Proper Education
2006 single by Eric Prydz and Pink Floyd
"Proper Education" is a remix of the 1979 song "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" by Pink Floyd (credited as "Floyd" for the single) by the Swedish DJ and electronic music producer Eric Prydz. It was released in Sweden on 24 November 2006 and in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2007. "Proper Education" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2007. On 8 December 2007, the song received a nomination for Best Remixed Recording at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
01Music video
The music video for the song features Daniel Ilabaca escaping school (which connects to the original song's theme) while doing parkour stunts. They sneak into a number of apartments and perform energy efficient tasks, such as replacing lightbulbs with their energy efficient equivalent, turning down thermostats, turning off televisions, putting bricks in toilets (to save water), etc. Finally, they tap into the apartment complex's power grid and power down the whole building, before re-lighting some of the apartments so that the words "SWITCH OFF" appear in lights on the side of the building. The video ends with the words "you don't need an education to save the planet". The video was shot on the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham.
02Track listings
Swedish 12-inch single
- A. "Proper Education"
- B. "The Dub"
Dutch CD single
- "Proper Education" (radio edit)
- "Proper Education" (club mix)
- "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso)
- "Proper Education" (Sébastien Léger remix)
Spanish 12-inch single
- A1. "Proper Education" (original), 6:09
- B1. "Proper Education" (dub), 8:38
- B2. "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix), 8:59
UK CD1
- "Proper Education" (radio edit)
- "Proper Education" (club mix)
UK CD2
- "Proper Education" (radio edit)
- "Proper Education" (club mix)
- "Call on Me" (Henrik B remix)
- "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix)
- Extended interactive CD-ROM
UK 12-inch single
- A. "Proper Education" (club mix)
- B. "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix)
US and Australian CD single
- "Proper Education" (radio edit)
- "Proper Education" (club mix)
- "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix)
03Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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04Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Gold | 4,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
05Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Sweden | 24 November 2006 | 12-inch picture disc |
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| Netherlands | 22 December 2006 | CD | Spinnin' | |
| United Kingdom | 1 January 2007 | 12-inch vinyl | ||
| United States | 30 January 2007 | Digital download | Ultra | |
| Australia | 5 March 2007 | CD | Ministry of Sound | |
| United States | 6 March 2007 | Maxi-CD | Ultra |
Sources and credits
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