I Wanna Be a Hippy by Technohead

"I Wanna Be A Hippy" is a song by English electronic group Technohead. The vocals were taken from David Peel's song "I Like Marijuana", which he sung in the movie Rude Awakening. It was first released in early 1995 on the Dutch hardcore techno label Mokum Records as the B side of the Mary Jane EP. John Peel featured the track "Mary Jane" on his show on 10 February 1995, which helped give the release recognition. "I Wanna Be A Hippy" was also released in March 1995 as the lead single from their album Headsex and was later re-released as its own single due to its popularity, which included a remix by Dutch-American production duo Flamman & Abraxas. The song appeared on the mainstream charts later that year, peaking at number one in Austria, Flemish Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands and reaching the top ten in several other countries. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number 77 during its original release, but when re-released in early 1996, it reached a new peak of number six. In January and February 1996, Technohead performed the song live on Top of the Pops twice, although both performances had the references to marijuana censored.