Anti-D (song)

"Anti-D" is a single from indie-rock band: The Wombats. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2011 as a digital download on The Wombats official site, and 10 April on iTunes including three B-sides; "I'm a Robot Like You", "Dear Hamburg" and "Wonderful Distraction". This is the third single from the album This Modern Glitch, following "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" and "Jump Into the Fog". BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe made "Anti-D" his "Hottest Record in the World" on 21 February 2011.

To celebrate Record Store Day, an exclusive "Anti-D" single, with different album art, was released.

Conception

The song, written by vocalist Matthew Murphy, tells the story of his addiction to anti-depressants, which he had been taking to combat his anxiety, which he said made him "a mess". He claims that the main reason he felt he had to come off the pills was the fact that he was gaining weight, which inspires the line "Then there's the extra two stone that's our only guarantee".

Critical reception

John Fernandez of music blog There Goes the Fear gave the song a positive review, saying:

"It's by far their most grown-up single so far; the lyrics are hard hitting, and while I myself may not be able to relate to it easily, I can imagine that it strikes a chord with the audience they are looking for."^[1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Anti-D"	4:41
2.	"I'm a Robot Like You"	3:51
3.	"Dear Hamburg"	3:57
4.	"Wonderful Distraction"	4:19

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[2]	42

References

↑
↑ The Wombats - Anti-D. Chartstats.com. Retrieved October 30, 2011.

https://web.archive.org/web/20110717181425/http://www.thewombats.co.uk:80/news,preorder-antid-now_57.htm

The Wombats

Matthew Murphy Tord Øverland-Knudsen Dan Haggis

Studio albums	A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation (2007) This Modern Glitch (2011) Glitterbug (2015)

Extended Plays	Girls, Boys and Marsupials (2006) The Wombats Go Pop! Pop! Pop! (2007) The Wombats EP (2008) This Acoustic Glitch (2011) Glitterbug B Sides EP (2015)

Singles	"Moving to New York" "Backfire at the Disco" "Kill the Director" "Let's Dance to Joy Division" "Is This Christmas?" "My Circuitboard City" "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" "Jump into the Fog" "Anti-D" "Techno Fan" "Our Perfect Disease" "1996" "Your Body Is a Weapon" "Greek Tragedy" "Give Me a Try" "Be Your Shadow" "Emoticons"

Tours	"Glitterbug Tour 2015"

Related articles	Discography 14th Floor Records Roadrunner Records Bright Antenna

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