Song · Lostprophets
“Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja” by Lostprophets
From the album The Fake Sound of Progress (2000)
“Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja” by Lostprophets appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations in 2002. It was first released in 2000 on the album The Fake Sound of Progress. Its best result is #67 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #160 alternative song of 2002.
"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" fired the opening shot for The Fake Sound of Progress, the 2000 debut from Welsh rock band Lostprophets, going out as the album's first single in 2001 on Visible Noise and Columbia. The band knocked it out in under an hour, and it's a wistful look back at growing up together in Pontypridd, South Wales: frontman Ian Watkins traced it to the Shinobi arcade game the band played at the Park View Café, and the title splices two old video games, Shinobi and Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja.
Dan Sprigg produced, recorded and mixed it. It was the only single from the album to get onto the Billboard charts, reaching 33 on Modern Rock Tracks, and it got to 41 in Britain. The band kept it in the set right up until they split in 2013.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 90 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 | 92 |
| 2002 | 80 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2002 | 106 |
| 2002 | 67 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 | 224 |
| 2002 | 85 | Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT | WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002 | 104 |
| 2002 | 79 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002 | 103 |
Also listed as: Shinobi Vs. Dragon Ninja.
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