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Single by Primal Scream | ||||
from the album Vanishing Point | ||||
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Released | 5 May 1997 | |||
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"Kowalski" is a song by Scottish rock band Primal Scream, released on 5 May 1997 as the lead single from their fifth studio album Vanishing Point. The song contains a drum sample from " Halleluhwah" by Can and an interpolation of the bassline from " Get Off Your Ass and Jam" by Funkadelic, and is named after the main character of the 1971 film Vanishing Point, played by Barry Newman; it also features various dialogue samples from this film.
The song peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and became the band's highest-charting single in Scotland, reaching number two. In Australia, the song was a minor hit on the ARIA Singles Chart, peaking at number 79.
Scripted by Irvine Welsh and directed by Steven Hanft, the video features Kate Moss and Devon Aoki stealing a Dodge Challenger before then tracking down and assaulting the band. The band's lead singer, Bobby Gillespie, described the video as "a cross between Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill! and The Sweeney." [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kowalski" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:58 |
2. | " 96 Tears" ( ? and the Mysterians cover) | Rudy Martínez | 2:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kowalski" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:58 |
2. | "96 Tears" (? and the Mysterians cover) | Martínez | 2:57 |
3. | "Kowalski" ( Automator mix) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:11 |
4. | " Know Your Rights" ( The Clash cover) | Joe Strummer, Mick Jones | 4:19 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kowalski" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:58 |
2. | "96 Tears" (? and the Mysterians cover) | Martínez | 2:57 |
3. | "Know Your Rights" (The Clash cover) | Strummer, Jones | 4:19 |
4. | "Kowalski" (Automator mix) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kowalski" (radio edit) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 4:18 |
2. | "Kowalski" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:58 |
3. | "96 Tears" (? and the Mysterians cover) | Martínez | 2:57 |
4. | "Know Your Rights" (The Clash cover) | Strummer, Jones | 4:19 |
5. | "Kowalski" ( Adrian Sherwood dub) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:01 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kowalski" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:58 |
2. | " Star" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 4:25 |
3. | "96 Tears" (? and the Mysterians cover) | Martínez | 2:57 |
4. | "Kowalski" (radio edit) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 4:18 |
5. | "Kowalski" (Automator mix) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:11 |
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [2] | 79 |
Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100) [3] | 58 |
Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista) [4] | 16 |
Scotland ( OCC) [5] | 2 |
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [6] | 20 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [7] | 8 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 5 May 1997 |
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Creation | [8] |
Japan | 28 May 1997 | CD | [9] |
"Kowalski" | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Single by Primal Scream | ||||
from the album Vanishing Point | ||||
B-side |
| |||
Released | 5 May 1997 | |||
Length |
| |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) |
| |||
Primal Scream singles chronology | ||||
|
"Kowalski" is a song by Scottish rock band Primal Scream, released on 5 May 1997 as the lead single from their fifth studio album Vanishing Point. The song contains a drum sample from " Halleluhwah" by Can and an interpolation of the bassline from " Get Off Your Ass and Jam" by Funkadelic, and is named after the main character of the 1971 film Vanishing Point, played by Barry Newman; it also features various dialogue samples from this film.
The song peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and became the band's highest-charting single in Scotland, reaching number two. In Australia, the song was a minor hit on the ARIA Singles Chart, peaking at number 79.
Scripted by Irvine Welsh and directed by Steven Hanft, the video features Kate Moss and Devon Aoki stealing a Dodge Challenger before then tracking down and assaulting the band. The band's lead singer, Bobby Gillespie, described the video as "a cross between Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill! and The Sweeney." [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kowalski" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:58 |
2. | " 96 Tears" ( ? and the Mysterians cover) | Rudy Martínez | 2:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kowalski" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:58 |
2. | "96 Tears" (? and the Mysterians cover) | Martínez | 2:57 |
3. | "Kowalski" ( Automator mix) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:11 |
4. | " Know Your Rights" ( The Clash cover) | Joe Strummer, Mick Jones | 4:19 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kowalski" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:58 |
2. | "96 Tears" (? and the Mysterians cover) | Martínez | 2:57 |
3. | "Know Your Rights" (The Clash cover) | Strummer, Jones | 4:19 |
4. | "Kowalski" (Automator mix) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kowalski" (radio edit) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 4:18 |
2. | "Kowalski" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:58 |
3. | "96 Tears" (? and the Mysterians cover) | Martínez | 2:57 |
4. | "Know Your Rights" (The Clash cover) | Strummer, Jones | 4:19 |
5. | "Kowalski" ( Adrian Sherwood dub) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:01 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kowalski" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:58 |
2. | " Star" | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 4:25 |
3. | "96 Tears" (? and the Mysterians cover) | Martínez | 2:57 |
4. | "Kowalski" (radio edit) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 4:18 |
5. | "Kowalski" (Automator mix) | Gillespie, Innes, Young, Duffy, Mounfield | 5:11 |
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [2] | 79 |
Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100) [3] | 58 |
Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista) [4] | 16 |
Scotland ( OCC) [5] | 2 |
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [6] | 20 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [7] | 8 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 5 May 1997 |
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Creation | [8] |
Japan | 28 May 1997 | CD | [9] |