# Muhammad Ali (song) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Muhammad_Ali_(song) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Muhammad_Ali_(song).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_(song) > Source revision: 1347450089 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the 2008 studio album by the Verve, see [Forth (album)](/source/Forth_(album)). 2001 single by Faithless "Muhammad Ali" Single by Faithless from the album Outrospective Released 23 September 2001 Genre Trip hop, electronica, downtempo Length 17:00 (CD1) 15:08 (CD2) Label Cheeky Records/BMG Songwriters Rollo Armstrong, Maxwell Fraser, Ayalah Deborah Bentovim Producer Rollo Faithless singles chronology "We Come 1" (2001) "Muhammad Ali" (2001) "Crazy English Summer" / "Tarantula" (2001) Alternative cover "**Muhammad Ali**" is a song recorded by British dance band [Faithless](/source/Faithless). It was released in the UK as a single on 23 September 2001, and was the second single release from the group's third studio album *[Outrospective](/source/Outrospective)*. The German release was a [DualDisc](/source/DualDisc) containing a CD audio side and a DVD side. Muhammad Ali reached #29 in the [UK singles chart](/source/UK_singles_chart). The single is about one of [Maxi Jazz](/source/Maxi_Jazz)'s heroes and major influences [Muhammad Ali](/source/Muhammad_Ali), who inspired Maxi to believe in himself and rise above racial taunts when he was younger. One of the single covers contains a section of a picture from the [Ali vs. Liston](/source/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Sonny_Liston_II) fight after Ali had knocked Liston to the floor. ## Track listings ### UK CD1 1. Muhammad Ali (Radio Edit) - 03:31 1. Muhammad Ali (Rollo & Sister Bliss Sweet Love Mix) - 07:18 1. Muhammad Ali ([Full Intention](/source/Full_Intention) Club Mix) - 06:11 ### UK CD2 1. Muhammad Ali (Radio Edit) - 03:31 1. Muhammad Ali (Architechs Remix) - 05:22 1. Muhammad Ali (Inland Knights Alley Mix) - 06:15 ### EU/Australian 1. Muhammad Ali (Radio Edit) - 03:31 1. Muhammad Ali (Full Intention Club Remix) - 06:08 1. Muhammad Ali (Inland Knights Alley Mix) - 06:14 1. Muhammad Ali (Rollo & Sister Bliss Sweet Love Mix) - 07:18 1. Muhammad Ali (Architechs Remix) - 05:39 ### German DualDisc Single #### Side 1: CD Audio 1. Muhammad Ali (Radio Edit) - 03:31 1. Muhammad Ali (Full Intention Club Remix) - 06:08 1. Muhammad Ali (Inland Knights Alley Mix) - 06:14 1. Muhammad Ali (Rollo & Sister Bliss Sweet Love Mix) - 07:18 1. Muhammad Ali (Architechs Remix) - 05:22 1. Muhammad Ali (Rollo & Sister Bliss Tuff Love Mix) - 07:33 #### Side 2: Video 1. Muhammad Ali [Video, Stereo and AC3 5.1 Mix] - 04:04 1. Muhammad Ali (Live) [Video] - 04:47 1. Muhammad Ali (Rollo & Sister Bliss Tuff Love Mix) [Video] - 07:33 1. Behind The Scenes [Promo-Video for "Outrospective" including history and interviews, shot around Early 2001] - 12:28 1. We Come 1 [Video] - 04:03 ## Chart positions Chart (2001) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[1] 4 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[2] 8 Germany (GfK)[3] 87 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 55 Scotland Singles (OCC)[5] 37 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 89 UK Dance (OCC)[7] 11 UK Singles (OCC)[8] 29 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Flanders_1-0)** "[Faithless – Tarantula](https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Faithless&titel=Tarantula&cat=s)" (in Dutch). [Ultratip](/source/Ultratip). Retrieved 18 January 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Wallonia_2-0)** "[Faithless – Tarantula](https://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Faithless&titel=Tarantula&cat=s)" (in French). [Ultratip](/source/Ultratip). Retrieved 18 January 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Germany_Faithless_3-0)** "[Offizielle Deutsche Charts](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-56208)" (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_Faithless_4-0)** "[Faithless – Muhammad Ali](https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Faithless&titel=Muhammad+Ali&cat=s)" (in Dutch). [Single Top 100](/source/Dutch_Single_Top_100). Retrieved 18 January 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Scotland_5-0)** "[Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 23/9/2001 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20010923/41/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Sweden_Faithless_6-0)** "[Faithless – Muhammad Ali](https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Faithless&titel=Muhammad+Ali&cat=s)". [Singles Top 100](/source/Sverigetopplistan). Retrieved 18 January 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UKdance_7-0)** "[Official Dance Singles Chart on 7/11/2001 – Top 40](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20011107/104/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UK_8-0)** "[Official Singles Chart on 23/9/2001 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20010923/7501/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). ## External links - [FaithlessWeb.