| "Space Lord" | ||||
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| Single by Monster Magnet | ||||
| from the album Powertrip | ||||
| Released | June 16, 1998 | |||
| Studio | North Vine Studios, NRG Studios | |||
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| Length | 5:55 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Wyndorf | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Wyndorf, Matt Hyde | |||
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"Space Lord" is a 1998 single by American rock band Monster Magnet from the album Powertrip. The song is in the key of C minor. It brought them mainstream success, with its accompanying music video directed by Joseph Kahn.[3] The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, and number twenty-nine on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[4] A remixed version of the song was also made, and was featured (along with the original) on their compilation album Greatest Hits. The music video is notable for being the first video ever aired on MTV's Total Request Live on September 14, 1998. It appeared on the countdown five times climbing no higher than the No. 7 position.[5]
The line "Space lord, motherfucker" was truncated and an echo added to make the song more radio- and TV-friendly (the lyric is heard as "Space lord, mother, mother"), but the vocal rhythm is unchanged, and a band version with the original lyric has never been released. The original lyric can be heard uncensored on the "Intergalactic 7 Remix" on international releases of the aforementioned Greatest Hits album and also on the unofficial Boys Noize "Monster Bootnet" remix.[6]
- ^ "Blog: In Praise of Monster Magnet". November 7, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Guns N' Roses, 'Rocket Queen' vs. Monster Magnet, 'Space Lord': Rock Star Wars". November 7, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Joseph Kahn - Music Videos". Retrieved May 7, 2009.
- ^ "billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Monster Magnet". Retrieved May 7, 2009.
- ^ "Recap: September 1998". ATRL. The TRL Archive. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ "discogs.com - Boys Noize - Monster Bootnet". Discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2009.