Song · Placebo
“Infra-Red” by Placebo
From the album Meds (2006)
“Infra-Red” by Placebo appears on 15 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2006 and 2024. It was first released in 2006 on the album Meds. Its best result is #8 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #58 alternative song of 2006 and #2,310 alternative song of all time.
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Placebo pulled "Infra-Red" from Meds, their fifth album, and sent it out as its third single on 19 June 2006, with Dimitri Tikovoi producing and James Brown engineering and mixing. Brian Molko wrote the words, and he shares the writing credit with Stefan Olsdal and Steve Hewitt.
It's a tight, thrumming rocker built on nervy guitars and a propulsive beat, with Molko's needling voice riding right on top. It picked up a Kerrang! Award nomination for Best Single. The video turns it into a paranoid thriller: businessmen plotting against the public, a gang of ants sabotaging their computers, and a company president who ends up reading a confession off his own tampered teleprompter.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 59 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 9 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 40 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 8 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
| 2006 | 63 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 | 103 |
| 2006 | 8 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2006 | 30 |
| 2006 | 78 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 699 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 901 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 931 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 961 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 992 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1045 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1100 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2024 | 767 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
Also listed as: Infra - Red; Infra Red.
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