Mr. Jinx (song)
| "Mr. Jinx" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Quarashi | ||||
| from the album Jinx | ||||
| Released | Summer 2002 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Time Bomb Recordings | |||
| Producer(s) | Sölvi Blöndal | |||
| Quarashi singles chronology | ||||
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"Mr. Jinx" (released as "Mr. Jinx (We've Got It Right)") is a 2002 hip-hop song by Quarashi released as the second single from their American debut album, Jinx. The song is remembered for its catchy, upbeat hook that was sampled from the 1970s soul band, New York City's song, "Sanity". The song also contains elements of funk, and has been described by Sölvi Blöndal, the producer of the Jinx album and a member of Quarashi, as sounding like something "made by a '60s brass band". Blöndal has said that "Mr. Jinx" is his favorite Quarashi song.
While "Mr. Jinx" was not a hit for Quarashi, the song has been used as background music for several TV shows, most notably as the song heard during commercials for The NBA on TNT from 2003-2005. "Mr. Jinx" was also featured in the best selling video game, Madden NFL 2003.
Music video
The music video for "Mr. Jinx" is a favorite of Quarashi fans. Directed by Charles Jensen and produced by Bob Sexton, the video is a homage to the 1998 film, Run Lola Run, and stars Hössi Olafsson, one of the members of Quarashi, as himself, trying to get to a Quarashi gig on time. The music video for "Mr. Jinx" was released on September 3, 2002. It was voted as the MTV's Viewers Pick for the week of September 20, 2002, and was in regular rotation on MTV, MTV2, and Much Music. Unfortunately, by November 2002, the video was no longer being played on any of those channels (with the exception of Much Music where it was still airing in December), and in fact, has never been played on any of those channels since. "Mr. Jinx" was the last Quarashi music video to be played on MTV, MTV2, and Much Music.
Trivia
- New York City's "Sanity" was also sampled in the Dilated Peoples' song, "Proper Propaganda" which appeared on their 2001 album, Expansion Team.
- The tunnel and the highway somewhere in California shown in the "Mr. Jinx" music video, were shown again in the music video for The Pussycat Dolls' hit single, "Don't Cha".