A Town Called Hypocrisy
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| "A Town Called Hypocrisy" | ||
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| Single by Lostprophets | ||
| from the album Liberation Transmission | ||
| Released | September 11, 2006 | |
| Format | CD, 7" | |
| Recorded | Hawaii, 2006 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 3:39 | |
| Label | Columbia Records / Visible Noise | |
| Producer(s) | Bob Rock | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| Lostprophets singles chronology | ||
| "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" (2006) |
"A Town Called Hypocrisy" (2006) |
"Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)" (2006) |
| Liberation Transmission track listing | ||
| "Everyday Combat" (1) |
"A Town Called Hypocrisy" (2) |
"The New Transmission" (3) |
A Town Called Hypocrisy is the second single taken from Liberation Transmission, the third album by the Welsh band Lostprophets.
The single was released on 11 September 2006 in the United Kingdom. It reached #23 in the UK Singles Chart which could be viewed as disappointing when compared with previous singles. It spent only 2 weeks in the top 40.
[edit] Music video
The video was made available on Kerrang! TV from the 11 August 2006. It depicts frontman Ian Watkins as a children's television presenter on a fictional television program called 'Town Time' and is arguably a response to the accusations of the band's metrosexuality.
The video, although seemingly based around the things infant children watch (therefor making it seem quite innocent) is filled with sexual references, both very subtle and very obvious. An example of the more subtle references is at the beginning when we see 'Tender Tim' (Frontman Watkins) and 'Mayor Mary' ending the 5000th episode of 'Town Time', Tim replies to Mary's question "What have we learnt today, Tim?", Tim replies: "We've learnt about sharing, saying "please" and oral (likely refering to oral sex, Mary then quietly elbowing him) hygiene." An example of the more obviouse references is the large amounts of drinking and scantily clad women (dressed in all sorts of outfits, ranging from animals to a tooth) performing kinky, yet childlike, activities on the men in the group.
[edit] Track Listing
[edit] CD 1
- A Town Called Hypocrisy
- Love (Demo)
[edit] CD 2
- A Town Called Hypocrisy
- Distances (Demo)
- What You Do (Demo)
[edit] Vinyl
- A Town Called Hypocrisy
- Still Falling
- Also available from certain download services are four live recordings of the song, taken from the band's performances at Birmingham, Brixton, Nottingham and Cardiff.
| Lostprophets |
| Ian Watkins | Mike Lewis | Lee Gaze | Stuart Richardson | Jamie Oliver | Ilan Rubin DJ Stepzak | Mike Chiplin |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Here Comes the Party | Para Todas las Putas Celosas | The Fake Sound of Progress | thefakesoundofprogress | Start Something | Liberation Transmission |
| Singles: Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja | The Fake Sound of Progress | Burn Burn | Last Train Home | Wake Up (Make a Move) | Last Summer | Goodbye Tonight | Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) | A Town Called Hypocrisy | Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time) | 4:AM Forever |
| Related content |
| Category:Lostprophets songs | Category:Lostprophets albums | |
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