Major Lazer [2009]

Relive Major Lazer's Essential Mix debut from 2009. Celebrating the 15th anniversary of Switch & Diplo's groundbreaking debut album Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do.

Featured Artists	Major Lazer
Programme	Radio 1's Classic Essential Mix
Broadcast	17 Nov 2024
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Episode Tracklist

#		Artists/Remixers	Labels
1	Hold The Line	Major Lazer, Mr. Lexx, Santigold	Downtown Music, Mad Decent	26 May 2009
2	Raving I'm Raving	Shut Up, Dance	Shut Up And Dance Records
3	Reggae Music Dub	Barrington Levy
4	Africa Descendants	Alton Ellis
5	Live It Out	Burning Spear
6	Artibella	Kern Boothe
7	African Thing	Toyan
8	100 Weight Of Collie	John Holt
9	Murderer	Barrington Levy	Well Charge Remix, Well Charge	01 Jan 2011
10	Police In Helicopter	John Holt	Spex	01 Jun 2001
11	Another One Bites The Dust	Clint Eastwood, General Saint
12	Mr Chin!	Yello Man
13	Sweet Dreams	Brian, Tony Gold
14	Ababa John I (Father Majesty)	Don Carlos
15	No Ice Cream Sound	Johnny Osbourne	Palz Production
16	Big Belly Man	Admiral Bailey
17	Under Me Sleng Teng	Wayne Smith	React	08 Sep 1997
18	Way In My Brain	SL2	Dino Entertainment	01 Jan 1995
19	Sunglasses At Night	Bruk Up, Shaggy
20	How Mi Look	Ricky Blaze
21	Seventy Four	Martyn	3024	20 Apr 2009
22	Boom Boom Pow	Black Eyed Peas	Virgin, EMI, Universal Music TV	20 Jul 2009
23	Underground Sound	Seductive	Now Music	01 Jan 2009
24	Jump Up	Major Lazer	Mad Decent, Downtown	16 Jun 2009
25	Pull Up	Party Quad
26	Manges (Sharkslayer Club)	Digital Manges
27	Pon De Floor	Major Lazer	Mad Decent, Downtown	16 Jun 2009
28	Lithium	Nirvana	Image Entertainment, Geffen Home Video, DGC	15 Nov 1994
29	King Of My Castle Roy Malone's King Mix	Wamdue Project Roy Malone, Walterino	Roadrunner Records	01 Jan 1999
30	Don't Stop The Music	Bart B More	Secure Recordings	23 Jun 2010
31	Weh Dem A Do	Mavado	VP Records	01 Jan 2007
32	This Is Sick	Solid Groove	Front Room Recordings	01 Jan 2005
33	ID	Unknown Artist	Not On Label	01 Jan 1993
34	Throw Your Toys Out	MRK-1
35	Hold The Line Skream Remix	Major Lazer, Mr. Lexx, Santigold
36	Herbsman Hustling	Sugar Minott	VP Records	01 Jan 2008
37	On A Ragga Tip	SL2	Telstar	27 Jul 1992
38	Hard Times	Nu-Matic	XL Recordings	01 Jan 1992
39	Keep It Goin' Louder Diplo Remix	Major Lazer Diplo	V2 / Coop, Downtown Music, Mad Decent	01 Jan 2009
40	You’re Not Alone	Olive	DMC	01 Jan 1997
41	Strange Things	John Holt
42	Rudy, A Message To You	Dandy Livingstone	Pulse Films, Trojan Records, BMG	12 Oct 2018
43	ID	Unknown Artist	Not On Label	01 Jan 1993
44	Arrival	Mr. Oizo, SebastiAn
45	Lazer Theme Acapella	Major Lazer
46	Mash Up De Place	Artist Unknown
47	Judgement Day	King Jammy's
48	Nattura Switch Remix	Björk Switch	One Little Indian	20 Apr 2009
49	All That She Wants	Ace of Base	Telstar	01 Jan 1994
50	Pregnant Accapella	Ninjasonik
51	Baby Riddim (Switch Remix	Major Lazer, Prince Zimboo, M.I.A.
52	Symptomless Coma Current Value VIP	Donny
53	Rebellion (Anything Goes) Accapella	Major Lazer
54	Shi Nuh Wahh	Leftside
55	Action	Terror Fabulous, Nadine Sutherland	Chart Records	01 Jan 1994
56	Hawaii Five-O	The Shadow, The Ventures, Andy Milonakis
57	Hold The Line Accapella	Major Lazer
58	R.P.M	Shawnna, Twista, Ludacris
59	Shake It To The Ground Switch And Santigold Remix	Blaqstarr, Rye Rye
60	Cash Flow Subskrpt Remix	Major Lazer
61	Puto Mekie	DJ Malvado	Not On Label	01 Jan 2008
62	Can't Stop Now Accapella	Major Lazer
63	ID	Switch, Crookers
64	Belly	Mapei
65	****in House	Unknown Artist
66	Pon De Floor Drop The Lime Remix	Major Lazer Drop The Lime	Mad Decent	01 Dec 2009
67	ID	Unknown Artist	Not On Label	01 Jan 1993
68	I'm So Crazy Accapella	Par-T-One
69	Something Bigger, Something Better Accapella	Amanda Blank
70	Pon De Floor Beats	Major Lazer
71	Can't Stop Now	Major Lazer	Downtown, V2 / Coop	01 Jan 2009

Created at: 02 Apr 2026

Updated at: 08 May 2026