The Track
The song became a popular rave and club track almost immediately upon its release. The original mix notably samples the bassline from Meat Beat Manifesto's proto-jungle track "Radio Babylon", the tambourine from Bobby Byrd's "Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming", vocals of Lisa Gerrard's singing lifted from the Dead Can Dance song "Dawn of the Iconoclast", from their 1987 album 'Within the Realm of a Dying Sun' and "Shelter Me" by Circuit. "Papua New Guinea" was perhaps FSOL's most club-oriented track; most of the remixes on the single are very dancefloor-friendly. After Accelerator's release, however, they moved in increasingly ambient and experimental directions.
In 2001, a new set of remixes was released by FSOL's label, Jumpin' & Pumpin'. Soon after that, Future Sound of London themselves released Papua New Guinea Translations, which extended the track into a 45-minute-long EP.
"Papua New Guinea" was featured in the 1997 Gregg Arakii film Nowhere and in the 1992 film Cool World. In the film, Garry Cobain was mis-credited as "Garry Cockbain", which was the original spelling of his name.
The track remains arguably their most recognizable and celebrated song, it has made several (British) "...best songs ever" polls and track specific accolades.
The single (and album Accelerator) was also included in British music magazine Melody Maker's, end-of-year, best albums / singles retrospective.
The track is also featured in the soundtrack of the EA Sports title 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game).
It's also the opening theme for the football TV programme "FutbolCat", on Catalan public sports TV Esport3.
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melody Maker | United Kingdom | "Singles of the Year" | 1992 | 13 |
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