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20070907121756/http://www.faithlessweb.com/) - [Faithless / Rollo / Sister Bliss & related artists - Unofficial Discography](http://www.tursa.franken.de/RolloBliss_discog.html) v t e Faithless Sister Bliss Rollo Maxi Jazz Jamie Catto Aubrey Nunn Studio albums Reverence Sunday 8PM Outrospective No Roots To All New Arrivals The Dance All Blessed Champion Sound Compilations Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits Renaissance 3D Insomnia: The Best of Faithless Remix albums Reverence / Irreverence Sunday 8PM / Saturday 3AM Outrospective / Reperspective Everything Will Be Alright Tomorrow The Dance Never Ends Faithless 2.0 Singles "Salva Mea" "Insomnia" "Don't Leave" "God Is a DJ" "We Come 1" "Muhammad Ali" "Tarantula" "One Step Too Far" "Mass Destruction" "I Want More" "Bombs" "Feelin' Good" "New Religion" Related articles Discography v t e Muhammad Ali Fights Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics Clay vs. Hunsaker Clay vs. Siler Clay vs. Esperti Clay vs. Robinson Clay vs. Fleeman Clay vs. Clark Clay vs. Sabedong Clay vs. Johnson Clay vs. Miteff Clay vs. Besmanoff Clay vs. Banks Clay vs. Warner Clay vs. Logan Clay vs. Daniels Clay vs. Lavorante Moore vs. Clay Clay vs. Powell Clay vs. Jones Clay vs. Cooper Liston vs. Clay Ali vs. Liston II Ali vs. Patterson Ali vs. Chuvalo Ali vs. Cooper II Ali vs. London Ali vs. Mildenberger Ali vs. Williams Ali vs. Terrell Ali vs. Folley Ali vs. Quarry Ali vs. Bonavena Fight of the Century (Frazier vs. Ali I) Ali vs. Ellis Ali vs. Mathis Ali vs. Blin Ali vs. M. Foster Ali vs. Chuvalo II Ali vs. Quarry II Ali vs. Lewis Ali vs. Patterson II Ali vs. B. Foster Ali vs. Bugner Ali vs. Norton Norton vs. Ali II Ali vs. Lubbers Ali vs. Frazier II The Rumble in the Jungle (Foreman vs. Ali) Ali vs. Wepner Ali vs. Lyle Ali vs. Bugner II Thrilla in Manila (Ali vs. Frazier III) Ali vs. Coopman Ali vs. Young Ali vs. Dunn Ali vs. Norton III Ali vs. Evangelista Ali vs. Shavers Ali vs. Spinks Spinks vs. Ali II Holmes vs. Ali Ali vs. Berbick Media Books The Greatest: My Own Story (1975 autobiography) The Fight (1975) Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times (1991 biography) The Tao of Muhammad Ali (1997) King of the World (1998 biography) Facing Ali (2002) Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years (2002 biography) The Soul of a Butterfly (2004 autobiography) Twelve Rounds to Glory (2007 biography) Ali: A Life (2018 biography) Documentaries Whicker's World (1967 episode) a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970) When We Were Kings (1996) The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali (2003) Facing Ali (2009) When Ali Came to Ireland (2012) The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013) I Am Ali (2014) Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century (2019 episode) What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019) Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021) Muhammad Ali (2021 series) Other films and series Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) The Super Fight (1970) The Greatest (1977) I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (1977 animated series) King of the World (2000 TV film) Ali: An American Hero (2000 TV film) Ali (2001) Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013 TV film) One Night in Miami... (2020) The Greatest (2026) Music and performance I Am the Greatest (1963 album) "Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" (1974 song) The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay (1976 album) "Muhammad Ali" (2001 song) "The World's Greatest" (2002 song) Approaching Ali (2013 opera) One Night in Miami (2013 play) Comics and video games Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (1978 comic book) Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing (1992 video game) Foes of Ali (1995 video game) Family Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. (father) Odessa Grady Clay (mother) Rahaman Ali (brother) Khalilah Ali (wife) Laila Ali (daughter) Nico Ali Walsh (grandson) Team and associates Chuck Bodak (trainer, cutman) Angelo Dundee (cornerman) Drew Bundini Brown (trainer, cornerman) Ferdie Pacheco (personal physician, cornerman) Joe E. Martin (first trainer) Archie Moore (trainer) George Dillman (instructor) Jabir Herbert Muhammad (manager) Luis Sarria (trainer, cutman, masseur) Joe Frazier (opponent, friend) Richard Durham (autobiography co-writer) Memorials Ali Mall Muhammad Ali Boulevard Muhammad Ali Center Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Related Clay v. United States Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act Muhammad Ali in China Muhammad Ali in India Religious views of Muhammad Ali Rope-a-dope Category Authority control databases MusicBrainz work MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Muhammad Ali (song)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_(song)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_(song)?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.