02 July 2026

We bluff our souls on canteen patios

Thursday music corner: Beck Hansen, better known as Beck, is a Los Angeles-born musician known for his eclectic and experimental recordings since his single Loser became a hit in 1993. He has released 15 studio albums from Golden Feelings in 1993 to Hyperspace in 2019, and from 2002 to 2017 all six of his album releases reached the US top 10. His most successful single Loser reached number 10 in the US charts, and he has scored eight UK top 40 charting singles.

Deadweight was a non-album single released in 1997 on the soundtrack to the Danny Boyle-directed and Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz-starring black comedy, A Life Less Ordinary. The song was recorded with the Dust Brothers, and the video for the single was directed by Michel Gondry. Deadweight reached number 23 in the UK singles chart, and number 18 in Iceland. 

Beck - Deadweight (1997)


See also:
Music: Beck - The New Pollution (1997)
Music: Beck - Girl (2005)
Music: Charlotte Gainsbourg & Beck - Heaven Can Wait (2009)

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