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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 | 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"/> towards 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 | The Multicultural Politic |publisher=Tmponline.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref> of the [[UK Police]]'s '[[Stop & Search]]' policy.<ref name="musicomh"/> In the UK, police have the right to conduct a search on any person or vehicle under section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 if they have reasonable grounds for suspecting the finding of any of the following:
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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 English version of [[N.W.A|NWA]]'s legendary [[Fuck Tha Police]]. He further 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">{{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 | Album Reviews |publisher=musicOMH |date=2005-08-22 |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</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">{{cite web|author=Hattie Collins |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/aug/12/popandrock.shopping3 |title=CD: The Mitchell Brothers, A Breath of Fresh Attire | Music |publisher=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 (song)|Dickhead]], a hidden song from 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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