Shut Me Up
| "Shut Me Up" | ||||
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| Single by Mindless Self Indulgence | ||||
| from the album You'll Rebel to Anything | ||||
| Released | September 12, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
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| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Uppity Cracker/Metropolis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Little Jimmy Urine | |||
| Mindless Self Indulgence singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Shut Me Up" on YouTube | ||||
"Shut Me Up" is a single by Mindless Self Indulgence, released on September 12, 2006. It is the first track on their third studio album, You'll Rebel to Anything. "Shut Me Up" peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart and number 1 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.[1][permanent dead link][2][permanent dead link] The song is considered one of Mindless Self Indulgence's classic songs.[3][4]
Track listing
- "Shut Me Up" (Ulrich Wild Groandome Metal Mix) – 2:56
- "Shut Me Up" (VNV Nation 1200 XL Mix) – 5:40
- "Shut Me Up" (Tommie Sunshine TSMV Still Filthy Mix) – 5:38
- "Shut Me Up" (Original Crappy Demo) – 1:55
- "Big Poppa" (Notorious B.I.G. cover) – 3:57
- "Adios Amigos" – 2:24
- "Straight to Video" (Suicide City More and Faster Mix) – 2:55
- "Straight to Video" (Tommie Sunshine Extended Electro Mix) – 5:57
Music video
The music video for "Shut Me Up" was directed by Jhonen Vasquez[5][6] and stars Joshua Burian-Mohr as a young man who works a monotonous retail job and goes insane shortly after attending a concert by the band, after which he is goaded by a hand puppet (operated by Vasquez) into attacking rude customers. He then experiences seizures and explodes. The video also features clips from Reefer Madness.
References
- ^ "Mindless Self Indulgence Hot Singles Sales". Billboard.com.
- ^ "Mindless Self Indulgence Electronic Singles Sales". Billboard.com.
- ^ Westom, Logan (April 20, 2014). "For Mindless Self Indulgence, Leave Your Brains at the Door". Seattle Music News. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Newstead, Al (March 1, 2013). "Mindless Self Indulgence". Tone Deaf. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Weingarten, Abby (June 23, 2006). "Anti-everything and proud of it". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Hill, John (September 10, 2015). "Rank Your Records: Mindless Self Indulgence's Jimmy Urine on Antagonizing The World for Five Records". Vice. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
