Polícia (song)
| "Polícia" | ||||
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| Single by Titãs | ||||
| from the album Cabeça Dinossauro | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Producer(s) | Liminha, Vitor Farias and Pena Schmidt | |||
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"Polícia" is the fifth single by Titãs, from the album Cabeça Dinossauro, released in 1986. The song, written just after Tony Bellotto and Arnaldo Antunes were arrested for heroin traffic,[1] criticizes the Police. According do Branco Mello, vocalist of the band, the album Cabeça Dinossauro had "much of that disappointment of being arrested and to know you are not a criminal".[1]
The song was covered by Brazilian band Sepultura. It was included on their albums Blood-Rooted (1997), Under a Pale Grey Sky (2002) and also on the Brazilian edition of Chaos A.D.. Originally it was released as b-side on the Territory single, released by Roadrunner records.
"Polícia" was featured in the soundtrack of Elite Squad. A version of the song was used as the opening theme for a Rede Globo TV series called Força-Tarefa.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polícia ("Police") | 2:07 | Toni Bellotto |
