Released ‘Ich Bin Ein Auslander’ single

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PWEI’s political stance became more explicit with the release of the single ” Ich Bin Ein Auslander “. A collaboration with Asian group Fun-Da-Mental , the song contains anti-Nazi lyrics and reached the UK Top 30. A different version of the song later appeared as the opening track on Pop Will Eat Itself’s 1994 album Dos Dedos Mis Amigos . The album peaked at No. 11 in the UK Albums Chart and spawned the final single release of the band’s first era, ” Everything’s Cool “, which became their ninth Top 30 UK hit. The band also collaborated with the Prodigy on the track ” Their Law “, featured on the Prodigy’s breakthrough second album Music for the Jilted Generation . The track’s lyrics are a protest against the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 , which was believed to have criminalised rave culture.