The song was credited to Puretone to avoid confusion with Josh Abraham who has worked with Limp Bizkit and Staind. The song was officially released in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2002. The week before its release, several retailers accidentally made the single available for purchase, causing it to debut at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart on 6 January, selling 809 copies. The next week, it rose to number two, beaten to the top spot by "More than a Woman", a posthumous number one for Aaliyah. "Addicted to Bass" also reached number 18 in Ireland and was a modest hit in the rest of Europe. Music video Australian video The original 1998 music video featured Amiel at GL Pro Sound, a high-end car audio store in Essendon, Victoria, sitting in a car, with installers working on a Holden VR Commodore and a Ford EL Falcon, installing various audio equipment. The Soundstream SPL series woofers were often shown operating on the heavy bassline of the song. Rockford Fosgate amplifiers, Image Dynamics speakers, JL Audio woofers, and Alpine head units were also featured. Josh Abrahams is shown performing on the decks on the screen of the Alpine headunit. The video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 1999. European video The European Music Video was inspired by the 1979 movie Mad Max, filmed using the same roads in the You Yangs region of Australia and also featured actors Megan Dorman and Kick Gurry. The video was conceived and directed by Jolyon Watkins (Exit Films, Australia) and was a finalist for music promo of the year of the 2002 Muzik Magazine awards. The video begins with two bored girls (played by Dorman & Amiel Daemion herself) getting off a bus and looking for some fun, until they spot a black modified unoccupied 1974 Ford Falcon (XB) which resembles the iconic V8 Interceptor Pursuit Special from Mad Max parked next to a Bank of Australasia in Lancefield, Victoria. They steal it, but before they could drive off, two male bank robbers have robbed the bank and attempt to flee the scene in the car as it was theirs. They notice the girls inside, who immediately speed off with the robbers bag of stolen money. In the confusion, the robbers are arrested by police. The girls enjoy their joyride through the country roads until they are pursued by