Flat Beat

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"Flat Beat" is an instrumental by French musician Mr. Oizo. It was released on 22 March 1999 through F Communications and was included as a bonus track on his debut studio album, Analog Worms Attack (1999). An accompanying music video was released on VHS. The music video features Flat Eric, a puppet, head banging to the track. Widely publicised by Flat Eric's appearance in many commercials for Levi's and the popularity of the music video, the track became a surprise European hit. "Flat Beat" peaked at number five on the French Singles Chart and reached number one in Austria, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. In 2003, Q Magazine ranked "Flat Beat" number 175 on their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever".

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