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Backyard Dog

Backyard Dog is a musical duo from Manchester, consisting of Aniff Akinola and Lloyd Hanley. The name "backyard dog" comes from when Akinola booted Hanley out of his recording studio, culminating in him saying "you can't treat me like this, you're treating me like a backyard dog".

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Backyard Dog
OriginManchester1
GenresRagga, dance2
LabelEast West Records1
MembersAniff Akinola3
Lloyd Hanley3

Backyard Dog is a musical duo from Manchester,1 consisting of Aniff Akinola and Lloyd Hanley.3 The name "backyard dog" comes from when Akinola booted Hanley out of his recording studio, culminating in him saying "you can't treat me like this, you're treating me like a backyard dog".2

Their 2001 single, "Baddest Ruffest", reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart,4 and was used as the 2002 FIFA World Cup theme, and in the films Ali G Indahouse and Bend It Like Beckham.5

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  1. "Backyard Dog parts company with record label". Manchester Evening News. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. "Backyard Dog". Global-trance.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. "Aniff Akinola & Lloyd Hanley - Backyard Dog - Baddest Ruffest". Djluv.in. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. "BACKYARD DOG". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. "Aniff Akola". Universal Music Publishing. Retrieved 7 July 2013.