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. There are several different versions of this release, and some of them had a DVD included with the album, called ''Fang Visual'', the most complete of which is the Australian release.

Track listing

US release

#"Sweet n Sour" - 3:15 #"She Said" - 4:17 #"Money Rock'n'Roll" - 3:01 #"Killer Wolf" - 4:34 #"The Midnight Creep" - 3:47 #"Hold On" - 4:54 #"Down in the Beast" - 4:26 #"Shakin' Rock'n'Roll Tonight" - 2:52 #"Over and Over" - 3:50 #"Mother Nature" - 4:30 #"Mean Heart" - 4:26 #"Point of View" - 4:28

AU release

CD1: #"Sweet n Sour" #"She Said" #"Money Rock'n'Roll" #"Killer Wolf" #"Tore Up & Broke" #"Hold On" #"Down in the Beast" #"Shakin' Rock'n'Roll Tonight" #"The Midnight Creep" #"Over And Over" #"Mother Nature" #"Mean Heart" CD2: #"Point of View" #"Do Ya Wanna Get It?" #"Maureen" #"Alex" #"Over And Over" (Techno Animal Mix) #"Money Rock'n'Roll" (Sub Species Mix) #"Over And Over" (Barry Adamson Mix) VIDEOS: #"She Said" (Directors Cut) #"She Said" (Live at 100 Club) #"Sweet & Sour" #"Point of View" (Live at Brixton) #"Shakin' Rock'n'Roll Tonight" (Live at Brixton)

JP release

#"Sweet N Sour" #"She Said" #"Money Rock 'N' Roll" #"Ghetto Mom" #"Alex" #"Hold On" #"Over And Over" #"Then Again I Will" #"Down In The Beast" #"Shakin' Rock 'N' Roll Tonight" #"The Midnight Creep" #"Like A Bat" #"Killer Wolf" #"Mean Heart"

Fang Visual

#"She Said" (Video - Sigismondi) #"Sweet n Sour" (Video) #a. "Calvin" (Live) / b. "Mean Heart" (Live) / c. "Sweet n Sour" (Live) #a. "2Kindsa Love" (Live) / b. "Flavor" (Live) / c. "Attack" (Live) #TV Appearance (InfoPlus) #a. "Point of View" (Live) / b. Down in the Beast (Live) #Jon Spencer Interview #Studio Footage, NYC #"Bellbottoms" (Live) #"She Said" (Video - 100 Club) #"Talk About The Blues" (Live)

References

External links

MP3 Track Downloads at Amazon
2002 albums Jon Spencer Blues Explosion albums Matador Records albums {{2000s-punk-album-stub