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The story of the artist White Town and his hit Your Woman

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Remember that trumpet? The haunting, impossible-to-escape, “is this secretly from the 1930s?” sound that took over radios, clubs, and school dances in 1997? That was White Town—one man, one spare room, and one ghostly trumpet loop that defined a moment. His hit “Your Woman” went global and became the most bizarre, unforgettable one-hit wonder of the 90s. And just as suddenly as he crashed the pop charts… he was GONE.

Who was White Town, anyway? Spoiler: Not a band, not a town, just Jyoti Mishra—a self-taught Indian-British outsider with a Marxist streak, a sampler, and a chip on his shoulder about fame. “Your Woman” was the ultimate Trojan horse of pop: a strange mashup of jazz, funk, synthpop, and hip hop built around a 1932 trumpet sample, hiding lyrics that confused EVERYONE. Was it straight, gay, feminist, all of the above? Nobody could agree—and that was the point.

This video dives into the wild, tragicomic ride of White Town’s accidental mega-hit: from broke bedroom producer to #1 on the UK charts and back again. Mishra got rejected by the entire music industry—until radio DJs forced labels to come running. For two surreal weeks in 1997, Jyoti Mishra was living every musician’s dream… and hating every second of it. He loathed the sudden fame, the industry BS, and the clueless critics who said he only pushed a button. The label wanted a “Your Woman 2.” He gave them an anti-hit instead. By the end of the year? Dropped. And more relieved than ever.

But here’s the savage part—White Town didn’t just fade out. He noped out. Was it anxiety, defiance, integrity, or just zero interest in being treated like pop’s next shiny toy? All of the above. Mishra cashed in his ticket to music’s big leagues for anonymity and artistic freedom, releasing cool, weird, fiercely indie music for decades—on his own, with no middlemen, no hype, no Top of the Pops. And he actually PULLED his song from the US charts because he couldn’t stand being famous.

Think “Your Woman” is just a catchy 90s novelty? It’s been covered, sampled by Dua Lipa, used in movies and TV, and keeps showing up in best-of lists. Jyoti Mishra never gave the industry what it wanted, but he gave the world a legendary, subversive pop classic that still slaps—and a comeback tale you’ve gotta hear to believe.

Was White Town a one-hit legend or one-hit coward? The story is stranger, sadder, and funnier than you think. Let me know in the comments—would you rather be a one-hit wonder who ghosts the world, or a sellout chasing the next big thing?