"Animal Army" is a song by English rock band
Babylon Zoo
Babylon Zoo were an English Rock music, rock band formed in 1992 in Wolverhampton. Their song "Spaceman (Babylon Zoo song), Spaceman" gained considerable exposure through its use in a Levi's jeans television advert in the United Kingdom in late ...
, released in April 1996 as the second single from their first album ''
The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes'' and the follow-up to the band's UK chart-topping debut single "
Spaceman". It was unable to duplicate the success of its predecessor, reaching number 17 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
and falling off the chart after a further week in the top 40. In Australia, "Animal Army" peaked at number 59 in June 1996 and spent six weeks on the
ARIA Singles Chart. In Hungary, the single peaked at number 10.
Reception
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The Daily Telegraph
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It was fo ...
'' called the song a "surging, riff-heavy monster" that "could well give
abylon Zooanother number one". ''
Select'' were critical, writing: "No amount of nudity, drugs or free stuff would help make this low-rent gothic mush any better."
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the b ...
's
Lee Ranaldo
Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer, visual artist and record producer, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (guitar and vocals). In 2004, ''Rolling ...
, a guest reviewer in ''Select'', said that the track "isn't nearly as good as
Spaceman'"
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Track listings
UK CD single
# "Animal Army" (7-inch edit) – 3:58
# "Animal Army" (Arthur Plays with Animals) – 10:47
# "Animal Army" (Babylon Bass mix) – 6:54
# "Animal Army" (Arthur Dubs with Animals) – 10:58
UK 12-inch single
:A1. "Animal Army" (Arthur Plays with Animals) – 10:47
:B1. "Animal Army" (Kiss mix—remixed by Sunrise) – 7:04
:B2. "Animal Army" (Capital mix—touched by the Zupervarians) – 3:47
UK cassette single
# "Animal Army" (7-inch edit) – 3:58
# "Animal Army" (Arthur Plays with Animals) – 10:47
European CD single
# "Animal Army" (7-inch edit) – 3:58
# "Animal Army" (Babylon Bass mix) – 6:54
Australian CD single
Charts
Release history
References
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1996 singles
1996 songs
Babylon Zoo songs
EMI Records singles