"Infra-Red" is a song by English

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band

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, released on 19 June 2006 as the third single from their fifth studio album '' Meds''.

Release

The song peaked at number 42 in the UK, number 35 on the U.S.

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chart and number 91 in Germany. It was nominated for the

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. A live version of the song is available on the ''Live at La Cigale'' EP.

Music video

The music video features businessmen apparently conspiring against the public. They observe a computer disk containing a graphic of a

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molecule with a hazardous

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. 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.

Track listings

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Infra-Red (Song) Placebo (band) songs 2006 singles 2006 songs Songs written by Brian Molko Songs written by Stefan Olsdal Songs written by Steve Hewitt Virgin Records singles