Talk Shows on Mute

"Talk Shows on Mute" is a song by the American alternative rock band Incubus. It was released as the second single from the band's 2004 album, A Crow Left of the Murder..., and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and #18 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Background

The song has a mellow and stripped-down sound, with lyrics containing references to George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four and Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. Lead singer Brandon Boyd says the inspiration for the song came to him while watching a talk show on an airplane.

"I was on an airplane when a talk show began playing on the TVs. I decided to start narrating for the people, which is a really great game if you're ever bored enough. I realized a time will probably come when television will watch us if we're watching it, if that hasn't already happened, figuratively or literally. It sounded like some sort of pseudo-Big Brother nightmare, so I wrote it down."

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Floria Sigismondi, who also directed the band's "Megalomaniac" video. The video alludes to another George Orwell novel, Animal Farm. It depicts a world where animals have taken over, and the members of Incubus are shown on a talk show demonstrating "stupid human trix".

Track listing

US/EU CD Single

Talk Shows On Mute
Wish You Were Here (Live In Osaka, Japan)
Talk Shows On Mute (Live In Osaka, Japan)
Hello - BBC Radio 1 Version

Yellow 7"

Side A

Talk Shows On Mute
Here In My Room - BBC Radio 1 Version

Side B

Vitamin - Live "Bootleg" Version - Osaka, Japan
Hello - Live "Bootleg" Version - Osaka, Japan

References

Talk Shows on Mute at AllMusic. Retrieved 23:38, 8 November 2015 (UTC).

Incubus

Brandon Boyd Ben Kenney Mike Einziger Chris Kilmore José Pasillas Alex Katunich Gavin Koppell

Studio albums	Fungus Amongus S.C.I.E.N.C.E. Make Yourself Morning View A Crow Left of the Murder... Light Grenades If Not Now, When?

EPs	Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer Enjoy Incubus When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 Trust Fall (Side A)

Live albums	Live at Lollapalooza 2003 Live in Japan 2004 Live in Sweden 2004 Live in Malaysia 2004 iTunes: Live in Soho

Compilations	Monuments and Melodies HQ Live Box Set The Essential Incubus

Singles	"Take Me to Your Leader" "A Certain Shade of Green" "New Skin" "Pardon Me" "Stellar" "Drive" "Wish You Were Here" "Nice to Know You" "Warning" "Are You In?" "Circles" "Megalomaniac" "Talk Shows on Mute" "Agoraphobia" "Make a Move" "Anna Molly" "Dig" "Oil and Water" "Love Hurts" "Black Heart Inertia" "Midnight Swim" "Let's Go Crazy" "Adolescents" "Promises, Promises" "Thieves" "Absolution Calling" "Trust Fall"

DVDs	When Incubus Attacks Volume 2 The Morning View Sessions Alive at Red Rocks Look Alive CD/DVD Incubus HQ Live CD/DVD

Related	Discography Audiovent "The Odyssey" 11th Annual Honda Civic Tour

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