"Starpower" was the first and only single from Sonic Youth's album EVOL. It was released in July 1986 on SST Records. Tracklisting · "Starpower" (edit) - 2:50 · "Bubblegum" (Kim Fowley) - 2:45 · "Expressway to yr Skull" (edit) - 4:30 Both versions of "Starpower" and "Expressway to yr Skull" are edits. Mike Watt plays bass on "Bubblegum", a Kim Fowley cover which was also the bonus track on the EVOL CD. Only the 7" version features the first two songs, all other releases have all three. Trivia · Though Kim sings the studio version, the lyrics were written by Thurston and he sings on all live versions. · First pressing of 7" included EVOL poster + pendant. · 10" issued on various colors of vinyl, including grey & purple. · A live version of this song has Thurston referring to it as "Watt Power" - ref