"Thou Shalt Always Kill" is a 2007 song by Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip

Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip

dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip are a hip-hop duo, combining electronic beats with sung, spoken, and rapped lyrics. The pair are Daniel Stephens , and David Peter Meads...

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The song comprises an electronic dance beat with the vocals taking the form of a satirical rant at aspects of modern British culture. The pivotal message is to "think for yourselves" rather than to follow current trends or get caught up in hype. The artists claim that the title, and final line of the song, refer to 'killing' as performing excellently in the Hip Hop vernacular.

The song was named NME

NME

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s track of the week in an April 2007 issue, despite the lyric "thou shalt not read NME" appearing in the song.

The track was released for digital download on 2 April 2007 followed by 7" vinyl on 16 April, reaching #30 in the UK charts. It entered and peaked at #34 in the official UK singles chart. The stand-alone download of Angles reached position #193 on the official UK Top 200

UK Singles Chart

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The song was re-released in 2009 with additional vocals by Pos Plug Won (Posdnous) of De La Soul

De La Soul

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Track listing

• Ltd edition 7" vinyl

1. Thou Shalt Always Kill
2. "Repetitive generic music" (locked groove)
3. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Knifehandchop rmx)

• Australian CD single

1. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Radio Edit)
2. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Chris Fraser Remix Edit)
3. Thou Shalt Always Kill JFKK (Jono Fernandez & Kid Kenobi Remix)
4. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Stafford Brothers Remix)
5. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Chris Fraser Remix)
6. Thou Shalt Always Kill (The Heat Remix)
7. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Rhysmix Remix)
8. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Original)

• Digital Download

1. Thou Shalt Always Kill
2. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Knifehandchop rmx)
3. Angles

Re-release track listing

• Ltd edition 7" vinyl

1. Thou Shalt Always Kill (De La Edit) Feat. Posdnous of De La Soul
2. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Original Demo)

• Ltd edition 12" vinyl

1. Thou Shalt Always Kill (K-Tee & Friction Remix) Feat. Posdnous of De La Soul

• Digital Download

1. Thou Shalt Always Kill (De La Edit) Feat. Posdnous of De La Soul
2. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Drop the Lime Remix) Feat. Posdnous of De La Soul
3. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Sunday Best Dub) Feat. Posdnous of De La Soul
4. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Losers Remix) Feat. Posdnous of De La Soul
5. Thou Shalt Always Kill (K-Tee & Friction Remix) Feat. Posdnous of De La Soul
6. Thou Shalt Always Kill (Original Demo)

Trivia

The "Just a Band" section from this song has been used by UK Indie/Art Pop group Art Brut in their live sets.
During Fat Boy Slim's set at Rockness Festival 2010, the final line of the "Just a Band" section of the song was replaced with "Fat Boy Slim; Just a Band" instead of the usual "The next big thing; Just a Band."

External links

• Video on YouTube
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• SiouxWIRE - Scroobius Pip Interview
• Animated Thou Shalt Always Kill Music Video by littlenobody
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