Released 2000 "Kill All Hippies"
(2000) "Accelerator"
(2003) | Label Creation | |
Genre Electronic rock, Dance rock Writer(s) Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Marco Nelson and writer unknown | ||
"Kill All Hippies" is the second single of Primal Scream's album XTRMNTR, and the album's first track. The song has an aggressive, electronically processed sound similar to others on the album, with heavy use of sampled drum loops and distorted guitar.
The title is a quote from the 1980 film Out of the Blue, and the song begins with a sample of the line and other quotes from the film spoken by actress Linda Manz.
Several mixes were released, featuring different introductions and transition passages, such as different lengths of sample of Manz's voice at the beginning.
Reviewing a live show from the XTRMNTR tour, Guardian critic Dave Simpson compared the song to the work of D.A.F.
Music video
A video for the song was directed by Julian Gibbs and Julian House, inspired by House's cover art for the album. It features fragmented footage of approaching war, aggression and combat, such as riot police, vintage military aircraft and hockey players, superimposed on backgrounds of intense blue and orange colour washes, with no faces visible. Several versions were made for different mixes of the album.