Souljacker Part I

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"Souljacker part I"
Eels-SouljackerPart1.jpg
Single by Eels
from the album Souljacker
Released10 September 2001 (UK)
Genre Hard rock
Length3:15
Label DreamWorks
Eels singles chronology
"Flyswatter"
(2000)
"Souljacker part I"
(2001)
"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)"
(2005)
Alternative cover
Eels-SouljackerPart1-2.jpg
CD 2 cover

"Souljacker Part I" is a song by American rock band Eels. It was the only single released from their 2001 album Souljacker .

Contents

Music video

The German filmmaker Wim Wenders shot a video of the song with the band performing in an abandoned East-Berlin prison in 2001.

Release

"Souljacker Part I" reached number 30 in the UK Albums Chart. [1]

The song is included in the 2007 films Hot Fuzz and The Condemned , the 2011 film Drive Angry , and in the pilot episode of the Showtime series United States of Tara .

Track listings

CD 1
  1. "Souljacker Part I"
  2. "I Write the B-Sides"
  3. "Can't Help Falling in Love"
  4. "Souljacker Part I" (video)
CD 2
  1. "Souljacker Part I"
  2. "Jennifer Eccles"
  3. "My Beloved Monstrosity"
  4. "My Beloved Spider" (hidden track)
7" vinyl
  1. "Souljacker part I"
  2. "I Write the B-Sides"

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