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composed by John Murphy, for the 2002 film of the same name. It was released in CD format on the 17 June 2003 additionally including tracks from

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, which also featured in the film. The second movement of " East Hastings" by the Canadian

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, albeit condensed, appeared in the film but not on the soundtrack album because the rights for the song could not be obtained.

Track listing

All tracks performed by John Murphy unless otherwise stated. Tracks 22 and 23 appear on the U.S. release only.

Reception and single releases

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''. It is also featured in a climactic torture and fight scene in 2010's '' Kick-Ass'' and throughout the sequel '' Kick-Ass 2'', and in a trailer for the post-apocalyptic videogame ''

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'' and appeared again in the

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trailer, which is another game in the franchise. The

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used the track in a number of their television programmes in July 2011. It was used in tense or large scale moments in ''

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'' and ''Richard Hammond's Journey To...''. The song was covered by British

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band The Rotted on their album ''Get Dead or Die Trying'', and indie developer James Silva for the

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game '' The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile'', in a ''

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'' style mini-game segment where the protagonists play guitar solos. It was used in the trailer of

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. This iteration was included in one of the game's soundtracks when released for free on the developer's

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site, where it was dubbed "Iffenhaus – In a Heartbeat (John Murphy Homage)". An unofficial arrangement of it was used in the final scene of the first episode of the

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used the song on the first CD of their 2008 live album ''

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'' as an intro. It has also been featured in a Strongbow cider advert on British television. A trance remix was also produced by the Irish duo Tucandeo in 2013. "Season Song", a song performed by British band

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) remix by

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References

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