The Alan Partridge Air Bass Dance 

For anyone that had this series on DVD, this scene was chosen as the interactive menu screen, and what a glorious choice.

The sound of late nights out with pals…waking up at 5am on the couch with the DVD menu on repeat 👍

the way he takes off his air guitar. GENUIS.

So... The song is “Music For Chameleons” by Gary Numan from the album “I, Assassin”, 1982... The magnificent fretless bass player is Pino Palladino... Also known for playing with Paul Young on “Every Time You Go Away” and with Tears for Fears on “Woman In Chains”

It's not so much that he takes off his bass as that he realizes the insanity of what he's doing and snaps himself out of it, that's the genius

His look of abject seriousness as he plays just makes this perfection.

"we're from the inland revenue" "no your not" "yes, we are" "oh, er, come in then" classic dialogue

One of the best intros to a song ever.

The fact that he unstraps the bass at the end always gets me.

I love how he nearly kicks the door in their faces.

Many a day I’ve had ‘that’ baseline stuck in my head courtesy of Alan Partridge going back to when this was first televised!!!!!

This is the best thing on RU-vid..

How he kept a straight face, unbelievable. This show always leads to me thinking about the writing, he and Iannucci et al, MUST have pissed themselves at the table whilst bringing it all together. Genius.

In Finland there is the annual air guitar Championships. I think we all know who should be hosting it

Nice bit of trivia, the main menu for series 2's DVD is a looping vid of Alan doing the Air Bass.

A classic such as this is always timeless, watched again and again it just gets better , pure perfection 😂🎸

Alan Partridge doesn't play bass guitar, but if he did, he would probably be the best air guitarist, in the world.

The transition from 0:25 to 0:26 I can watch over and over again.

Great stuff! A must-see for any aspiring bassist!

Of course Alan would strap his bass up that high!

One of the best moments in British comedy history

Still cracks me up all these years later.

Improved my fretless game no end

I could watch this over and over and never get bored...

Great camera work in the scene as well. Well planned and executed in a small space.

was once doing that exact same dance and noticed my mum watching me at the door, after an awkward pause i turned the music up and went for it! lol

“Mr. Partridge, we’re from the Inland Revenue” “No you’re not!!” 😂😂😂

Despite the saaad and seemingly common misconception, Alan was residing in a 38ft by 12ft Willerby Winchester static home and NOT a caravan, Stop getting static homes wrong! Another one of those at the same time tomorrow.

00:25 pure brilliance 😂🎸🎸🎸

At my best I was peak ‘air guitar’ geek……I miss performing with such talent. This is my go to cheer up video!

Coogan captures all perfectly. We ALL used to play this bassline. Perfection. The fart finishes me. Probably the funniest episode of comedy of all time.

the way he kicks the door open is just boss LMAO!

ive got series 2 on DVD and the menu is alan doing this looped, I love it so funny should be a screensaver :)

Whenever I hear that fretless bass line, I think it’s Japan’s Mick Karn, it sounds so much like him! I wonder if Gary Numan asked Pino Palladino (the actual bassist!) to play like Karn?

I like how he makes the bin lid sound like a cymbal and sound off in time with the song

Forever iconic.

True story - I brought a girl home once after a night out, she had never seen the last episode in the series so I popped it on, we indeed got it on and 40 minutes later the DVD menu was there, Alan looping the shit out of my TV for hours on end playing the air bass and neither of us could be bothered turning it off. CASH BACK!

Absolutely brilliant had it looped for ages

Lovely stuff. Not my words......the words of Shakin Stevens

best bass line ever

I always forget that he's cleaning the kitchen worktop with Sonia's teddies at the start because of what follows it, but that is so funny.

The song he’s dancing to is music for chameleons by Gary numan

It's a ruddy good song. First class.

Alan has obviously got great taste in music..

Not only is this funny but such a cool track

the timing is so perfect

Numan and Coogan? Fantastic!

My day is now made, this never fails to amuse me.

Music For Chameleons by Gary Numan. Released in February 1982.

Living God.

Alan Partridge the air bass idol. I try this6 every week 😂

Interestingly enough, the comments for this video contain more about the actual music than the comments in the video for the song itself do!

Numan and playing air bass....exactly what I would have done if I'd heard it

Classic Pino Palladino bass line. Alan makes it that much better

My favourite bit is when he "takes off" the guitar.

This is gold! 🤣🤣👏

Who can't help but play along with Pino on air bass😂

Didn't even notice the Klix style coffee machine on the counter until just now!

....JET!

Lovely stuff

Legendary ...cos we've all done the air Bass.

No mention that the song is "Music for Chameleons" by the mind-blowing Gary Numan?

My hero 😎

Alan wouldn't even have to clean them plates if she seperated the eggs from the beans!

I don't want to be infamous I want to be famus?

hehe! very funny, i have done this many times... great bassline! bring back the melodic basslines :)

Each of us has our own way to deal with lockdown. Hey! No shaking.

This is absolute genius

I love how serious he looks

Lovely Stuff!

Genius !

The last five seconds was one of the best bits in the series.

Bring back Alan 2019 😀

I just heard "descending bells" from a SCi Prophet 5! Synth nerd!

Alan was fantastic in The Tubeway Army.

i love how high up he holds his invisible bass haha

When he takes the guitar off is pure partridge/coogan genius

Ok if anyone is here to try and find out what the song title is, it's Music for Chameleons by Gary Numan.

Alan is every man.

Lol, even the fucking bin is hilarious.

Music for Chameleons by Gary Numan. bought to a new lease of life by Partridge

❤ the song 🎵

@Mankind081 Complaining about it not being HD is just saaaaaaaaaad

It’s a young Beverly Hillscoptoo from Phoenix Nights

Partridge for PM i just got a new fretless bass and this is still impossible to play 100 percent correct.

Just genius!

i couldve watched him do the whole song

CLASSIC!!!

That escalated quickly...

its like a an indecisive acid trip

Liquid bass.

as... seriously... funny as it is... shoutout to Numan's funk/ groove. from the same album as my fave... 'W.B.A.H. 🤝

@Mankind081 Please keep this conversation going, everyone's so interested in it...

You just know coogan had done this before while not playing Alan

I have that same stereo - think it needs a good dose of Music for Chameleons.

Lovely stuff!

Genius, thanks!

Makes me want to bounce back.

I like to think that whenever Gary Numan watches this clip, he pisses himself laughing..!

He looked like Mark King from Level 42 xD