Killing Puritans is the 4th studio album by Armand van Helden

Armand Van Helden

Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...

. It was released as CD and as quadruple vinyl.

Controversy

Its cover art prominently featured an African child soldier, prone, and aiming a rifle. The image was controversial enough to prompt calls for a ban. Eventually, UK versions of the album were sold in a plain brown cardboard sleeve that concealed the offending image.

Track listing

1. "Killing Puritans" (Intro) – 2:06 (Armand Van Helden)
2. "Little Black Spiders" (feat. Fiona Marr) – 8:15 (Armand Van Helden/Klaus Meine/Herman Harebell/Rudolph Schenker)
3. "Breakdancers Call" – 6:21 (Armand Van Helden)
4. "House Boxing" (feat. Lord Sear) – 2:05 (Armand Van Helden)
5. "Full Moon" (featuring Common
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   ) – 4:19 (Armand Van Helden/Lonnie Lynn/James Bedford)
6. "Koochy
   Koochy
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   " – 8:07 (Armand Van Helden/Gary Numan
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   )
7. "Watch Your Back" (feat. Herbie Hancock
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    & N'Dea Davenport
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   ) – 8:23 (Bill Summers/Paul Jackson/Mike Clark/Bennie Mauphin/N'Dea Davenport/Trevant Hardson)
8. "Hybridz" (feat. The Mongoloids) – 10:01 (Armand Van Helden/E. Sanchez/Michael Smith)
9. "Flyaway Love" – 9:08 (Armand Van Helden)
10. "Swamp Thang" – 5:49 (Armand Van Helden)
11. "Conscience" (featuring Tekitha
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    )– 9:07(Armand Van Helden/Tekitha Washington)

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak Position
2000	UK Albums Chart	#38
2000	Belgium Albums Chart	#49

Release history

Country	Release Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	May 29, 2000	CD Album	London	8573833195
USA	October 1, 2005	CD Album