The New Pollution

"The New Pollution"
Single by Beck
from the album Odelay
Released	February 28, 1997
Genre	Alternative rock Psychedelic rock Jazz fusion
Length	3:39
Label	DGC
Songwriter(s)	Beck Hansen John King Michael Simpson
Producer(s)	Beck Dust Brothers
Beck singles chronology
"Devils Haircut" (1996) "The New Pollution" (1997) "Sissyneck" (1997)
Music video
"The New Pollution" on YouTube

"The New Pollution" is a song by American musician Beck, released in February 1997 by DGC Records as the third single from his fifth album, Odelay (1996). It was written by Beck with John King and Michael Simpson, and produced by Beck with Dust Brothers. The song samples "Venus" by Joe Thomas.^[1] In the US, "The New Pollution" peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. In Europe, it was a top-10 hit in Iceland, peaking at number nine. The music video for the song was directed by Beck himself.