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"'''"Routine Check"'''" is athe 2004debut songsingle by British hip hop duo [[the Mitchell Brothers]], featuring [[Kano (rapper)|Kano]] and [[Thethe 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/ |title=Mitchell Brothers &#124; Artist |publisher=Official Charts |date= |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref>

==Theme==

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==Critical reception==

Critical reception was mixed. John Murphy of musicOMH said the song was "the Mitchells at their most incendiary", arguing that the song could potentially be the British version of [[N.W.A|NWA]]'s "[[Fuck Thatha Police]]" and that "a whole generation of black youths" would be able to identify with it.<ref name="musicomh"/> About the featured artists on the song, he commented: "The appearance of both Mike Skinner and Grime'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> Hattie Collins of ''The Guardian'' felt that the Mitchells' contribution to the track was inferior to Kano's contribution: "their flat flow, perhaps meant to lend a more authentic feel, serves only to make them all the more monotonous".<ref name="guardian">{{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 |publisherwork=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]]