"Lakini's Juice" is a song by

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, which was released as the first single from their

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album, '' Secret Samadhi''. The song opens with abrasive staccato guitar and features an orchestra towards the end. There is a constant

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running throughout the track. The B-side track "Supernatural" is a live recording, made at "The Academy" in

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on November 19, 1994; although this particular version was previously unreleased, a different performance of the same song, from the band's appearance on ''

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'', previously appeared on the

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tribute album '' Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation'' in 1996. "Lakini's Juice" was not released as a single in the United States, but it reached number 35 on the ''

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chart, number one on the ''Billboard''

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chart and number two on the

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chart. The song also reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart, the band's highest UK chart position, and became a top-forty hit in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The

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for the song was directed by Gavin Bowden."Live - Lakinis Juice"
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Track listings

All songs were written by Live except "Supernatural", written by

. European CD single # "Lakini's Juice" – 5:02 # "Pain Lies on the Riverside" (club mix) – 6:01 # "

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" (acoustic) – 3:38 European limited-edition 7-inch single :''Individually numbered and pressed on silver vinyl'' # "Lakini's Juice" – 5:02 # "Supernatural" (live) – 3:26 Netherlands CD single # "Lakini's Juice" – 5:01 # "White, Discussion" (Sam Sever remix) – 4:23 Australian single # "Lakini's Juice" – 5:02 # "White, Discussion" (Sam Sever remix) – 4:23 # "Supernatural" (live) – 3:26

Charts

Weekly charts

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Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control Live (band) songs 1997 singles 1997 songs Radioactive Records singles Songs written by Ed Kowalczyk