Connection (Elastica song)

"Connection"
Single by Elastica
from the album Elastica
Released	10 October 1994
Format	CD single, cassette, 7"
Recorded	1994
Genre	Britpop, alternative rock
Length	2:21
Label	Deceptive Records
Producer	Elastica
Elastica singles chronology
"Line Up" (1994) "Connection" (1994) "Waking Up" (1995)

"Connection" is a song released by the Britpop group Elastica. It was originally released in 1994 as a single and the album version was not released until 1995 on their self-titled debut. It is also the theme tune to the UK television programme Trigger Happy TV.

The song was the subject of controversy, due to its overt similarity to another band's work. The intro synthesizer part (later also repeated on guitar) is lifted from the guitar riff in Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba" and transposed a semitone (the judgment resulted in an out-of-court settlement for which Wire received no compensation).^{[citation needed]}

Chart positions

Chart (1994/1995)	Peak Position
UK Singles Chart	17 [1]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	53 [2]
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	40
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	2 [2]

References

1. ^ "Elastica - Connection". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=22150. Retrieved 17 July 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Connection - Elastica". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/song/elastica/connection/1452911. Retrieved 17 July 2011.