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'''Routine Check''' is a 2004 song by [[the Mitchell Brothers]]. It was their highest charting single, charting at #42 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="officialcharts">http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/mitchell%20brothers/</ref> [[Kano (rapper)|Kano]] and [[The Streets]] feature on it.

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==About==

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The song discusses the racism of 'routine checks'.<ref name="tmp">http://www.tmponline.org/2013/07/22/top-acab-pops/</ref>

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"'''Routine Check'''" is athe 2004debut songsingle by British hip hop duo [[the Mitchell Brothers]], featuring [[Kano (rapper)|Kano]] and [[the Streets]]. It was their highest -charting single, chartingpeaking at #No. 42 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in March 2005.<ref name="officialcharts">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/mitchell%20brothers/</ref> [[Kano (rapper)|Kano]]title=Mitchell andBrothers [[The&#124; Streets]]Artist feature|publisher=Official onCharts it.|date= |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref>

==AboutTheme==

The song is a defiant response<ref name="musicomh"/> to the perceived racism<ref name="tmp">{{cite web|url=http://www.tmponline.org/2013/07/22/top-acab-pops/ |title=Thin Blue Crimes: Top of the ACAB Pops &#124; The Multicultural Politic |publisher=Tmponline.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref> of the [[UK Police]]'s "[[Powers_of_the_police_in_England_and_Wales#Search_without_arrest|stop and search]]" policy.<ref name="musicomh"/>

In 2012, Tony Mitchell said that the song summed him up as an artist and that the song was about a real situation in that many youngsters had to deal with such police interactions. He said that he wanted people "to like it, for them to like the funny side of it, but understand the seriousness of it as well. At that time with a lot of artists it was cool to be macho, but bringing that wit and humour for me was important."<ref name="flavourmag">{{cite web|author=Shireen |url=http://www.flavourmag.co.uk/mr-mitchell/ |title=Mr. Mitchell |publisher=Flavourmag |date= |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref>

==Critical reception==

Critical reception was mixed. John Murphy of musicOMH said the song was "the Mitchells at their most incendiary.", Ifarguing therethat canthe song could potentially be anthe EnglishBritish version of NWA‘s[[N.W.A|NWA]]'s legendary F*ck"[[Fuck Thatha Police,]]" thenand thisthat is"a it.whole Ageneration defiantof responseblack toyouths" thewould police’sbe Stopable &to Searchidentify policy,with it.<ref probablyname="musicomh"/> won’tAbout makethe themfeatured manyartists friends aton the Daily Mailsong, buthe a whole generation of black youths will find much to identify with.commented: "The appearance of both Mike Skinner and Grime’sGrime's latest rising star Kano gives the track added prestige"."<ref name="musicomh">{{cite web|last=Murphy |first=John |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-mitchell-brothers-a-breath-of-fresh-attire |title=The Mitchell Brothers – A Breath Of Fresh Attire &#124; Album Reviews |publisher=musicOMH |date=2005-08-22 |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref> That said, Hattie Collins of ''The Guardian'' felt that the Mitchells' contribution to the track was inferior to Kano's contribution, further berating that: "their flat flow, perhaps meant to lend a more authentic feel, serves only to make them all the more monotonous".<ref name="guardian">http{{cite web|author=Hattie Collins |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/aug/12/popandrock.shopping3 |title=CD: The Mitchell Brothers, A Breath of Fresh Attire &#124; Music |work=The Guardian |date=2005-08-12 |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref>

==Aftermath==

In an interview with ''[[Music Week]]'', [[Robbie Williams]] revealed that he had played the song "to death", and as a result was inspired to record "[[Dickhead (Robbie Williams song)|Dickhead]]", a hidden track on his ninth studio album, ''[[Rudebox (album)|Rudebox]]''.<ref name="musicweek">{{cite web|url=http://www.robbiewilliams.com/discography/interviews/music-week |title=Music Week |publisher=RobbieWilliams.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:2004 songs]]

[[Category:2004 debut singles]]

[[Category:British hip-hop songs]]