Krupa (song)

"Krupa" is a 1996 song by the British big beat/electronic rock band Apollo 440. The cover credits it as appearing in an advert for Sunkist.

"Krupa"
Single by Apollo 440
from the album Electro Glide in Blue
Released	15 July 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Electronica
Length	6:15 (Album version) 4:01 (Single/Radio edit)
Label	Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Noko
Producer(s)	Apollo 440 (@440)
Apollo 440 singles chronology
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (1995) "Krupa" (1996) "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" (1997)

The song is a homage to the Polish-American drummer Gene Krupa and is almost completely instrumental. The only lyrics in the entire song are "Yeah yeah" and "Now back to the Gene Krupa syncopated style" (a sample from dialogue in the film Taxi Driver), which are only repeated a couple of times. The main focus of the song is on the drumming rhythms, which were sampled from "The Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet.[1]

The song also has its own music video, which shows various generic people on a normal day in a typical city. The video avoids showing people's faces to emphasise the focus on the music itself.

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak positions
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	33
Germany (Official German Charts)[3]	38
UK Singles (OCC)[4]	23

References

2. "Ultratop.be – Apollo Four Forty – Krupa" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Apollo Four Forty – Krupa". GfK Entertainment Charts.
4. "Apollo Four Forty: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

Used in a 1998 Budweiser beer commercial

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics