The Outsider (A Perfect Circle song)
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| Single by A Perfect Circle from the album Thirteenth Step |
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| Released | 2003 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative | ||||
| Length | 04:06 | ||||
| Producer | Billy Howerdel Maynard James Keenan (Executive) |
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"The Outsider" is a song from A Perfect Circle's second album, Thirteenth Step. It uses a seamless mix of 6/8 and 4/4 time signatures.
[edit] Remixes
Two remixes of "The Outsider" were made for aMOTION. James Iha made the "Frosted Yogurt mix", which uses a much more toned-down, quiet, synthesized sound than the original. Danny Lohner's "Apocalypse mix", on the other hand, takes the opposite direction, making a darker, scarier, and much heavier version that starts as an ambient doomscape and ends in a way that resembles a music-playback program crashing. The latter version was included in the soundtrack to the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse under the title "Resident Renholder mix" and also in Prison Break soundtrack under title "Apocalypse mix".
[edit] Music Video
While the song itself sets a very serious tone, the music video is entirely comical. The beginning of the video resembles a Home Shopping Network-style channel. After a few fictional items, the hosts present The Thirteenth Step, recorded by "A Perfect Butthole" and released on "Vagina Records". The latter is an obvious parody of Virgin Records, the band's label at the time. The video then begins and prominently features the Bikini Bandits and voiceovers by various characters. As the video closes, the view cuts to record executives from Vagina Records snorting cocaine and lamenting the time and money wasted on such an offensive video.
[edit] Notes
- Andy Milonakis appears in the video as a boy scout.
- The convenience store clerk's name is Maynard, a reference to the band's lead singer.
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