Felix Martin of Sizzling Chip has joined forces with the staff behind hit youngsters’s animated sequence Hey Duggee for a brand new ‘Summer time Enjoyable Combine’.
The Mercury Music Prize & Grammy-nominated musician teamed up with the hit preschool model to curate a group of remixed tracks – every taken from the unique sequence and given a refreshing electro-pop spin.
The ‘Hey Duggee: Summer time Enjoyable Combine’ spans half-hour and was launched at present on the model’s official YouTube channel.
Songs remixed for the undertaking embody ‘The Welcome Badge’, a catchy authentic monitor which is designed to assist Ukrainian refugee households really feel at residence within the UK, in addition to extra authentic songs together with ‘Getting Prepared’, ‘Duggee On The Dancefloor’, ‘The Emotions Tune’ and ‘Hey Duggee Birthday’.
The collaboration stemmed from an A Capella Badge episode of Hey Duggee – which noticed the creators of the sequence pay tribute to the band with an animated quartet of birds referred to as Sizzling Cheep.
“I had loads of enjoyable entering into the Hey Duggee universe for this combine and I’m trying ahead to working extra with the blokes in Sizzling Cheep too,” Martin mentioned of the brand new partnership.
Simon Clarke, Head of Digital Content material, Children & Household at BBC Studios Social agreed, including: “Following on from the massively optimistic response to the A Capella Badge episode from Sizzling Chip and Hey Duggee followers, commissioning Felix to remix authentic Duggee songs right into a Summer time Celebration compilation felt like a pure subsequent step.
“We’re actually happy along with his creation and suppose it’ll be the soundtrack to many household get-togethers and children’ events this summer time!”
That is removed from the primary time that the animated youngsters’s sequence – which has been probably the most streamed CBeebies present on BBC iPlayer for 3 consecutive years – has teamed up with a well-known face. In January 2022, Sir David Attenborough teamed up with Hey Duggee for ‘The Inexperienced Planet Badge’, and within the earlier September, The Physique Coach Joe Wicks additionally joined to make ‘The Exercise Badges’ sequence.
The CBeebies sequence has additionally made the leap from display screen to stage with its Olivier Award-winning Hey Duggee The Reside Theatre Present, which can go to Chester and Swansea for its remaining tour dates of the summer time. Discover remaining tickets right here.
In different Sizzling Chip information, the British indie band made their return with the only ‘Hearth Of Mercy’ that includes Yunè Pinku earlier this month. The monitor marked their first since 2022 album ‘Freakout/Launch’.
Elsewhere, the members additionally responded after pop sensation Harry Types pulled out a short cowl of their hit 2005 monitor ‘Over And Over’ whereas enjoying a gig as a part of his Love On Tour reveals.
Within the clip, Types is seen working throughout the stage, holding the Bi-sexual flag and singing the refrain. “Introducing the latest member of Sizzling Chip…” the band captioned the footage, re-posting it on Instagram.
