Song Review: "Flat Beat" is an instrumental by French musician Mr. Oizo. It was released on 22 March 1999 through F Communications and was featured as a bonus track on his debut studio album, Analog Worms Attack. An accompanying music video was released on VHS. The music video features Flat Eric, a puppet, head banging to the track.
Widely publicized 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.
It 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" at number 175 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever".
HITS-WORLD.GA GIVES THIS SONG A RATING OF 9.1 OF 10
Text / En / Lyrics: Mr Oizo - Flat Beat (1999)
(Can you hear it, can you hear it, can you hear it?...)
(Tick tick tick)
(Can't stop)
(Can you hear it, can you hear it, can you hear it?...)
(Tick tick tick)
(Can't stop)
Timebomb, the game goes on
Time is running out, yeah, it's almost gone
Timebomb, the game goes on
Time is running out, yeah, it's almost gone
Time is running out
Time is running out, yeah, it's almost gone
Timebomb, the game goes on
Time is running out, yeah, it's almost gone
Timebomb, the game goes on
Time is running out, yeah, it's almost gone
(Can you hear it, can you hear it, can you hear it?...)
(Tick tick tick)
(Can't stop, can't stop...)
Timebomb, the game goes on
Time is running out, yeah, it's almost gone
Timebomb, the game goes on
Time is running out, yeah, it's almost gone
Timebomb, the game goes on
Time is running out, yeah, it's almost gone
Timebomb, the game goes on
Time is running out, yeah, it's almost gone
Time is running out
Time is running out
Yeah, it's almost gone
Time is running out
Time is running out
Yeah, it's almost gone