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“Souljacker” by The Eels
“Souljacker” by The Eels appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2001. Its best result is #43 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #325 alternative song of 2001.
"Souljacker Part I" was the only single Eels took from Souljacker, their 2001 album for DreamWorks, and it came out that September with a snarl on its face. Wim Wenders, the German filmmaker, shot the video, with the band playing inside an abandoned prison in what used to be East Berlin, and the song climbed to 30 in the UK.
It has had a busy afterlife on screen, turning up in Hot Fuzz and The Condemned in 2007, Drive Angry in 2011 and the pilot of Showtime's United States of Tara. On stage it has become a fixture: by May 2025 the band had played it more than 350 times, which makes it their third most-performed song.
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 | 43 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001 | 100 |
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