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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">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/mitchell%20brothers/ |title=Mitchell Brothers &#124; Artist |publisher=Official Charts |date= |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref> [[Kano (rapper)|Kano]] and [[The Streets]] feature on it.

==About==

The song discusses and is a defiant response<ref name="musicomh"/> regarding the 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 '[[Stop & Search]]' policy.<ref name="musicomh"/> In 2012, Tony Mitchell said that the song summed him up as an artist and thatUK, aspolice far ashave the topicright was concerned, the song wasto aboutconduct a realsearch situationany inperson thator manyvehicle youngstersunder hadsection to1 deal with such police altercations. He remarked: "it was justof the wayPolice weand wentCriminal aboutEvidence itAct in1984 puttingif thatthey picturehave toreasonable peoplegrounds for them to like it, for them to likesuspecting the funny sidefinding of it,any but understandof 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=httpfollowing://www.flavourmag.co.uk/mr-mitchell/ |title=Mr. Mitchell |publisher=Flavourmag |date= |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref> Z

*stolen goods

*[[offensive weapon]]s

*[[knives]] and bladed articles

*illegal [[firework]]s

*an article made or adapted for use in the course of, or in connection with:

**[[theft]]

**[[burglary]]

**[[TWOC]]

**[[fraud]]

**[[criminal damage]]<ref name="legislation">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/section/1</ref>

In 2012, Tony Mitchell said that the song summed him up as an artist and that, as far as the topic was concerned, the song was about a real situation in that many youngsters had to deal with such police altercations. He remarked: "it was just the way we went about it in putting that picture to people for them 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==