| It Overtakes Me | ||||
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| EP by The Flaming Lips | ||||
| Released | November 13, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2004-2006 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 15:49 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | The Flaming Lips, Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker | |||
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"It Overtakes Me" (extended title: "It Overtakes Me / The Stars Are So Big... I Am So Small... Do I Stand a Chance?") is a song by The Flaming Lips, and the title track of a four-track EP of the same name, released in 2006.
The EP contains a shorter version of the song featured on At War with the Mystics. However, the "Stars Are So Big..." segment was omitted for more accessible listening. Also, "It Overtakes Me" received some exposure in the United Kingdom due to its inclusion in a television commercial for Beck's in mid-2006.
The song "It Overtakes Me" was featured in the advert for Becks '4 steps' beer commercial.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "It Overtakes Me" (Radio edit) | 3:15 |
| 2. | "I'm Afraid of Dying... Aren't You?" (Uses the main riff from the chorus of "It Overtakes Me" as a main theme) | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Free Radicals" (The Bird and the Bee Mix) | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Time Travel?? Yes!!" (With Steven Michael Burns. Is a different version of the track on the "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)" and "The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat)" single) | 3:12 |