"Crank the System" | ||||
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Single by Superheist | ||||
from the album The Prize Recruit | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 27 November 2000 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Genre | Nu metal, rap metal | |||
Length | 3:51 | |||
Label | Pivotal/Shock | |||
Songwriter(s) | Richard William Norton, Roderick McLeod, Sean Robert P Pentecost, Fetah Sabawi, Andrew Corey Dedman | |||
Producer(s) | Kalju Tonuma | |||
Superheist singles chronology | ||||
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"Crank the System" is the lead single by the Australian nu metal band Superheist from their first album The Prize Recruit. It was issued ahead of the album on 27 November 2000 on Shock Records' imprint Pivotal Records. The track was co-written by all five Superheist members and peaked at No. 45 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The album and single were produced by Kalju Tonuma.
The B-side includes a grindcore version of the main song, then "Two Faced", "Pulse", "Move the Fuck Around" and "Bullet for You" – an early demo of the next single from the album. This song was later reworked into "Bullet".