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Spybreak!

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"Spybreak!"
Single by Propellerheads
from the album Decksandrumsandrockandroll
Released1997 (1997)
GenreBig beat
Length4:04 (Short One)
6:58 (Long One)
LabelWall of Sound
Composer(s)Alex Gifford
Propellerheads singles chronology
"Take California"
(1996)
"Spybreak!"
(1997)
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
(1997)

"Spybreak!" is a 1997 single by the British big beat group Propellerheads from their album, Decksandrumsandrockandroll.

There are two versions of this song, called "Spybreak! (Long One)" and "Spybreak! (Short One)". The former is approximately three minutes longer than the latter.

Usage in media

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The "Short One" version of the song appears in the film The Matrix during the lobby shootout sequence, and was included on the film's soundtrack. This song was also in the 1997 film, Playing God, the 1999 film, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and in the TV series Malcolm in the Middle, Third Watch, and Spaced.

"Spybreak!" was featured in The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Tree Hugger", played while Bart, wearing ninja clothes, posts a Thai restaurant's menus throughout Springfield, as well as during the end credits.

The song was used as backdrop music on the Marvel Comic Heroes at Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, Florida. It was used for the games in the 71st season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines.

Track listing

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  • CD single 1
  1. "Spybreak!" (Short One) – 4:04
  2. "Clang" – 5:27
  3. "Velvet Pants" – 5:43
  4. "Spybreak!" (Long One) – 6:58
  • CD single 2
  1. "Spybreak!" (Short One) – 4:04
  2. "Props Got Mo' Skills" – 2:38
  3. "Take California" – 7:28
  4. "Bring Us Together" (Long One) – 6:32