"Battery Check" is a song by the Swedish punk rock band

Millencolin Millencolin is a Swedish punk rock band that was formed on 12 October 1992 by Nikola Šarčević, Mathias Färm, and Erik Ohlsson in Örebro, Sweden. In early 1993, drummer Fredrik Larzon joined the band. The name Millencolin is derived from t ...

from the album '' Home from Home''. It was released as a single on 3 July 2003 by

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in two versions: One with the album version of "Battery Check", sung in English, as the lead track, and the other with a Swedish language version entitled "E20 Norr" as the lead track. This version was named after E20 Norr, a northern part of the

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which runs through the band's home town in Sweden. Both versions of the single include the alternate language version as the second track, and both also include the

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song "Bowmore" from the album's recording sessions. An accompanying music video was also filmed and released in both languages, with the English version titled "Battery Check" and the Swedish version titled "E20 Norr". Both versions of the song and the music video are identical except for the language used.

Track listing

#"Battery Check" #"E20 Norr" #"Bowmore" *"Battery Check" and "E20 Norr" are reversed on the "E20 Norr" version of the single.

Personnel

Millencolin

Nikola Sarcevic Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Monteneg ...

- lead vocals, bass * Erik Ohlsson - guitar *

Mathias Färm Mathias Färm (born September 9, 1974, in Örebro, Sweden) is a guitar player, best known as a member of the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin. He is also the frontman of a punk band named Franky Lee, a side-project of Millencolin. He started ...

- guitar *

Fredrik Larzon Fredrik Larzon (born April 25, 1973) is the drummer of the Swedish punk band Millencolin. He was born and lives in Örebro, Sweden. He runs another project named Kvoteringen. Before joining Millencolin in 1993, Larzon was a member of the band Ku ...

- drums Millencolin songs 2003 singles 2002 songs Burning Heart Records singles Songs written by Mathias Färm Songs written by Nikola Šarčević Songs written by Fredrik Larzon Songs written by Erik Ohlsson (musician) {{Punk-song-stub