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Track listing

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Singles

Horndog

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player introduction video for the 2007–2008 season. The track was also used in the trailer for the 2004 film '' Walking Tall''. The track was also used in the 2004 film '' Eurotrip''.

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' 2003 video game '' Need for Speed: Underground''. A remixed version is featured on '' The Animatrix: The Album''.

Personnel

* Robert George Howes – producer, engineering, mixing, additional instrumentation, artwork * Dave Creffield – producer, engineering, mixing, string arrangements * Zak Speakerwheezel – vocals on ''Slayed'' and ''Stompbox'' * Chris Live – vocals on ''Velocity Shift'', ''Doomsday'' and ''Basstrap'' * Nick Life – vocals on ''Horndog'' * Sandra Pehrsson – vocals on ''Meteorology'' * Andrew Montgomery – vocals on ''Aquaplane'' * Rachael Gray – vocals on ''Sparks'' * Jakk Frost – rap on ''Never'' * Vicky – vocals on ''Never'' * Ricky Wilson – mofo's on ''Never'' *

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– spoken word on ''Heligoland'' * Ruth Boswell – cello on ''Meteorology'', ''Never'' and ''Heligoland'' * Rebekah Allan – violin on ''Meteorology'', ''Never'' and ''Heligoland'' * Alice Laing – violin on ''Never'' * Emesto Estruch – violin on ''Meteorology'' and ''Heligoland'' * Michael Whittaker – viola on ''Never'' * Paul Jones – piano on ''Meteorology'' and ''Sparks'' * Chris Blair – mastering * Wally – artwork, photography * Geoff Johnston – artwork * Jill Strong – photography

Charts

References

External links

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