"Kowalski" is a song by the band Primal Scream

Primal Scream

Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...

. It was released as a single

Single (music)

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 on May 5, 1997, and is the first to be released from the band's fifth album Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point (album)

Vanishing Point is a 1997 album by Primal Scream. It is named after and inspired by the 1971 film Vanishing Point, especially the song "Kowalski", which is meant to be an alternative soundtrack to the movie...

. The single went to number 8 on the UK charts.

Author Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh is a contemporary Scottish novelist, best known for his novel Trainspotting. His work is characterised by raw Scottish dialect, and brutal depiction of the realities of Edinburgh life...

 scripted the video for the album's first single, "Kowalski" and was directed by Steve Hanft. The video features a Dodge Challenger

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 being stolen by Kate Moss

Kate Moss

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 and Devon Aoki

Devon Aoki

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 who then track down and beat up the band. The band's lead singer, Bobby Gillespie

Bobby Gillespie

Robert Bernard Andrew "Bobby" Gillespie is a Scottish musician. He is the lead singer and founding member of the alternative rock band, Primal Scream. He was also the drummer for The Jesus and Mary Chain in the mid-1980s.- Early life :Born and raised in the south side district of Mount Florida in...

 described the video as "a cross between Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill! and The Sweeney

The Sweeney

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."

Track listing

12"

1. "Kowalski"
2. "Kowalski" (Automator Mix)

CD

1. "Kowalski"
2. "Know Your Rights
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   " (Written by Joe Strummer
   Joe Strummer
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    and Mick Jones
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   )
3. "96 Tears
   96 Tears
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   " (Question Mark & the Mysterians)
4. "Kowalski" (Automator Mix)

CD5

1. "Kowalski" (Edit)
2. "Kowalski"
3. "Know Your Rights"
4. "96 Tears"
5. "Kowalski" (Adrian Sherwood Dub)

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	8