Infra-Red (3:14)
From Meds and 16 other releases
Infra-Red is the third single from Placebo’s fifth studio album, Meds, and was released on 19 June 2006. The song peaked #42 in the UK, #35 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, and #91 in Germany.
The words “beggar’s banquet”, featured in its lyrics, references the Rolling Stones’ album of the same name.
A live version of the song is available on the Live At La Cigale download-only EP.
The music video features politicians seemingly conspiring against the public; meanwhile, a group of ants interfere with their files. A character (apparently a president or similar leader) gives a speech with the help of a computerised prompter, but the ants’ interference causes the prompter to say “I lied to you. We are the enemy”, which the president reads.
The words “beggar’s banquet”, featured in its lyrics, references the Rolling Stones’ album of the same name.
A live version of the song is available on the Live At La Cigale download-only EP.
The music video features politicians seemingly conspiring against the public; meanwhile, a group of ants interfere with their files. A character (apparently a president or similar leader) gives a speech with the help of a computerised prompter, but the ants’ interference causes the prompter to say “I lied to you. We are the enemy”, which the president reads.
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Placebo – Infra-Red
One last thing before I shuffle off the planet
And I will be the one to make you crawl
So I came down to wish you an unhappy birthday
Someone call the ambulance, there's gonna be an accident
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