Infra-Red (song)
| "Infra-Red" | ||||
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| Single by Placebo | ||||
| from the album Meds | ||||
| Released | 19 June 2006 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Writer(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Dimitri Tikovoi | |||
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"Infra-Red" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo, released on 19 June 2006 as the third single from their fifth studio album Meds.
Content
The words "beggar's banquet", featured in its lyrics, references the Rolling Stones' album of the same name.
The cover art is a blurred picture of bassist Stefan Olsdal.
Music video
The music video features businessmen apparently conspiring against the public. They observe a computer disk containing a graphic of a DNA molecule with a hazardous ligand. Meanwhile, a group of ants interfere with their computer equipment. A character, identified as a corporate executive president, gives a press conference with the help of a computerized prompter, but the ants' interference causes the prompter to say "I lied to you. We are the enemy", which the president reads.[1]
Release
The song peaked at number 42 in the UK,[2] number 35 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 91 in Germany.
It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. A live version of the song is available on the Live at La Cigale EP.
Track listing
- 7"
- "Infra-Red"
- "Infra-Red (Call the Ambulance Remix)"
- CD
- "Infra-Red"
- "Infra-Red (Hotel Persona Remix)"
- Maxi CD
- "Infra-Red"
- "Infra-Red (The Waltmann Remix)"
- "Song to Say Goodbye (River & Tears Remix)"
- DVD single
- "Infra-Red" (video)
- "Song to Say Goodbye (Extended Video)"
- Behind the scenes footage and interviews from the "Infra-Red" video shoot
- "Song to Say Goodbye (River & Tears Remix)"
References
- ↑ Placebo - Infra-Red HD (Official) on YouTube
- ↑ "Placebo | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2013.