'''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.
==About==
The song discusses theand racismis ofa 'routinedefiant checks'.response<ref name="musicomh"/> regarding the racism<ref name="tmp">http://www.tmponline.org/2013/07/22/top-acab-pops/</ref> of the [[UK Police]]'s 'Stop & Search' policy.<ref name="musicomh"/>
==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 English version of NWA‘s[[NWA]]'s legendary F*ck[[Fuck Tha Police, then this is it]]. AHe defiantfurther response to the police’s Stop & Search policy,commented: "it probably won’t make them many friends at the Daily Mail, but a whole generation of black youths will find much to identify with. The appearance of both Mike Skinner and Grime’s latest rising star Kano gives the track added prestige".<ref name="musicomh">http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-mitchell-brothers-a-breath-of-fresh-attire</ref> That said, Hattie Collins 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://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/aug/12/popandrock.shopping3</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 (song)|Dickhead]], a hidden song from his ninth studio album, [[Rudebox (album)|Rudebox]].<ref name="musicweek">http://www.robbiewilliams.com/discography/interviews/music-week</ref>
