Sound of Drums (song)

"Sound of Drums"
Single by Kula Shaker
from the album Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts
B-side	"Hurry on Sundown (Hari Om Sundown)" "Reflections of Love" "Fairyland" "The One That Got Away" "Smile"
Released	20 April 1998 (1998-04-20)
Length	4:32 (album version) 4:15 (radio edit)
Label	Columbia
Composer(s)	Kula Shaker
Lyricist(s)	Crispian Mills
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin George Drakoulias
Kula Shaker singles chronology
"Hush" (1997) "Sound of Drums" (1998) "Mystical Machine Gun" (1999)
Audio
"Sound of Drums" on YouTube

"Sound of Drums" is a song by English psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker, released as the lead single from their second studio album, Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts (1999). With lyrics by frontman Crispian Mills and music composed by the whole band, the track takes musical inspiration from American rock band the Doors and received production from Rick Rubin and George Drakoulias, as Mills wanted the track to have a more "American" sound than their previous works. "Sound of Drums" was issued as a single on 20 April 1998 and debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart the same month, becoming Kula Shaker's fifth and final top-10 hit in the United Kingdom.