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from their debut album ''

''. The song samples the second movement of

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's Third Symphony, the ''Symphony of Sorrowful Songs''. The song has been featured in numerous TV shows, movies and video games, including the 2006 ''

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'' episode "

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" and the 1998

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'' I Still Know What You Did Last Summer''. The opening lines were sung by

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's character Satine in the 2001 movie ''

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'' It was also used for the launch trailer for ''

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game '' Tomb Raider: Underworld'' in 2008, and featured prominently in a daydream sequence of the first episode of '' Night and Day'', a 2001 ITV serial drama. The song was also mentioned and featured in an episode of

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'', transmitted on 10th November 2010. The song peaked at No. 30 on the

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. Both tracks "Ear Parcel" and "Lullaby" would later appear on '' Fear of Fours''. A cover of the song by

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was released on 24 November 2017, followed by remixes on 22 December 2017.

Track listing

CD1

# "Górecki" – 6:30 # "Górecki (instrumental)" – 6:00 # "Ear Parcel" – 7:49 # "Lullaby" – 3:35

CD2

# "Górecki" – 6:30 # "Górecki (edit)" – 3:39 # "Trans Fatty Acid ( Kruder & Dorfmeister Session mix)" – 9:00 # "Merge ( Jimpster's Jam mix)" – 5:43

12"

# "Górecki" – 6:30 # "Ear Parcel" – 7:49 # "Trans Fatty Acid (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session mix)" – 9:00

12" single-sided promo

# "Górecki (

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Remix)" – 9:46 Both "Górecki (Global Communication Remix)" and "Trans Fatty Acid (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session mix)" were later included on the "Lamb Remixed" compilation (2005).

References

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