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“Where Is My Mind?” is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies. It is the seventh track on their 1988 album Surfer Rosa. The song was written by frontman Black Francis while he attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, inspired by his experiences scuba diving in the Caribbean. He later said he had “this very small fish trying to chase me. I don’t know why - I don’t know too much about fish behavior.”
“Where Is My Mind?” was prominently featured during the final scene and ending credits of the 1999 film Fight Club. In 2007 it also appeared in the 45th chapter of The 4400, considered the series finale. It also made an appearance in the 2009 film Observe and Report.
‘Where Is My Mind?’ has been covered by artists such as James Blunt (in his 2006 album Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions), Placebo, Toadies, M.I.A., Chantal Kreviazuk, The Coral Sea, Nada Surf, Red In Reverse, Ghoti Hook, Yoav, A+ Machines, Emmy the Great, Zox, Hey, Finch, Moda Disordini, Gavin Rossdale, Raine Maida, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Belgian group Camden vs. Calibre .
The song is heavily sampled in End of Fashion’s song “O Yeah”, as well as in Sri Lankan rap artist M.I.A.’s song “20 Dollar”, which also uses the track’s chorus. It also appears opposite “Hate Me Now” by Puff Daddy and Nas (among other songs) in “Hold Up” by mashup artist Girl Talk.
“Where Is My Mind?” was prominently featured during the final scene and ending credits of the 1999 film Fight Club. In 2007 it also appeared in the 45th chapter of The 4400, considered the series finale. It also made an appearance in the 2009 film Observe and Report.
‘Where Is My Mind?’ has been covered by artists such as James Blunt (in his 2006 album Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions), Placebo, Toadies, M.I.A., Chantal Kreviazuk, The Coral Sea, Nada Surf, Red In Reverse, Ghoti Hook, Yoav, A+ Machines, Emmy the Great, Zox, Hey, Finch, Moda Disordini, Gavin Rossdale, Raine Maida, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Belgian group Camden vs. Calibre .
The song is heavily sampled in End of Fashion’s song “O Yeah”, as well as in Sri Lankan rap artist M.I.A.’s song “20 Dollar”, which also uses the track’s chorus. It also appears opposite “Hate Me Now” by Puff Daddy and Nas (among other songs) in “Hold Up” by mashup artist Girl Talk.
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NotLiving wrote:
amazing live song
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spacemen8 wrote:
this is pretty damn cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUNIZVpNH-0 (Pixies Ft Placebo - Where Is My Mind)
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FootToFace wrote:
yeah i feel like recently AMC has been playing Fight Club over and over. i love the movie though, and this song does fit in with it well.
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RastaKnast wrote:
You met me at a very strange time in my life.
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Liberator555 wrote:
orgasm
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whiteboy32386 wrote:
shit, complete cosign with the previous post, i actually knew pixies first then movie
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Muffinigans wrote:
"You met me at a very strange time in my life." [2] THAT. Just some five minutes ago. But, let's not tie it to Fight Club. It is a great song by itself, and I first heard it outside of the movie. Yet, there, it indeed made a great ending. /by zero
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waru wrote:
"You met me at a very strange time in my life."
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andreapixies wrote:
perfectttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Margarida922 wrote:
This song is fucking amazing and it fits perfectly in the movie. My favorite movie, btw.
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BWalshy wrote:
my love for this song has multiplied about 10 times.
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Great song <3 Like the film too, but the book is way much better. Read it! Of course the scene where this song appears, is absolutely amazing, but still... the book is better.
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oneandonlywayne wrote:
astralfoot is awesome. (2)
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EvyatarB wrote:
astralfoot is awesome.
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astralfoot wrote:
I presume a lot of you fuckers forgot the first rule.
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GiantsOrDwarves wrote:
If I ever blew up a building, I'd be playing this song in the back ground.
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Friedbert093 wrote:
My song for new years eve 09/10 <3
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rachelrobot wrote:
without a doubt one of my favourite songs ever.
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velendur wrote:
Where is my mind?
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egns wrote:
Yep, I know this song from Fight Club. And it's the best song I know from Pixies, although I love "Here comes your man" and "Hey".
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