Omen (song)

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"Omen"
Single by The Prodigy
from the album Invaders Must Die
Released 16 February 2009 (2009-02-16)
Genre Big beat, breakbeat, industrial rock, synthpunk
Label Take Me to the Hospital, Cooking Vinyl
Writer(s) Liam Howlett/Keith Palmer/Tim Hutton[1]
Producer(s) Liam Howlett, James Rushent
The Prodigy singles chronology

"Invaders Must Die"
(2008)
"Omen"
(2009)
"Warrior's Dance"
(2009)

Music video
"Omen" on YouTube

"Omen" is the nineteenth single released by the British electronic band The Prodigy. It was released on 16 February 2009,[2] and it is the first commercial single from the album Invaders Must Die.

The release was announced on 9 January, in a newsletter sent to fans. The single is accompanied by a video that features live footage from the band. It was first played on Radio 1 on 12 January. The single was co-produced by Does It Offend You, Yeah? singer James Rushent and features a remix from the Dutch drum and bass group Noisia. The track was The Prodigy's tenth top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. The single has yet to receive a physical release outside Europe. The song won the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. It came in at #68 in the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100: the fifth track by The Prodigy to chart in the annual countdown, following "Voodoo People" in 1994, "Breathe" and "Firestarter" in 1996, and "Funky Shit" in 1997. The song itself is featured in the movie Kick-Ass and also on the soundtrack respectively.

Chart performance

In its second week on the charts, the single moved up the charts to break into the top five, at number four making it their highest charting single since Breathe reached number 1 in 1996.

Tracklist

CD Single

  1. Omen (Edit) - 3:14
  2. Omen (Noisia Remix) - 6:18

12" Vinyl

  1. Omen (Noisia Remix) - 6:18
  2. Invaders Must Die (Chase & Status Remix) - 5:09

Digital Bundle

  1. Omen (Edit) - 3:14
  2. Omen (Hervé's End Of The World Remix) – 5:22 (Exclusive to iTunes)
  3. Omen (Noisia Remix) - 6:18
  4. Omen (Extended Mix) - 3:41
  5. Omen (Instrumental) - 3:36

Chart performance

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 83[3]
Ö3 Austria Top 40 22
French Singles Chart 61
German Singles Chart 28
Dutch Singles Chart 75
Irish Singles Chart 28
Polish Singles Chart[4] 44
Swiss Singles Chart 40
UK Dance Chart 1
UK Singles Chart 4

End-of-year charts

Chart (2009) Position
UK Singles Chart[5] 71

Notable cover versions

It was also released as a single by Japanese Metalcore band Crossfaith, and this version was included on the Japanese version of on Punk Goes Pop 3.[citation needed]

References

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