Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja

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“Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja”
“Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja” cover
Single by Lostprophets
from the album Thefakesoundofprogress
Released 26th November 2001 (U.K)
Format CD
Genre Nu metal
Length 2:47
Label Visible Noise
Lostprophets singles chronology
"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja"
(2001)		 "The Fake Sound of Progress"
(2002)

"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" is the debut single from Lostprophets, taken from the album Thefakesoundofprogress. The song's name is derived from the video games Shinobi and Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja. This song was featured on the soundtrack of ATV Offroad Fury 2. The band wrote the song in under an hour. According to frontman Ian Watkins, it is a song about nostalgia for when the band were growing up together in their home town of Pontypridd, South Wales, and was originally inspired by the Shinobi arcade game they used to play at the Park View Café in Pontypridd. Watkins has also said that "They have never done a show without playing this song".

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[edit] Music video

The video for this single is one of few Lostprohets videos actually filmed in the UK. It features the band performing to a crowd of people on the roof of a disused multi storey car park in Edmonton, North London. The video received significant airplay on MTV2.

[edit] Track Listing

[edit] CD 1

  1. "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja"
  2. "Directions"
  3. "The Lesson Part 1"

[edit] CD 2

  1. "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja"
  2. "Still Laughing" live
  3. "Miles Away From Nowhere"

[edit] Vinyl

  1. "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja"
  2. "Miles Away From Nowhere"

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Peak
2001 UK Singles Chart 41
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 33

[edit] External links

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