Cobrastyle

"Cobrastyle"
Single by Teddybears featuring Mad Cobra
from the album Fresh and Soft Machine
Released	2004
Format	CD EP
Genre	Alternative rock reggae fusion
Length	2:59
Writer(s)	Klas Åhlund Joakim Åhlund Patrick Arve Ewart Brown Fabian Torsson Troy Rami Paul Rota David Parker Sylvia Robinson
Teddybears featuring Mad Cobra singles chronology
"Yours to Keep" (2004) "Cobrastyle" (2004) "Hey Boy" (2004)

"Cobrastyle" is a song performed by Swedish band Teddybears, featuring Jamaican singer Mad Cobra. The song was released on their 2004 album Fresh, and reissued on their 2006 album Soft Machine. It was released as a single on 6 June 2006.

Content

"Cobrastyle" samples the piano riff from Fine Young Cannibals's "Good Thing".^[1]

The song's verse reuses parts of Mad Cobra's "Press Trigger",^[2] and Busy Bee's "Making Cash Money".^[3]

The composition also features a familiar musical line that has been described as reminiscent of The 5.6.7.8's cover of the Ikettes song, "I'm Blue".

Music video

The music video for "Cobrastyle" features a stop-motion Gorilla and Cobra robot attacking each other in front of a mountain range, while Teddybears and Mad Cobra perform the song.^[4]

Track listing

CD single^[5]

1. "Cobrastyle" – 2:59
2. "Cobrastyle" (Instrumental) – 2:59
3. "Cobrastyle" (A capella) – 2:41

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	10

Robyn version

"Cobrastyle" was covered by Swedish singer and songwriter Robyn on her 2006 EP, The Rakamonie EP. The cover was included on the international edition of her self-titled album Robyn. Her version was listed as number 61 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.^[7]

Music videos

Two music videos were produced for "Cobrastyle".

The first was released on 25 April 2008 as a viral video, and features Robyn and Perez Hilton (among others) playing strip poker.^[8]

The second was released on 10 October 2008. The video shows Robyn and other musicians dressed in white and set against a white background. As the band performs, graffiti artists cover the scene in paint.^[9]

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	17
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11]	7

In the media

• The song has appeared on episodes of Entourage, Las Vegas, Grey's Anatomy, Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, The Black Donnellys, Chuck, Primeval, Dancing With the Stars, The Unusuals, So You Think You Can Dance, Teen Wolf and Friends.
• The song is featured in the films Employee of the Month, After the Sunset, The Honeymooners, Man of the Year, The Benchwarmers, College Road Trip, Free Style, Date Night and Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• The song is featured in trailers and TV commercials for Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Epic Movie, G-Force, Bee Movie, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Megamind and Escape From Planet Earth
• The song is featured in the video games FIFA 06 and Forza Motorsport 2.
• The song is used in advertisements for Heineken, Tab Energy, Secret deodorant, Nissan Rogue, Vodafone Ireland, Microsoft Kinect, Biotherm, Universal Orlando and Volvo trucks.
• The song is played at New York Giants games at Giants Stadium and Cleveland Indians games at Jacobs Field.
• The song was the secondary theme for WWE's SummerSlam (2006).

References

1. "Teddybears Sthlm's Cobrastyle sample of Fine Young Cannibals's Good Thing". Retrieved 9 June 2013.
2. "Teddybears Sthlm's Cobrastyle sample of Mad Cobra's Press Trigger". Retrieved 9 June 2013.
3. "Teddybears Sthlm's Cobrastyle sample of Busy Bee's Making Cash Money". Retrieved 9 June 2013.
4. teddybearssthlmVEVO (2 October 2009). "Teddybears Sthlm;Mad Cobra - Cobrastyle". YouTube. Google. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
5. "Cobrastyle - : Release Information, Reviews and Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Teddybears STHLM feat. Mad Cobra – Cobra Style". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
7. "100 Best Songs of 2008". Retrieved 9 June 2013.
8. "New Robyn!". PerezHilton.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
9. "New Robyn Video - "Cobrastyle"". Stereogum. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Robyn – Cobrastyle". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
11. "Robyn – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Robyn. Retrieved 2013-06-08.