Club Foot (song)

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"Club Foot"

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

Kasabian's first full release "Club Foot" was released on the 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 appears to make little sense, as a discarded portrait of Nicolae Ceauşescu is clearly shown, despite the fact that the video is clearly about the Soviet government's intervention in Czechoslovakia following the Prague Spring, as is shown by its dedication to Palach. This song could be heard in the trailer and introduction to the video game Tony Hawk's Project 8 (and later reappeared on its soundtrack and as its intro music), in the introduction to Pro Evolution Soccer 5, and in the game Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition. This song was also on the film GOAL! and also in Jekyl and Hyde . The song is also in the introduction to WRC: Rally Evolved