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Crabbuckit

"Crabbuckit" is a single by Canadian hip hop musician k-os, released in 2004 as the first single from his album Joyful Rebellion, and is the fourth track on the album. The song's music video reached number one on the MuchMusic Countdown in 2004, and won Best Pop Video at the 2005 MuchMusic Video Awards. The song won the Single of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2005, and was the first hip-hop song ever to win the Juno in that category. In 2022, the song was certified platinum by Music Canada.

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"Crabbuckit"
Single by k-os
from the album Joyful Rebellion
Released2004
Recorded2003
GenreHip hop, jazz
Length3:48
LabelAstralwerks
Songwriterk-os
K-os singles chronology
"Crabbuckit"
(2004) 		"The Love Song"
(2004)
Music video
"Crabbuckit" on YouTube

"Crabbuckit" is a single by Canadian hip hop musician k-os, released in 2004 as the first single from his album Joyful Rebellion, and is the fourth track on the album. The song's music video reached number one on the MuchMusic Countdown in 2004, and won Best Pop Video at the 2005 MuchMusic Video Awards.1 The song won the Single of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2005, and was the first hip-hop song ever to win the Juno in that category.2 In 2022, the song was certified platinum by Music Canada.3

The title and work refers to the crab in the bucket syndrome where a group of crabs will pull down any crab that tries to escape, thereby ensuring their collective demise.

Music video

k-os walks down streets in Toronto, wearing sunglasses that allow him to see individual people who are crabs in disguise and he performs in a club. Both Nelly Furtado and Red1 make a brief cameo appearance in the music video. Nelly Furtado can be seen playing guitar in front of a house block and Red1 can be seen in the bar sitting beside k-os.

Reception

The song was ranked the 37th greatest Canadian song of all time in the 2005 CBC Radio series 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version. In 2021, Exclaim! included the song in their list of "The 27 Best Songs About Toronto".4 In 2022, Complex ranked the song #5 in their list of "The 20 Best Canadian Rap Songs of All Time".5 In 2023, CBC named the song as one of "20 Songs That Tell the Story of Canadian Hip-Hop".6

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Germany (GfK)7 90
Canada (Nielsen BDS)8 11
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)9 3
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)10 5

Covers

The song was covered by Canadian folk/country trio The Good Lovelies on their 2011 album Let the Rain Fall.11

It was covered by the Canadian a capella quartet Cadence on their 2018 album "Home".

References

References

  1. "K-os, Billy Talent win at MuchMusic Video Awards". CBC. June 20, 2005.
  2. "Past Nominees + Winners". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved June 22, 2026. Search k-os
  3. "Gold & Platinum". Music Canada. February 13, 2026. Retrieved June 22, 2026. search k-os
  4. Hudson, Alex (August 29, 2021). "The 27 Best Songs About Toronto".
  5. "The 20 Best Canadian Rap Songs of All Time". Complex. August 18, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  6. Adams, Kelsey (August 9, 2023). "20 songs that tell the story of Canadian hip-hop". CBC.
  7. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
  8. "The Hits Charts (Airplay) : Top 100 singles". Archived from the original on December 8, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  9. "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1577. October 15, 2004. p. 25. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  10. "R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1580. November 5, 2004. p. 65. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  11. "Music". The Good Lovelies. Retrieved July 29, 2011.