Scooter: Behind The Cow" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  7. ^ "Scooter – Behind the Cow" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  8. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  9. ^ "Scooter – Behind The Cow" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ^ "Scooter – Behind The Cow". Singles Top 100.
  11. ^ "Scooter – Behind The Cow". Swiss Singles Chart.