Invaders Must Die (song)

"Invaders Must Die"
Single by the Prodigy
from the album Invaders Must Die
Released26 November 2008 (2008-11-26)
RecordedNew York City
GenreNew rave
Length4:55 (album version)
3:25 (radio edit)
LabelTake Me to the Hospital
Songwriter(s)Liam Howlett, Nick Halkes
Producer(s)Liam Howlett
The Prodigy singles chronology
"Voodoo People/Out of Space"
(2005) 		"Invaders Must Die"
(2008) 		"Omen"
(2009)
Music video
"Invaders Must Die" on YouTube

"Invaders Must Die" is the eighteenth single released by the British electronic band the Prodigy. It was released from the band's website as a free digital download on 26 November 2008. It was the first single from the album Invaders Must Die.[1] The download was announced on 24 November, in a newsletter sent to fans, and first aired on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show as his 'Hottest Record in the World' on 26 November.[2] The song was co-produced by Does It Offend You, Yeah?'s James Rushent.[3] Liam Howlett described this to the Dubai edition of Time Out as: "a very abrasive-sounding electronic track, kind of different to anything we've done before."[4] Although not being a commercial single the track charted at 49 in the UK Singles Chart on 1 March 2009,[5] whilst the Chase & Status remix reached 53 in the Australian Aria Singles Chart and 7 in the Aria Dance Chart.[citation needed] On 30 November 2009 the re-amped version by Liam was released as an EP with the B-side Mescaline, and Thunder remixes.[6]

James Rushent co-produced parts of the song on a laptop while on tour with his band, same with "Omen". He said he would work on the song early in the morning and e-mail it to Liam Howlett.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Denney, Alex (25 November 2008). "Prodigy Invaders LP Tracklisting And Free Download". The Quietus. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Wednesday 26th November - Zane Lowe Tracklisting". BBC. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ Porter, Tom (26 November 2008). "The Prodigy preview Invaders Must Die". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ Wilkinson, James (23 March 2009). "Prodigy: Track-by-track". Time Out Dubai. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference uksingles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "collaborators on new album". The Prodigy. 30 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.[dead link]