Vlad the Impaler (song)

"Vlad the Impaler"
Single by Kasabian
from the album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
B-side "Fast Fuse (Live At Sheffield Arena)", "Thick As Thieves (Live At Sheffield Arena)"
Released 15 February 2010
Format Digital Download
Genre Electronic Rock, Indie Rock
Length 4:44
Label RCA / Columbia
Writer(s) Sergio Pizzorno
Producer Dan the Automator
Kasabian singles chronology
"Underdog"
(2009)		 "Vlad the Impaler"
(2010)		 "Days Are Forgotten"
(2011)
West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum track listing
  1. "Underdog"
  2. "Where Did All the Love Go?"
  3. "Swarfiga"
  4. "Fast Fuse"
  5. "Take Aim"
  6. "Thick as Thieves"
  7. "West Ryder Silver Bullet"
  8. "Vlad the Impaler"
  9. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Roll the Dice"
  10. "Secret Alphabets"
  11. "Fire"
  12. "Happiness"

"Vlad the Impaler" is the eighth song of Kasabian's album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum. It was released as a free download with an accompanying music video in March 2009. It was released as a single physically on 15 February 2010.

The lyric "Joker, meet you on the other side" is a tribute to the late Dark Knight actor Heath Ledger.[1] Often when performed live Tom Meighan changes this line to "Heath Ledger, meet you on the other side."

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Vlad The Impaler" - 4:41
  2. "Fast Fuse (Live At Sheffield Arena)" - 5:22
  1. "Vlad The Impaler" - 4:41
  2. "Fast Fuse (Live At Sheffield Arena)" - 5:22
  3. "Thick As Thieves (Live At Sheffield Arena)" - 3:18

Music video

The initial video featured English comedian Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh acting as a vampire killer (Vlad the Impaler being the real name of the original Count Dracula) who goes on a wild killing spree killing two tennis players, a girl on a camping trip and a couple. this video was popular and received over two million views on you tube. A second music video was released in February 2010 and is live footage from their gig in Dublin in November of the previous year.

Chart performance

It is the band's lowest charting single to date, peaking at #114 on the UK Singles Chart. despite this the song received radio play time and is one of the bands most popular songs.

References

  1. ^ Vlad The Impaler Songfacts

External links

Kasabian singles
Kasabian
"Processed Beats"  • "Reason Is Treason"  • "Club Foot"  • "L.S.F."  • "Cutt Off"
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West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
"Fire"  • "Where Did All the Love Go?"  • "Underdog"  • "Vlad the Impaler"
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