"Wax Simulacra" is a single from the album '' The Bedlam in Goliath'' by

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. The single debuted on November 18, 2007, on

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's Live 105 FM. It was previously played live by the band under the name "Idle Tooth". The B-side "Pulled to Bits" is a cover of a

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song. On October 19, 2007, a promotional video for the single was released via the Universal Music Group web site. A video for the song features a montage of clips from the unreleased live DVD of Melbourne and Sydney 2007 shows, filmed by El Bufalo De La Noche director, Jorge Aldana. On November 20, 2007, the song was released for download on the iTunes Store and the Zune Marketplace. On January 17, 2008, the song was performed on the ''

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''. On January 22, 2009, the song was performed on MTV Live. The song won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance at the pre-telecast ceremony for the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009.BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE MARS VOLTA Wins 'Best Hard Rock' GRAMMY For 'Wax Simulacra'
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Track listing

# "Wax Simulacra" - 2:39 # "Pulled to Bits" - 3:33

References

2007 singles American hard rock songs The Mars Volta songs Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance 2007 songs Universal Records singles {{2000s-rock-single-stub