Proper Education Explained

Proper Education
Cover:Proper education.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Eric Prydz vs. Floyd
Length:
  • 3:21 (radio edit)
  • 6:09 (club mix)
Label:
Producer:Eric Prydz
Chronology:Eric Prydz
Prev Title:Woz Not Woz
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Pjanoo
Next Year:2008

"Proper Education" is a remix of the 1979 song "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" by Pink Floyd 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.

Music 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.

Track listings

Swedish 12-inch single[1]

A. "Proper Education"

B. "The Dub"

Dutch CD single[2]

  1. "Proper Education" (radio edit)
  2. "Proper Education" (club mix)
  3. "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso)
  4. "Proper Education" (Sébastien Léger remix)

Spanish 12-inch single[3]

A1. "Proper Education" (original) – 6:09

B1. "Proper Education" (dub) – 8:38

B2. "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix) – 8:59

UK CD1[4]

  1. "Proper Education" (radio edit)
  2. "Proper Education" (club mix)

UK CD2[5]

  1. "Proper Education" (radio edit)
  2. "Proper Education" (club mix)
  3. "Call on Me" (Henrik B remix)
  4. "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix)
  5. Extended interactive CD-ROM

UK 12-inch single[6]

A. "Proper Education" (club mix)

B. "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix)

US and Australian CD single[7] [8]

  1. "Proper Education" (radio edit)
  2. "Proper Education" (club mix)
  3. "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006–2007)Peak
position
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)[9] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 2
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[11] 9
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[12] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)[14] 17
Australian Dance (ARIA)[15] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17] 54
CIS (TopHit)[18] 25
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[19] 27
France (SNEP)[20] 89
Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 51
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[22] 15
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[23] 47
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 35
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 72
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[26] 20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 68
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 58
UK Singles (OCC)[29] 66
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[30] 17

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)! scope="col"
Position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[31] 113

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
Sweden24 November 200612-inch picture disc
Netherlands22 December 2006CDSpinnin'
United Kingdom1 January 200712-inch vinyl
United States30 January 2007Digital downloadUltra
Australia5 March 2007CDMinistry of Sound[32]
United States6 March 2007Maxi-CDUltra

Notes and References

  1. Proper Education. Eric Prydz, Pink Floyd. 2006. Swedish 12-inch single sleeve. Pryda Recordings, Data Records. PRY006.
  2. Proper Education. Eric Prydz, Pink Floyd. 2006. Dutch CD single liner notes. Spinnin' Records. SPCDS 10133.
  3. Proper Education. Eric Prydz, Pink Floyd. 2007. Spanish 12-inch single sleeve. Vendetta Records. VENMX 773 (N).
  4. Proper Education. Eric Prydz, Pink Floyd. 2007. UK CD1 liner notes. Data Records, Positiva Records, Ministry of Sound. DATA144CDX.
  5. Proper Education. Eric Prydz, Pink Floyd. 2007. UK CD2 liner notes. Data Records, Positiva Records, Ministry of Sound. DATA144CDS.
  6. Proper Education. Eric Prydz, Pink Floyd. 2007. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Data Records, Positiva Records, Ministry of Sound. DATA 144T.
  7. Proper Education. Eric Prydz, Pink Floyd. 2007. US CD single liner notes. Ultra Records. UL 1491-2.
  8. Proper Education. Eric Prydz, Pink Floyd. 2007. Australian CD single liner notes. Ministry of Sound. MOSCD5051.
  9. Web site: The ARIA Report: ARIA Club Tracks – Week Commencing 5th February 2007. ARIA. 19. 5 February 2007. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20070220-0000/issue883.pdf. 19 February 2007. 13 October 2021.
  10. Hits of the World – Eurocharts. Billboard. 119. 7. 55. 17 February 2007. 28 July 2020.
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20070824015841/http://www.rt100.ro/romanian-top-100-2007.html/ Romanian peak
  12. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Mar 15, 2007. TopHit. 26 April 2024.
  13. Web site: Dance Top 100 – 2006. Mahasz. hu. 22 January 2021.
  14. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Club Tracks 2007. ARIA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415010548/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-club-chart-2007.htm. 15 April 2020. 17 September 2020.
  15. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Dance Singles 2007. ARIA. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420134155/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-dance-singles-2007.htm. 20 April 2020. 17 September 2020.
  16. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2007. Ultratop. 18 December 2019.
  17. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2007. Ultratop. 18 December 2019.
  18. Web site: CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2007). TopHit. 11 August 2019.
  19. Web site: European Hot 100 Singles. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20090513023130/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/european_hot_singles.jsp. 13 May 2009. 9 January 2022.
  20. Web site: Tops de L'année Top Singles 2007. SNEP. fr. 16 August 2020.
  21. Web site: Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2007. GfK Entertainment. de. 18 December 2019.
  22. Web site: Dance Top 100 – 2007. Mahasz. hu. 18 December 2019.
  23. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2007. Mahasz. hu. 18 December 2019.
  24. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2007. Dutch Top 40. 18 December 2019.
  25. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2007. MegaCharts. nl. 18 December 2019.
  26. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2007. TopHit. 26 April 2024. 26 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240426131857/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2007. live.
  27. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2007. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 13 October 2021.
  28. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007. hitparade.ch. 18 December 2019.
  29. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2007. Official Charts Company. 18 December 2019.
  30. Web site: Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2007. Billboard. 18 December 2019.
  31. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Decade Chart: 00s. TopHit. 1 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240421192151/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/decade/2000. 21 April 2024.
  32. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th March 2007. ARIA. 30. 5 March 2007. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222431/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20070320-0000/issue887.pdf. 22 February 2008. 4 January 2022.

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