Infra-Red (Placebo song)

"Infra-Red"
Single by Placebo
from the album Meds
Released	19 June 2006 (2006-06-19)[1]
Length	3:17
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Steve Hewitt Brian Molko Stefan Olsdal
Producer(s)	Dimitri Tikovoi
Placebo singles chronology
"Song to Say Goodbye" (2006) "Infra-Red" (2006) "Meds" (2006)

"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

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

Screenshot from 0:59s

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

7-inch

1. "Infra-Red"
2. "Infra-Red" (Call the Ambulance Remix)

CD

1. "Infra-Red"
2. "Infra-Red" (Hotel Persona Remix)

Maxi CD

1. "Infra-Red"
2. "Infra-Red" (The Waltmann Remix)
3. "Song to Say Goodbye" (River & Tears Remix)

DVD single

1. "Infra-Red" (video)
2. "Song to Say Goodbye" (extended video)
3. Behind the scenes footage and interviews from the "Infra-Red" video shoot
4. "Song to Say Goodbye" (River & Tears Remix)

Charts

Chart performance for "Infra-Red"

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

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 17 June 2006. p. 33.
2. "Placebo | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
3. Placebo - Infra-Red HD (Official) on YouTube
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 219.
5. "Placebo – Infra-Red" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
6. "Placebo – Infra-Red" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
7. "Placebo – Infra-Red". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
10. "Placebo Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

External links

• "Infra-Red" at Discogs (list of releases)