"Omen" is the nineteenth single released by the British electronic band The Prodigy. It was released on 16 February 2009,[2] and it is the first commercial single from the album Invaders Must Die.
The release was announced on 9 January, in a newsletter sent to fans. The single is accompanied by a video that features live footage from the band. It was first played on Radio 1 on 12 January. The single was co-produced by Does It Offend You, Yeah? singer James Rushent and features a remix from the Dutch drum and bass group Noisia. The track was The Prodigy's tenth top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. The single has yet to receive a physical release outside Europe. The song won the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. It came in at #68 in the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100: the fifth track by The Prodigy to chart in the annual countdown, following "Voodoo People" in 1994, "Breathe" and "Firestarter" in 1996, and "Funky Shit" in 1997. The song itself is featured in the movie Kick-Ass and also on the soundtrack respectively. The song also features Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters lead vocalist Dave Grohl on drums. Also berarussian alt.rock band Weesp has a cover version on Omen.
Chart performance [edit]
In its second week on the charts, the single moved up the charts to break into the top five, at number four making it their highest charting single since Breathe reached number 1 in 1996.
Tracklist [edit]
CD Single
- Omen (Edit) - 3:14
- Omen (Noisia Remix) - 6:18
12" Vinyl
- Omen (Noisia Remix) - 6:18
- Invaders Must Die (Chase & Status Remix) - 5:09
Digital Bundle
- Omen (Edit) - 3:14
- Omen (Hervé's End Of The World Remix) – 5:22 (Exclusive to iTunes)
- Omen (Noisia Remix) - 6:18
- Omen (Extended Mix) - 3:41
- Omen (Instrumental) - 3:36
Chart performance [edit]
End-of-year charts [edit]
Notable cover versions [edit]
The Welsh rock band Lostprophets have recently been playing a version of the song in their The Betrayed -tour and it has established itself as a crowd-favourite. It was also released as a single by Japanese Metalcore band Crossfaith, and this version was included on the Japanese version of on Punk Goes Pop 3
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