Kill the Sexplayer

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Kill the Sexplayer
Girls Against Boys - Kill the Sexplayer.jpg
EP by
Girls Against Boys
ReleasedFebruary 13, 1995 (1995-02-13)
RecordedMay 1994 (1994-05)
StudioOz Studios, Baltimore, Maryland
Genre Post-hardcore, indie rock
Length13:19
Label Touch and Go
Producer Ted Niceley
Girls Against Boys chronology
Cruise Yourself
(1994)		Kill the Sexplayer
(1995)		 Super-fire
(1996)
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Kill the Sexplayer is a single and an EP by American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys, released on February 13, 1995 by Touch and Go Records. [2] There were two versions released. The first version was a promotional single, mainly used to promote the song's appearance in the film Clerks , and had only consisted of one track. The second version was released as an EP, which consisted of the title track and three tracks recorded live on Bernard Lenoir's radio program. [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys.

No.TitleLength
1."Kill the Sexplayer"3:18
2."Learned It" (live)3:41
3."Sexy Sam" (live)2:56
4."Let Me Come Back" (live)3:25

Personnel

Adapted from the Kill the Sexplayer liner notes. [5]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1995 Touch and Go CDTG140

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References

  1. ↑ Graves, Karen E. "Kill the Sexplayer". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Kill the Sexplayer Credits (liner notes). Touch and Go. TG140CD. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ Kill the Sexplayer Credits (liner notes). Columbia. CSK6713. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ Kill the Sexplayer (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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