Pardon Me
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| "Pardon Me" | ||
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| Single by Incubus | ||
| from the album Make Yourself |
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| Released | 1999 | |
| Recorded | May - June 1999 in Los Angeles, California | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3:44 | |
| Label | Epic/Immortal | |
| Writer(s) | Incubus | |
| Producer(s) | Scott Litt | |
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| Incubus singles chronology | ||
| "A Certain Shade of Green" (1997) |
"Pardon Me" (1999) |
"Stellar" (2000) |
"Pardon Me" is a song by American alternative rock band Incubus from their 1999 album Make Yourself. It was the first Incubus song to receive a considerable amount of radio airplay, reaching #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
The song describes a state of confusion, with allusions to spontaneous combustion. Lead singer Brandon Boyd says he was inspired to write the song after making a connection between images of spontaneous combustion in a magazine and "some turmoil in [his] life, both good and bad.
Musically, the song combines fast-paced, ambient verses with prominent DJ scratching and a hard-rocking mid-tempo chorus. However, the acoustic version of the song is also well-regarded by fans, and helped the song become a radio hit. Initial radio reception was lukewarm, so Boyd and guitarist Mike Einziger decided to perform the song acoustically at several radio stations that had been playing the song, including KROQ, and this acoustic version grabbed the attention of radio programmers and listeners. An acoustic recording of the song was released on the When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 EP.
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| Brandon Boyd | Mike Einziger | Jose Pasillas | DJ Chris Kilmore | Ben Kenney |
| Former members: Alex Katunich(aka Dirk Lance) | Gavin Koppell(a.k.a. DJ Lyfe/DJ 1987/MR 1987) |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Fungus Amongus | S.C.I.E.N.C.E. | Make Yourself | Morning View | A Crow Left of the Murder... | Light Grenades |
| Extended plays: Enjoy Incubus | When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 |
| Live albums: Live at Lollapalooza 2003 | Live in Japan 2004 | Live in Sweden 2004 | Live in Malaysia 2004 |
| DVD's: When Incubus Attacks Volume 2 | Morning View Sessions | Alive at Red Rocks |
| Singles: "A Certain Shade of Green" | "Pardon Me" | "Stellar" | "Drive" | "Wish You Were Here" | "Warning" | "Nice to Know You" | "Are You In?" | "Circles" | "Megalomaniac" | "Talk Shows on Mute" | "Agoraphobia" | "Sick Sad Little World" | "Make A Move" | "Anna-Molly" | "Dig" |
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