Club Foot (song)

"Club Foot"
Single by Kasabian
from the album Kasabian
B-side	"Trash Can", "Sand Clit"
Released	17 May 2004
Format	CD, 10"
Recorded	2004
Genre	Indie rock Electronica Psychedelic rock
Length	3:34
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jim Abbiss, Kasabian
Kasabian singles chronology
"Reason Is Treason" (2004) "Club Foot" (2004) "L.S.F." (2004)

"Club Foot" is a song by English indie rock band Kasabian, featured on their 2004 debut album Kasabian. It was released on 17 May 2004 in the UK. This song is dedicated to Czech student Jan Palach, who committed suicide in political protest by self-immolation. The video also references to the Soviet government's intervention in Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in a transparency showing Hungarian text (Szabad Európa Rádió) which translates as "Independent Europe Radio".

In October 2011, NME placed it at number 108 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".^[1]

Appearances

The song has been used in various movie, television, video game and other productions, including some of those below: -

• Video game: Trailer and introduction to Tony Hawk's Project 8
• Video game: Introduction to Pro Evolution Soccer 5
• Video game: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
• Video game: Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
• Video game: Juiced
• Video game: SingStar Rocks!
• Video game: Introduction to WRC: Rally Evolved
• Television: Football on Sky Sports
• Television: Theme music for The Take, an East-End gangster miniseries starring Tom Hardy
• Television: Season three finale of Numb3rs
• Television: Introduction to season four episode of Smallville titled "Lucy"
• Television: Twice used on the BBC motoring programme Top Gear
• Television: Season one, Episode 13, of Criminal Minds
• Movie: Goal!
• Movie: The Guardian starring Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner
• Movie: The Boys Are Back starring Clive Owen
• Movie: Doomsday directed by Neil Marshall
• Movie Trailer: Green Street
• Movie Trailer: District 13 starring David Belle
• Movie Trailer: Serenity
• Football: Used by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium as player entrance song.
• Football: Remixed version used by Aston Villa at Villa Park as player entrance song.
• Soundtrack: Tony Hawk's Project 8
• Miscellaneous: As music video on a "Sampler" UMD disk included in the value pack of the Sony PlayStation Portable system at its initial launch.

Track listing

CD

• PARADISE08

1. Club Foot.

Reissue

"Club Foot (re-release)"
Single by Kasabian
from the album Kasabian
Released	March 2005
Format	Maxi CD, Mini CD, 10"
Recorded	2004
Genre	Indie rock Electronica
Length	2:51
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jim Abbiss, Kasabian
Kasabian singles chronology
"Cutt Off" (2005) "Club Foot (re-release)" (2005) "Empire" (2006)

"Club Foot" is a reissued single from Kasabian. The single entered the UK Chart at #21. The Maxi CD contains two new B-sides and a remix of "Club Foot", while the 2-track CD contains a live version of non-album track "55".

Track listing

Maxi CD

• PARADISE30

1. Club Foot – 2:51
2. The Duke – 3:35
3. Bang – 3:05
4. Club Foot (Jimmy Douglass Remix) – 3:21
5. CD-rom with Club Foot promo video + Club Foot Live @ Brixton Academy video

Mini CD

• PARADISE29

1. Club Foot – 2:51
2. 55 (Live @ Brixton Academy) – 4:23

10" Vinyl

• PARADISE31

1. Club Foot – 2:51
2. 55 (Live @ Brixton Academy) – 4:23
3. Club Foot (Jimmy Douglass Remix) – 3:21

Australian EP

• 82876659622

1. Club Foot – 2:51
2. Reason Is Treason – 3:44
3. Trash Can – 2:53

[Notes: Red Digipak]

References

1. ^ http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/5

External links

• View "Club Foot" music video (Type "Club Foot" into the box underneath the player)