"Rat Is Dead (Rage)" is a song from Brazilian band
CSS.
It was released on April 28, 2008, as the first single from their second album, ''
Donkey
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''. The song was made available as a free download on the band's official website on April 28, 2008.
Adriano Cintra
Adriano Ferreira Cintra (born 21 May 1974) is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and producer, also known as an underground and club celebrity in his hometown. He was a guitarist and singer for the garage rock power trio Thee Butchers' Orchestra, ...
has said that this song, together with "Give Up", are the rockiest songs on the album. The song was later featured on the soundtrack of the 2008 video game
Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
Music video
A
music video
A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...
for the song was directed by Nima Nourizadeh.
Music video ''Rat Is Dead''
a
LetsMakeLove.org
(fan site). The video consists of the band playing the song in one continuous take. It can be seen on YouTube.
References
CSS (band) songs
2008 singles
2008 songs
Songs written by Adriano Cintra
Sub Pop singles
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