Infra-Red (Placebo song)

"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.

"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)

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 (Official German Charts)^[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)