Stone Age Complication

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Stone Age Complication
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ReleasedOctober 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)
Recorded1998–2002
Genre Hard rock
Length24:33
Label Interscope [1]
Producer Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age chronology
Songs for the Deaf
(2002)
Stone Age Complication
(2004)
Lullabies to Paralyze
(2005)
Professional ratings
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Stone Age Complication is an EP by Queens of the Stone Age containing six B-sides and covers.

Track listing

Lead vocals by Josh Homme, except where noted.
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Who'll Be the Next in Line" (The Kinks cover) Ray Davies Nick Oliveri 2:31
2."Wake Up Screaming" (Subhumans cover) Subhumans Oliveri5:03
3."No One Knows (UNKLE Remix)" Josh Homme, Mark Lanegan  4:37
4."Most Exalted Potentate of Love" (The Cramps cover) The Cramps  2:46
5."Born to Hula" (2000 version)Homme 5:55
6."The Bronze"Homme 3:41
Total length:24:33

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