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Iggy, who also\u00a0worked with the Japanese on\u00a0How The Cookie Crumbles<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span>, says the song is about ‘feeling alone, sexually vulnerable and a little bit angry ….and a little bit horny’ on a<\/span> brightly-lit\u00a0Shinjuku <\/strong>street.<\/p>\n He goes on to explain how he was attracted to Hotei’s sense of space and drama in an interview clip here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n For his part, Hotei described the session with Pop as ‘amongst the most creative and productive time I had in my 35-year career’.<\/p>\n A superstar in his homeland, Tomoyasu\u00a0Hotei<\/strong> is best known in the west for his song\u00a0Battle Without Honor or Humanity<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from the soundtrack to\u00a0Quentin Tarantino\u2019s\u00a0Kill<\/em> Bill<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Besides Iggy,\u00a0Strangers <\/em>features contributions\u00a0from\u00a0Rammstein<\/strong>\u2019s Richard Z. Kruspe<\/strong>, Bullet For My Valentine<\/strong>\u2019s Matt Tuck<\/strong>, Noko<\/strong> from UK electronic pioneers Apollo 440<\/strong>, and Texan singer Shea Sege.<\/strong><\/p>\n Pop meanwhile is still basking in the success of his Josh<\/strong>\u00a0Homme <\/strong>collaboration\u00a0Post Pop Depression\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>reviewed by EP here<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Gimme Danger<\/strong><\/em>, a Jim Jarmusch\u00a0<\/strong>documentary chronicling the story of Iggy and\u00a0The Stooges\u00a0<\/strong>is currently on release\u00a0in UK cinemas. Watch the trailer on this link<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n