Song

Born Slippy (Nuxx)

Artist

Underworld

Listen

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Meaning

Born Slippy (Nuxx) remains an outsized catalog asset because of its Trainspotting association, rave-era status, and continuing playlist presence.

Short Answer

Estimated artist-side annual earnings: $250K-$900K/year.

Estimated Artist-Side Annual Earnings

  • $250K-$900K/year

Revenue Breakdown

  • Estimated gross track revenue: $600K-$2.1M/year
  • Estimated artist-side cut: $250K-$900K/year
  • Estimated label master share: $150K-$560K/year
  • Estimated publishing share: $80K-$280K/year
  • Estimated songwriter share: $100K-$340K/year
  • Assumptions: Estimate infers current annual earnings from film-linked catalog scale, strong streaming durability, and meaningful creator-side participation.

Ownership and Catalog Status

  • Masters: Likely split between label-controlled masters and creator royalty participation
  • Publishing: Publishing appears materially tied to songwriter-side participation
  • Catalog sale status: No song-specific catalog sale adjustment is assumed here
  • Notes: This is an inferred gross-to-net range based on current catalog behavior, not a public royalty statement.

Lifetime Earnings

The strongest catalog songs can continue to earn for many years if they remain easy to place, easy to remember, and easy to replay.

Why It Still Makes Money

  • Film association keeps the song culturally active.
  • Electronic and nostalgia playlists sustain long-tail streaming.
  • The track remains one of the clearest identity markers for 1990s electronic crossover.

Insight

Underworld benefits when one recording stays useful across streaming, memory, and licensing contexts long after the release campaign ends.

Methodology

These earnings figures are editorial estimates based on streaming scale, ownership context, and long-tail catalog behavior. Read the full methodology.