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“Pardon Me” is a song by American alternative rock band Incubus from their 1999 album Make Yourself. It was the first Incubus song to receive a considerable amount of radio airplay, reaching #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. A music video directed by Steven Murashige also gained considerable airplay.
The song describes a state of confusion, with allusions to spontaneous combustion. Lead singer Brandon Boyd says he was inspired to write the song after making a connection between images of spontaneous combustion in a magazine and “some turmoil in life, both good and bad”.
Musically, the song combines fast-paced, ambient verses with prominent DJ scratching and a hard-rocking mid-tempo chorus. However, the acoustic version of the song is also well-regarded by fans, and helped the song become a radio hit. Initial radio reception was lukewarm, so Boyd and guitarist Mike Einziger decided to perform the song acoustically at several radio stations that had been playing the song, including KROQ, and this acoustic version grabbed the attention of radio programmers and listeners. An acoustic recording of the song was released on the When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 EP.
The song describes a state of confusion, with allusions to spontaneous combustion. Lead singer Brandon Boyd says he was inspired to write the song after making a connection between images of spontaneous combustion in a magazine and “some turmoil in life, both good and bad”.
Musically, the song combines fast-paced, ambient verses with prominent DJ scratching and a hard-rocking mid-tempo chorus. However, the acoustic version of the song is also well-regarded by fans, and helped the song become a radio hit. Initial radio reception was lukewarm, so Boyd and guitarist Mike Einziger decided to perform the song acoustically at several radio stations that had been playing the song, including KROQ, and this acoustic version grabbed the attention of radio programmers and listeners. An acoustic recording of the song was released on the When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 EP.
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amber_eff wrote:
i think it sounds alright for being live
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ja_eidolon wrote:
wooooo! i love this song. i no the feeling!
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tallpaul1 wrote:
Superb! =))
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ghostchild1979 wrote:
the song that turned me on to the amazing world of incubus.
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elad212 wrote:
this is a piece of shit
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agentz714 wrote:
nice acoustic version, I disagree....you need something diff once in a while
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jerseyboi3877 wrote:
This version is like nails on a chalkboard from hell.
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LuckyDevil007 wrote:
sorry but this version blows.
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Meowgasmic wrote:
Same here, the_sweetness.
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the_sweetness wrote:
Jesus... I'm 23 and sometimes I feel like I could combust at any moment.
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Gnar209 wrote:
im all homesick nao =[
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PawpaanLaBarbie wrote:
luv ths song so fuckin much!
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hlynur83 wrote:
pardon me...
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TheOne5590 wrote:
fuck the world
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victor8898 wrote:
Awesome.
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LJV3081 wrote:
My fav by Incubus.
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mightymightyp wrote:
a decade ago. i never thought i would be. 23 on the verge of spontaneous combustion. woe is me.
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clairecameron wrote:
what a tune! :)
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TheDoriEmpire wrote:
Es gibt kein besseres Lied! Unglaublich schön, super gefühlvoll und einfach nur zum genießen! <3
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zacallor wrote:
good song
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