Politikil

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"Politikil"
Skinny Puppy Politikil Cover.jpeg
Single by Skinny Puppy
from the album Mythmaker
Released2007
Genre Post-industrial
Length10:18
Label Synthetic Symphony
Songwriter(s) Kevin Crompton, Kevin Ogilvie, Mark Walk, Kenneth Marshall
Producer(s) Ken 'Hiwatt' Marshall and cEvin Key
Skinny Puppy singles chronology
"Track 10"
(2000)
"Politikil"
(2007)
"Salvo"
(2013)
Audio sample

"Politikil" is a single by the band Skinny Puppy from the album Mythmaker . [1] [2]

Contents

Use in other media

"Politikil" was featured in the Jackass video game. [3]

Reception

One reviewer described the song as sounding "like it was composed by Giorgio Moroder on an acid trip". [4] 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. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Politikil (Humble Brothers Remix)"5:57
2."Politikil (Album Version)"4:21

Chart positions

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Deutsche Alternative Charts - Singles1

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References

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  2. Kern, Jay (2010). Skinny Puppy: The Illustrated Discography (Second ed.). Mythos Press. p. 91.
  3. "Jackass the Game for the PlayStation 2 and PSP Hits Retail Today". GameZone. September 26, 2007. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "Skinny Puppy: Still Hungry After All These Years". 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. Yücel, Ilker (February 23, 2007). "ReGen Track Reviews: Skinny Puppy politikiL (Extended Version)". ReGen Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)