Swastika Eyes

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"Swastika Eyes"
Swastika Eyes.jpg
Single by Primal Scream
from the album XTRMNTR
Released8 November 1999 (1999-11-08)
Genre
Length
Label Creation
Songwriter(s) Primal Scream
Producer(s) Jagz Kooner, the Chemical Brothers
Primal Scream singles chronology
"If They Move, Kill 'Em"
(1998)
"Swastika Eyes"
(1999)
"Kill All Hippies"
(2000)

"Swastika Eyes" (stylised as "SWSTK YS" and also known as "War Pigs") is a song by Scottish rock band Primal Scream, released on 8 November 1999 as the lead single from their sixth studio album XTRMNTR (2000). The attention-grabbing title is an example of the band's confrontational style in this period, although they have stated that the song is an attack on corporations and governments. [2] [3] The song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

The "Swastika Eyes" single has two mixes of the song by the Chemical Brothers and Jagz Kooner respectively. Both mixes were included on the album XTRMNTR . The Spectre Mix by Kooner was listed as Jagz Kooner mix on the album.

Reception

Reviewing a live show from the XTRMNTR tour, Guardian critic Dave Simpson compared the song to the work of D.A.F. [4]

Track listings

12-inch and cassette single
No.TitleLength
1."Swastika Eyes" (Chemical Brothers mix)7:09
2."Swastika Eyes" (Spectre mix)8:10
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Swastika Eyes" (Chemical Brothers mix)7:09
2."Swastika Eyes" (Spectre mix)8:10
3."Swastika Eyes" (edit)4:01
Japanese CD maxi-single
No.TitleLength
1."Swastika Eyes" (Chemical Brothers mix)7:09
2."Swastika Eyes" (David Holmes mix)6:01
3."Swastika Eyes" (Spectre mix)8:10
4."Swastika Eyes" (edit)4:01

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 71
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6] 77
Scotland (OCC) [7] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 22
UK Indie (OCC) [9] 4

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom8 November 1999
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Creation [10]
Japan26 November 1999CD
[11]

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