"Jonny Sniper" was the third physical single, and fourth overall, by

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and the third single to be released from their debut album ''

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''. The band have referred to the single as a "double a-side", possibly due to the positive response to "Kickin' Back on the Surface of Your Cheek", the b-side from the previous single.

Track listing

*CD #"Jonny Sniper" - 4:02 #"Acid Nation" - 3:12 #"Sorry You’re Not A Winner" (Live From

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Session) - 4:23 *7" vinyl #"Jonny Sniper" - 4:02 #"Acid Nation" - 3:12 * Digital download (7digital and

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) #"Jonny Sniper" - 4:02 #"Acid Nation" - 3:12 #"Sorry You’re Not A Winner" (Live From

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Music video

The video premiered on MTV2 Europe (now

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) on Monday, May 21, 2007. It shows the band going up from a platform to pick up their instruments and play. The video also features special effects throughout the video. At the end, the band's old tour van, dubbed by fans as "The Shikari

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", is blown up by

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Meaning

"Jonny Sniper" is described by Rou in the March 10th issue of ''

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'' saying this of the song "It's about people having no respect for the earth. The lyrics are about the earth crying out, telling us to behave". This is similar to the description given for the song "No Sssweat" by the band at live shows. They were present in other areas as well when a demo version of the track, less produced, with different lyrics and a slightly different structure, was featured on Enter Shikari's third demo EP 'Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour'. The band has claimed that "Johnny Sniper" is the name of the comic figure that appeared in their

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lessons. Furthermore, during many gigs on their 2007

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, promotional Jonny Sniper

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s were handed out.

Reception

The B-side "Acid Nation" was first aired on

on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at 8:07 PM. The song was available free on

as part of the "Free Single Saturday" campaign. The popular music magazine

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dubbed the single "The worst single ever made by anybody ever", which Chris Batten mocked during the secret

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Radio Theatre gig, and again by using the quote to introduce the song at the

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2007.

Chart performance

Personnel

;Enter Shikari *

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- vocals, piano, electronics * Chris Batten - bass, backing vocals *

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- guitar, backing vocals *

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- drums ;Production *Enter Shikari - producer *John Mitchell - recording *Ben Humphreys - recording *Martin Giles - mastering *Keaton Henson - illustration, design

References

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