Bloodsport (album)

Bloodsport
Studio album by Sneaker Pimps
Released January 22, 2002
Genre Post-punk, art rock, gothic rock
Length 60:38
Label Tommy Boy
Producer Jim Abbiss
Sneaker Pimps chronology
Splinter
(1999)		 Bloodsport
(2002)
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Bloodsport is the third album by Sneaker Pimps. It was released on January 22, 2002. The album was released on CD as well as a double red vinyl LP set.[1]

Despite failing to chart in the UK, it made the Austrian top 75 album chart at #68.[2] Lead single "Sick" charted only at #100 on the UK singles chart.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Kiro TV"3:45
2."Sick"4:15
3."Small Town Witch"4:48
4."Black Sheep"4:01
5."Loretta Young Silks"5:58
6."M'aidez"5:12
7."The Fuel"4:51
8."Bloodsport"5:24
9."Think Harder"4:44
10."Blue Movie"4:08
11."Grazes"6:44
12."After Every Party I Die" (Japanese release only)6:48

Singles and B-Sides

  • The CD single "Loretta Young Silks" contains the b-side "Miami Counting".
  • The CD single "Sick" and the Japanese edition of Bloodsport contain a track called "After Every Party I Die", which was later re-recorded by Chris Corner's side project IAMX and released on their album The Alternative.
  • The 12 inch single of Bloodsport contained the b-side "O-Type". An alternative version of this track has circulated online.

Samples

  • "Kiro TV"'s opening synth riff is sample variation from the Ultravox! song "ROckWrok".
  • "Small Town Witch" samples "Nightclubbing" by Iggy Pop.
  • "Loretta Young Silks" samples Bill Withers' "I Wish You Well".
  • "The Fuel" samples "Following Kirwell" and "Irina's Chase" from the original Gorky Park film O.S.T.
  • "Bloodsport" samples "Tar" by Visage.
  • "Blue Movie" samples "Canaan's Land" (traditional) by The Keynotes.

References

  1. ↑ "Discogs: Bloodsport".
  2. ↑ "Austrian Charts".
  3. ↑ "UK Official Charts".


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