"Bullet" is the second single from the debut album ''
The Prize Recruit
''The Prize Recruit'' is the debut full-length album from Australian nu metal band Superheist. It was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne by Superheist and producer Kalju Tonuma and released on 15 April 2001. It peaked at No. 12 on the AR ...
'', by Australian
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group
Superheist
Superheist is an Australian metal band, which formed in 1993. They have released two EPs, thirteen singles, one compilation/live album and four studio albums, two of which, 2001's ''The Prize Recruit'' and 2002's ''Identical Remote Controlled R ...
. It is a reworked version of "Bullet for You", a B-side from the previous single "
Crank the System
"Crank the System" is the lead single by the Australian nu metal band Superheist from their first album ''The Prize Recruit''. It was issued ahead of the album on 27 November 2000 on Shock Records' imprint Pivotal Records. The track was co-writ ...
". It exceeds the original in quality and bombast. "Bullet" which was co-written by band members, Richard William "DW" Norton, Roderick "Burger" McLeod, and Fetah Sabawi. climbed to No. 45 on the
ARIA Singles Chart
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. The album and single were produced by
Kalju Tonuma
Kalju Tonuma is an Australian music producer, songwriter, drummer and performer of Estonian descent. He is one half of the production team MEJU (pronounced "me-you") which he founded with Megan Bernard in 2014. He also manages record label Of ...
Background
In mid-1999
Superheist
Superheist is an Australian metal band, which formed in 1993. They have released two EPs, thirteen singles, one compilation/live album and four studio albums, two of which, 2001's ''The Prize Recruit'' and 2002's ''Identical Remote Controlled R ...
toured nationally backing
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,
but shortly their bass guitarist, Simon "Si" Durrant left and returned to his home town of Adelaide where he joined a short-lived project, Screwface:13. He was replaced on bass guitar by Andrew Corey Dedman.
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Crank the System
"Crank the System" is the lead single by the Australian nu metal band Superheist from their first album ''The Prize Recruit''. It was issued ahead of the album on 27 November 2000 on Shock Records' imprint Pivotal Records. The track was co-writ ...
", which appeared in November 2000, was their first single with Dedman and also their first for the new
Shock Records
Shock Records (now part of Shock Entertainment) is an Australian independent record label.
History
The three founding members had all previously worked in music retail or distribution: Williams for a Melbourne distribution company called "Musi ...
subsidiary label, Pivotal Records.
The release included "Bullet for You" as a B-side which was co-written by Richard William "DW" Norton on lead guitar, backing vocals; Roderick "Burger" McLeod on lead vocals; and Fetah Sabawi on synthesisers and samplers.
This version was reworked and issued as the album's second single, "Bullet". It peaked at No. 45 on the
ARIA Singles Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
.
The album and single were produced by
Kalju Tonuma
Kalju Tonuma is an Australian music producer, songwriter, drummer and performer of Estonian descent. He is one half of the production team MEJU (pronounced "me-you") which he founded with Megan Bernard in 2014. He also manages record label Of ...
.
Track listing
AUS CD single
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# "Bullet (edit) – 3:38
# "Powderburns" – 3:54
# "Stigma" – 4:07
# "Christine" – 4:17
# "Bullet" (album version) – 3:52
Charts
References
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Superheist songs
2001 singles
2001 songs