Kickin' Ass

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"Kickin' Ass"
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Single by KMFDM
Released1987
Recorded1987
Genre Industrial rock
Length12:22
Label Z, KMFDM
Songwriter(s) Sascha Konietzko, Raymond Watts
Producer(s) Sascha Konietzko
KMFDM singles chronology
"Kickin' Ass"
(1987)
"Don't Blow Your Top"
(1988)

"Kickin' Ass" is a song by industrial rock group KMFDM from their 1986 album What Do You Know, Deutschland? . All songs on the single are also on the 1991 and 2006 releases of the album. All tracks were recorded at Zitty Zound in Hamburg, Germany. [1]

Contents

In 2008, KMFDM Records re-released this as a 7" vinyl single, limited to 250 copies. In 2010, the band released another version of the 7" release, also limited to 250 copies, which was sold with a bag that could hold all the 7" records from the complete 24/7 series of singles. This release featured a different colour scheme for the cover, and was pressed on red vinyl. [2]

Track listing

1987 release

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Kickin' Ass" Sascha Konietzko, Raymond Watts 4:01
2."Itchy Bitchy"Jr. Blackmale, Konietzko, Watts3:33
3."Lufthans"Blackmale4:48
Total length:12:22

7" reissue

No.TitleLength
1."Kickin' Ass"4:01
2."Itchy Bitchy"3:35
Total length:7:36

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References

  1. What Do You Know, Deutschland? (CD booklet). KMFDM. Metropolis Records. 2007. MET 439.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "News - Record News". Kmfdm.net. Archived from the original on 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2011-11-03.