Politikil
Song by Skinny Puppy
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::summary Song by Skinny Puppy ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Politikil |
| cover | Skinny Puppy Politikil Cover.jpeg |
| type | single |
| artist | Skinny Puppy |
| album | Mythmaker |
| released | 2007 |
| genre | Post-industrial |
| | length | 10:18 | | label | Synthetic Symphony | | writer | Kevin Crompton, Kevin Ogilvie, Mark Walk, Kenneth Marshall | | producer | Ken 'Hiwatt' Marshall and cEvin Key | | prev_title | Track 10 | | prev_year | 2000 | | next_title | Salvo | | next_year | 2013 | | misc | {{Audio sample | | type | single | | file | Politikil (2007).ogg | ::
| name = Politikil | cover = Skinny Puppy Politikil Cover.jpeg | alt = | type = single | artist = Skinny Puppy | album = Mythmaker | released = 2007 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Post-industrial
| length = 10:18 | label = Synthetic Symphony | writer = Kevin Crompton, Kevin Ogilvie, Mark Walk, Kenneth Marshall | producer = Ken 'Hiwatt' Marshall and cEvin Key | prev_title = Track 10 | prev_year = 2000 | next_title = Salvo | next_year = 2013 | misc = {{Audio sample | type = single | file = Politikil (2007).ogg
"Politikil" is a single by the band Skinny Puppy from the album Mythmaker.
Use in other media
"Politikil" was featured in the Jackass video game.
Reception
One reviewer described the song as sounding "like it was composed by Giorgio Moroder on an acid trip". Ilker Yücel from ReGen Magazine said the extended version of the song "offers no surprises" but called the song itself one of Skinny Puppy's most accessible.
Track listing
| all_writing = | headline = | total_length = | title1 = Politikil (Humble Brothers Remix) | length1 = 5:57 | title2 = Politikil (Album Version) | length2 = 4:21
Chart positions
::data[format=table] | Chart (2007) | Peak position | |---|---| | Deutsche Alternative Charts – Singles | 1 | ::
References
References
- Lim, Stacy. "Brap...The Skinny Puppy Discography".
- Kern, Jay. (2010). "Skinny Puppy: The Illustrated Discography". Mythos Press.
- (September 26, 2007). "Jackass the Game for the PlayStation 2 and PSP Hits Retail Today". GameZone.
- (2007). "Skinny Puppy: Still Hungry After All These Years".
- Yücel, Ilker. (February 23, 2007). "ReGen Track Reviews: Skinny Puppy politikiL (Extended Version)". ReGen Magazine.
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