"Proper Education" is a remix of the 1979 song "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" by Pink Floyd (credited as "Floyd" for the single) by the Swedish DJ and electronic music producer Eric Prydz. It was released in Sweden on 24 November 2006 and in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2007. "Proper Education" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2007. On 8 December 2007, the song received a nomination for Best Remixed Recording at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
Music video The music video for the song features Daniel Ilabaca escaping school (which connects to the original song's theme) while doing parkour stunts. They sneak into a number of apartments and perform energy efficient tasks, such as replacing lightbulbs with their energy efficient equivalent, turning down thermostats, turning off televisions, putting bricks in toilets (to save water), etc. Finally, they tap into the apartment complex's power grid and power down the whole building, before re-lighting some of the apartments so that the words "SWITCH OFF" appear in lights on the side of the building. The video ends with the words "you don't need an education to save the planet". The video was shot on the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham.
Track listings Swedish 12-inch single A. "Proper Education" B. "The Dub"
Dutch CD single "Proper Education" (radio edit) "Proper Education" (club mix) "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso) "Proper Education" (Sébastien Léger remix)
Spanish 12-inch single A1. "Proper Education" (original) – 6:09 B1. "Proper Education" (dub) – 8:38 B2. "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix) – 8:59
UK CD1 "Proper Education" (radio edit) "Proper Education" (club mix)
UK CD2 "Proper Education" (radio edit) "Proper Education" (club mix) "Call on Me" (Henrik B remix) "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix) Extended interactive CD-ROM
UK 12-inch single A. "Proper Education" (club mix) B. "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix)
US and Australian CD single "Proper Education" (radio edit) "Proper Education" (club mix) "Proper Education" (Sebastian Ingrosso remix)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2006–2007)PeakpositionAustralian Club Chart (ARIA)1Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)2Romania (Romanian Top 100)Romanian peak9Russia Airplay (TopHit)7Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)66 Chart (2025)PeakpositionMoldova Airplay (TopHit)99
Year-end charts Chart (2006)PositionHungary (Dance Top 40) 97 Chart (2007)PositionAustralian Club Chart (ARIA) 17Australian Dance (ARIA) 23Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 43Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 54CIS Airplay (TopHit) 24Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 27France (SNEP) 89Germany (Media Control) 51Hungary (Dance Top 40) 15Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 47Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 35Netherlands (Single Top 100) 72Russia Airplay (TopHit) 20Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 68Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 58UK Singles (OCC) 66US Hot Dance Airplay (Billboard) 17
Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009)PositionRussia Airplay (TopHit)113
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Sweden24 November 200612-inch picture discNetherlands22 December 2006CDSpinnin'United Kingdom1 January 200712-inch vinylUnited States30 January 2007Digital downloadUltraAustralia5 March 2007CDMinistry of SoundUnited States6 March 2007Maxi-CDUltra
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