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"Genghis Khan" is a song performed by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow from their third studio album, iii (2016). Written and produced by the band alongside Henrik Jonback, the song was conceived when lead singer Andrew Wyatt felt like a tyrant while in a long-distance relationship, comparing his cruelty to that of Mongolian emperor Genghis Khan.
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales FIN [1]GER [2]JPN [3]Dschinghis Khan: Released: August 1979; Label: Jupiter; Formats: LP, MC Released in Australia as Genghis Khan with English-language versions of some tracks
The band, under their English-language band name Genghis Khan, released a version of the song with English lyrics entitled "Moscow" in Australia in 1980, the year of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. [1] Australia's Channel 7 used the song as the theme to their television coverage of the Moscow Olympics, and the single was issued locally in a die-cut ...
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Genghis Khan [a] (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, [b] was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes , he launched a series of military campaigns , conquering large parts of China and Central Asia .
The song was used as the main song to the group's musical, Dschinghis Khan ~Wa ga Tsurugi, Nessa wo Some yo~ (ジンギスカン～わが剣、熱砂を染めよ～), running through January 2008. [18] The single debuted at number 4 in the Oricon Daily Singles Chart and ranked 5th for the week. [19]
It spent four weeks on the chart in total, and became the band's second entry there following "Genghis Khan". [17] "My Trigger" was met with generally positive reviews from critics. Eight different writers reviewed and rated the song on behalf of PopMatters as part of the magazine's "Singles Going Steady" series. [9]
"Genghis Khan" is a single by hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. The original press, distributed through JMT's Superegular Recordings, was released as a promo in early 2000. [ 1 ] The group's second and former label, Babygrande Records , re-released the single in 2003 with wider distribution. [ 2 ]