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| Single by the Pixies | ||||
| Released | June 15, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | March 2004 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kim Deal | |||
| Producer(s) | Ben Mumphrey | |||
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"Bam Thwok" is a download-only single by the American alternative rock band the Pixies. Written and sung by bassist Kim Deal, the song was released exclusively through the iTunes Store on June 15, 2004. Upon its release, "Bam Thwok" was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the first release of the UK Download Chart. The song was the band's first recording since Trompe le Monde (1991).
Originally composed for the film Shrek 2, "Bam Thwok" was not selected for the final soundtrack. The song's lyrics display a surrealistic and nonsensical nature typical of the band; Deal's inspiration was a discarded child's art book she found on a New York City street. The song's central theme is "showing goodwill to everyone."