"Bullet" is the second single from the debut album ''

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. It is a reworked version of "Bullet for You", a B-side from the previous single " Crank the System". It exceeds the original in quality and bombast. "Bullet" which was co-written by band members, Richard William "DW" Norton, Roderick "Burger" McLeod, and Fetah Sabawi. climbed to No. 45 on the

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. The album and single were produced by

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Background

In mid-1999

toured nationally backing

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, but shortly their bass guitarist, Simon "Si" Durrant left and returned to his home town of Adelaide where he joined a short-lived project, Screwface:13. He was replaced on bass guitar by Andrew Corey Dedman. " Crank the System", which appeared in November 2000, was their first single with Dedman and also their first for the new

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subsidiary label, Pivotal Records. The release included "Bullet for You" as a B-side which was co-written by Richard William "DW" Norton on lead guitar, backing vocals; Roderick "Burger" McLeod on lead vocals; and Fetah Sabawi on synthesisers and samplers. This version was reworked and issued as the album's second single, "Bullet". It peaked at No. 45 on the

. The album and single were produced by

Track listing

AUS CD single SHAGCD7053 # "Bullet (edit) – 3:38 # "Powderburns" – 3:54 # "Stigma" – 4:07 # "Christine" – 4:17 # "Bullet" (album version) – 3:52

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bullet (Superheist Song) Superheist songs 2001 singles 2001 songs