Infra-Red (Placebo song)
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| "Infra-Red" | ||||
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| Single by Placebo | ||||
| from the album Meds | ||||
| Released | 19 June 2006[1] | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(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.
Release
[edit]The song peaked at number 42 in the UK,[2] number 35 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart[citation needed] and number 91 in Germany.[citation needed] 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.
Music video
[edit]
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.[3]
Track listings
[edit]7-inch
- "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)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 52 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[5] | 7 |
| Germany (GfK)[6] | 75 |
| Italy (FIMI)[7] | 40 |
| Scotland (OCC)[8] | 26 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 42 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 35 |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 17 June 2006. p. 33.
- ^ "Placebo | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ Placebo - Infra-Red HD (Official) on YouTube
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 219.
- ^ "Placebo – Infra-Red" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Placebo – Infra-Red" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Placebo – Infra-Red". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Placebo Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
