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| "Fuel Injected" | |
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 12" single cover | |
| Single by Swollen Members featuring Moka Only | |
| from the album Bad Dreams | |
| B-side | "Fuel Injected Remix (featuring. Saukrates)" |
| Released | November 13, 2001 |
| Studio | Hipposonic Studios |
| Genre | Hip-hop |
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| Label | Battle Axe Records |
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| Music video | |
| "Fuel Injected" on YouTube | |
"Fuel Injected" is a song by Canadian hip-hop group Swollen Members from their second studio album Bad Dreams, released on November 13, 2001, by Battle Axe Records. The song was produced by Concise and Kemo, and features Moka Only.[1] In 2002, a music video and a 12" single were released.[2] The music video reached number 1 on MuchMusic Countdown and won 4 MuchMusic Video Awards in 2002.[3][4][5][6][7] The song was nominated for International Viewer's Choice: Canada at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.[8] In 2024, FlipNJay Records released a 7" single for the song.[9]
The song contains a sample of "Tears" by Giorgio Moroder.[10] The music video was filmed at Hycroft Manor in Vancouver.[11] The director of the video, Wendy Morgan, "visually based it on old-school portrait paintings of kings".[12]
In addition to its original release, "Fuel Injected" also appears on both of Swollen Members greatest hits albums, Greatest Hits: Ten Years of Turmoil (2010),[13] and The Best Of (2022); as well as the groups live album Live at The Fox Theatre (2018).[14]
The song also appeared on multiple compilation albums in 2002 including Now! 7 (Canada), Juno Awards Nominee Collection, Circa Presents… by Mat the Alien, and The Unwashed Collection by Ed the Sock.
Reception
[edit]The song and video was highly praised by Vice Magazine in their 2002 year-end "Beats and Rhymes" section.[15] The song is featured in the 2017 Apple Music playlist Happy Birthday Canada! 150 of the Best Canadian Songs Selected by Canadian Artists![16][17] In 2018, HuffPost named the song as one of "The Best Canadian Songs For Every Canada Day".[18] In 2023, CBC named the song as one of "20 Songs That Tell the Story of Canadian Hip-Hop".[19]
Track listing
[edit]Battle Axe Records 12" (2002)
- A1. "Fuel Injected"
- A2. "Fuel Injected" (Instrumental)
- A3. "Lady Venom"
- B1. "Fuel Injected Remix" (featuring Saukrates)
- B2. "Fuel Injected Remix" (Instrumental)
- B3. "Lady Venom" (Instrumental)
FlipNJay Records 7" (2024)
- A. "Fuel Injected"
- B. "Lady Venom"
Personnel
[edit]- Shane "Madchild" Bunting - vocals, executive producer (all tracks)
- Kiley "Prevail" Hendriks - vocals (all tracks)
- Daniel "Moka Only" Denton - vocals (tracks: A1, B1; A)
- Karl "Saukrates" Wailoo - vocals, producer (tracks: B1, B2)
- Jonathan "Concise" Alem - producer (tracks: A1, A2; A)
- Cristian "Kemo" Bahamonde - producer (tracks: A1, A2; A)
- Paul "Paul Nice" Kilianski - producer (tracks: A3, B3; B)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best Rap Video | Won | [5] |
| Best Independent Video | Won | [5] | |
| VideoFACT Award | Won | [5] | |
| Best Director (Wendy Morgan) | Won | [5] | |
| Best Video | Nominated | [20] | |
| Best Cinematography | Nominated | [20] |
| Year | Award | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | International Viewer's Choice: Canada | Nominated | [8] |
Use in other media
[edit]- 2002 - Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 soundtrack[21]
- 2022 - I Like Movies soundtrack[22]
References
[edit]- ↑ Shemesh, Yasmine (2023-06-05). "Vancity calling: how Rascalz made history". The Georgia Straight.
- ↑ Swollen Members Featuring Saukrates and Moka Only - Fuel Injected / Fuel Injected Remix, 2002, retrieved 2026-03-08
- ↑ "Swollen Members - Fuel Injected". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- ↑ "MuchMusic Video Awards 2002". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Staff, Billboard (2002-06-17). "Swollen Members Clean Up At MuchMusic Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- ↑ "MuchMusic awards draw crowds of celebrity watchers". The Globe and Mail. 2002-06-17. Retrieved 2026-04-25.(subscription required)
- ↑ Hay, Carla (June 29, 2002). Music & Showbiz. Billboard. p. 65.
- 1 2 Staff, Billboard (2002-07-25). "2002 MTV Video Music Award nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ Swollen Members Featuring Moka Only - Fuel Injected / Lady Venom, 2024, retrieved 2026-03-08
- ↑ Drolet, Gabrielle; Cameron, Mac (June 30, 2025). "Famous in Canada: hit songs that only we will remember". CBC.
- ↑ "High Rotation". MuchMusic. Archived from the original on 2002-02-12.
- ↑ Agoston, Peter (April 6, 2002). "Wendy Morgan Interview". UGSMAG.
- ↑ Acharya, Neil (April 23, 2010). "Swollen Members - Greatest Hits - 10 Years of Turmoil". Exclaim!.
- ↑ Musbach, Julie (2018-11-16). "Juno Award Winning Hip-Hop Group Swollen Members Release First-Ever Live Album LIVE AT THE FOX THEATRE". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ CHAT, FRITZ LE (2002-12-01). "Beats and Rhymes". VICE (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-04-25.
- ↑ Turner, Christopher (2017-06-15). "Apple Music Celebrates Canada's 150th With Top 150 Canadian Songs Of All-Time". Complex. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ "Happy Birthday Canada! 150 of the Best Canadian Songs Selected by Canadian Artists!". Apple Music.
- ↑ Kappler, Majia (June 28, 2018). "The Best Canadian Songs For Every Canada Day Long-Weekend Moment". HuffPost.
- ↑ Adams, Kelsey (August 9, 2023). "20 songs that tell the story of Canadian hip-hop". CBC.
- 1 2 Staff, Billboard (2002-05-13). "Nickelback Hoards MuchMusic Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ↑ IGN (2002-06-28). "Mat Hoffman Makes Tracks". IGN. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
- ↑ Kami (2022-09-10). "Filmmaker 5 with Chandler Levack: I Like Movies". Classic Couple Academy. Retrieved 2026-05-02.