Bam Thwok

"Bam Thwok"
Single by the Pixies
Released	June 15, 2004 (2004-06-15)
Recorded	March 2004
Studio	Stagg Street, Los Angeles Sound City, Van Nuys, California (mixing)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	2:35
Songwriter(s)	Kim Deal
Producer(s)	Ben Mumphrey
Pixies singles chronology
"Debaser" (1997) "Bam Thwok" (2004) "Bagboy" (2013)
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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."