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Shot in the Back of the Head

Shot in the Back of the Head

2009 single by Moby

"Shot in the Back of the Head" is a song by American electronica musician Moby. It was released as the first single from his ninth studio album Wait for Me as a free download on his website on April 14, 2009.[1] The song is notable for its reversed and chopped up guitar progression.

Quick Facts Single by Moby, from the album Wait for Me ...

The song was used in the original soundtrack for the movie Charlie Countryman.

Music video

The man in the video kissing his lover, a woman's head

The music video for the song, directed and animated by David Lynch,[2][3][4] was released on April 14, 2009, on Pitchfork.tv. The video contains crude drawings of various objects and landscapes, such as cityscapes and factories. The music video's plot follows a man, whose lover is a woman's head. An unknown person shoots the man in the back of the head, murdering him. The woman's head jumps on the killer and murders him. The video concludes with drawings of the night sky as the video fades to black.

Track listing

  • Digital single[5]
  1. "Shot in the Back of the Head" – 3:15

References

  1. [1]
    Moby (April 14, 2009). "wait for me". Moby.com. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "wait for me". Moby.com. April 14, 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  3. [3]
    Stosuy, Brandon (April 14, 2009). "New Moby Video (Dir. David Lynch) – "Shot in the Back of the Head"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. [4]
    Kreps, Daniel (April 15, 2009). "Moby Teams with David Lynch for Shot in the Back of the Head". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Shot in the Back of the Head". Moby.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.


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