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“Bombshell” by Powerman 5000
From the album Anyone for Doomsday? (2001)
“Bombshell” by Powerman 5000 appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2001. It was first released in 2001 on the album Anyone for Doomsday?. Its best result is #98 on the WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #391 alternative song of 2001.
Powerman 5000 cut "Bombshell" for Anyone for Doomsday? in 2001, with Terry Date producing alongside the band and Andy Wallace on the mix, and it detonates about the way the title promises. Spider One wrote the words, and he said Mike Tempesta, with a more direct hand than on Tonight the Stars Revolt!, gave both the song and the album a much harder, more aggressive edge.
The Brothers Strause directed the video, which DreamWorks sent out in 2001: the band's lineup of the day plays in the desert under bombing from the air before giant robots come crashing into a city. It found a second life on screen, from the soundtrack to Evolution to Freddy vs. Jason, WWF Tough Enough and the video game Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder, and the band cut it again as a bonus track on 2024's Abandon Ship.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 98 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 117 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 | 191 |
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