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Kowalski (song)

1997 single by Primal Scream

Summary

1997 single by Primal Scream

Field	Value
name	Kowalski
cover	Primal-scream-kowalski-creation.jpg
type	single
artist	Primal Scream
album	Vanishing Point
released
genre
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"96 Tears"
"Know Your Rights"
5:58 (album version)
4:19 (radio edit)
Creation
Reprise
Martin Duffy
Bobby Gillespie
Andrew Innes
Robert Young
Gary Mounfield
Brendan Lynch
Primal Scream

"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.

Music video

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."

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak
position	Australia (ARIA)	Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)
79
58

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.	United Kingdom	Japan
5 May 1997		Creation
28 May 1997	CD

References

Perry, Andrew. (June 1997). "Freeze!". Select.
{{cite Ryan
(24 May 1997). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".
(3 May 1997). "New Releases: Singles".
"コワルスキー {{!}} プライマル・スクリーム". [[Oricon]].

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