Propane Nightmares

"Propane Nightmares"
Single by Pendulum
from the album In Silico
Released12 April 2008 (2008-04-12)
Recorded2007–2008
Genre
Length
  • 5:13 (album version)
  • 4:19 (radio edit)
LabelWarner Music UK
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rob Swire
Pendulum singles chronology
"Granite"
(2007)
"Propane Nightmares"
(2008)
"The Other Side"
(2008)
Music video
Pendulum video – "Propane Nightmares"

"Propane Nightmares" is a song by Australian drum and bass band Pendulum, released as the second single from their second album In Silico. It incorporates elements of the song "Million Miles from Home" by German happy hardcore band Dune.[1] It has received significant airplay on BBC Radio 1, being played frequently by DJ Zane Lowe.

The song was released exclusively for download on 12 April 2008 in Australia and New Zealand, where Pendulum were on tour at the time.[2] It was later released globally for download on 21 April, and on physical formats on 28 April.[3] The song reached number sixteen in the UK Singles Chart on April 27 based on downloads alone, and on May 4, the song peaked at number nine. It was also the official theme song of WWE Cyber Sunday 2008[4] as well as being used as background music for the official video highlights of the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix.[5] It is also used as the runout song for Rotherham United football team.[6]

  1. ^ "Propane Nightmares" (12"). Discogs. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Pendulum - Propane Nightmares - Single". Australian iTunes Store. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
  3. ^ Pendulum Myspace blog. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  4. ^ "Santino Marella's 'Propane Nightmares'". WWE. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "‘ "F1 2008 Official Belgium Race Edit HD"".--MrFormulaOneExpert, Dailymotion. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Gale, Lee (March 29, 2012). "The pitch list". GQ. Retrieved February 14, 2022.