"We Want Your Soul" is a song by British DJ and

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; the song made the top 40 charts in several countries, and resulted in an award-winning

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. It is the first song to which Freeland wrote the

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/ref> he describes it as being "about the destructive side of consumer culture".
by Jack Foley; at Indie London; published 2003; retrieved February 8, 2016 Rather than being sung, the song's verses are spoken by a

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; the song also features a sample of

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. The song has been remixed by drum and bass duo

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, electronic band Product.01 and Australian dance trio

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. Freeland later reported that the

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sought to license ''We Want Your Soul'' for use in an advertising campaign, which he refused. Austrian

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duo

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created a remix of the song. It was originally released in 2011 through the duo's

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profile before being including in their 2014 debut album '' Netzwerk''.We Want Your Soul (Klangkarussell Remix) by Klangkarussell
on

The track was also used with a new video introduction to open the main stages at Boomtown Festival 2017.

Track listings

CD single # We Want Your Soul (Radio Edit) – 3:00 # We Want Your Soul (Product 01 Remix) – 4:46 # We Want Your Soul (Infusion Remix) – 6:16 # We Want Your Soul (Ed Rush & Optical Remix) - 5:50 12" single # We Want Your Soul (Club Mix) # We Want Your Soul (Acapella) # We Want Your Soul (Lock Grooves) Remix 12" # We Want Your Soul (Ed Rush & Optical Remix) # We Want Your Soul (Infusion Remix)

References

External links

* 2003 singles Songs about consumerism {{2000s-electronic-song-stub