| "We Don't Play Guitars" | ||||
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| Single by Chicks on Speed | ||||
| from the album 99 Cents | ||||
| Released | October 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Electroclash | |||
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| "We Don't Play Guitars" on YouTube | ||||
"We Don't Play Guitars" is the first single from Chicks on Speed's album 99 Cents and features Peaches. It was placed at #84 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003.
Dan Lett of Pitchfork Media commented that the song "is a gutsy, rambunctious melee that puts mantra before message." [1]
The music video for "We Don't Play Guitars" was directed by Deborah Schamoni [2] costumes by Chicks on Speed and Kathi Glas
"We Don't Play Guitars" was included on the compilation albums FM4 Sound Selection 9 and Now 9 .
| Chart (2003) | Peak Position |
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| UK Singles Chart [5] | 77 |
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