"El Capitan" is the second single by American
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band
OPM. The original version was featured on their debut studio album, ''
Menace to Sobriety''. It went on to chart at number 20 on the UK Singles Top 40. It was written about the band's favorite
rum
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. The song was also remixed by Damien Mendis and Stuart Bradbury of SoulChild. It was re-recorded in 2012 for the ''
Heaven Can Wait'' EP.
Music video
Directed by
Spencer Susser
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Originally from California, Susser is the only American member of the Australian filmmaking collective Blue-Tongue Films. His short film ''I Love Sarah Jane'', featuring Mia Was ...
(who also directed the "
Stash Up
"Stash Up" is the third single released by OPM, and the final from the album '' Menace to Sobriety''. It features samples of Jane's Addiction's " Mountain Song", Boss's "I Don't Give a Fuck", Tenor Saw's "Ring The Alarm" and "Gimmie The Loot" pe ...
" video). It shows the band showing up to the aftermath of a massive house party with teens
passed out and
hungover in every room of the house. It shows a woman waking up to puke in a toilet and the explicit version shows a male urinating in a sink at the end of the video.
Formats and track listings
CD maxi
#"El Capitan" (
Soulchild remix) – 3:31
#"El Capitan" (album version) – 3:25
#"Undercover Freak" (007 version) – 3:28
UK CD single, promo
#"El Capitan" (Soulchild radio remix) (clean) – 3:31
CD single, promo
#"El Capitan" (Soulchild remix) (dirty) – 3:31
#"El Capitan" (Soulchild remix) (clean) – 3:31
Charts
References
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2000 songs
2001 singles
Atlantic Records singles
OPM (band) songs