Palahniuk's Laughter
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"Palahniuk's Laughter" is the debut song from English rock
band Fightstar
, released as a promotional video
in January 2005.
It features on their debut extended play
, They Liked You Better When You Were Dead
and is the first song on the UK version of the EP. The title is a reference to author Chuck Palahniuk
, while the song was originally called "Out Swimming In The Flood" but the title was changed out of respect after the Tsunami in Asia
on 26 December 2004. A video was made for the song to promote the release of the EP and received heavy rotation at the time on Kerrang TV. The video was directed by the band's bassist Dan Haigh.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Fightstar
Fightstar
Fightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...
, released as a promotional video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
in January 2005.
It features on their debut extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, They Liked You Better When You Were Dead
They Liked You Better When You Were Dead
They Liked You Better When You Were Dead is the debut EP from British rock band Fightstar, released on February 28, 2005 through Sandwich Leg Records. The release proved a critical success, in spite of the cynics' initial expectations of the band. It has been said that the EP helped "present...
and is the first song on the UK version of the EP. The title is a reference to author Chuck Palahniuk
Chuck Palahniuk
Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk is an American transgressional fiction novelist and freelance journalist. He is best known for the award-winning novel Fight Club, which was later made into a film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter...
, while the song was originally called "Out Swimming In The Flood" but the title was changed out of respect after the Tsunami in Asia
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
on 26 December 2004. A video was made for the song to promote the release of the EP and received heavy rotation at the time on Kerrang TV. The video was directed by the band's bassist Dan Haigh.