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. It was the only single released from their 2001 album ''

Souljacker ''Souljacker'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Eels, first released on September 19, 2001, in Japan and later on March 12, 2002, in the United States. The album reached No.12 on the UK Album Charts "Souljacker Part I" was releas ...

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Music video

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shot a video of the song with the band performing in an abandoned East-Berlin prison in 2001.

Release

"Souljacker Part I" reached number 30 in the

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. It has been performed live the third-most times of any Eels song, at over 350 times as of May 2025. The song is included in the 2007 films ''

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'', the 2011 film ''

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'', and in the pilot episode of the

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Track listings

; CD 1 # "Souljacker Part I" # "I Write the B-Sides" # "

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" # "Souljacker Part I" (video) ; CD 2 # "Souljacker Part I" # "

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" # "My Beloved Monstrosity" # "My Beloved Spider" (hidden track) ; 7" vinyl #"Souljacker part I" #"I Write the B-Sides"

References

External links

* Eels (band) songs 2001 singles Songs written by Mark Oliver Everett Song recordings produced by Mark Oliver Everett 2001 songs DreamWorks Records singles {{2000s-indie-rock-song-stub