"Atlantis to Interzone" is a song by British indie electro act Klaxons

Klaxons

Klaxons are a British indie rock band, based in London. Following the release of numerous 7-inch singles on different independent record labels, as well as the success of previous singles "Magick" and "Golden Skans", the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on 29 January 2007....

. The song references the mythical lost city

Lost city

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 of Atlantis

Atlantis

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 and the short story collection Interzone

Interzone (book)

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 by William S. Burroughs

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, which is itself Burroughs' concept of a "metaphorical stateless city". In October 2011, NME

NME

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placed it at number 125 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".

The song has been remixed by many artists including Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles (band)

Crystal Castles are an experimental electronic band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of producer Ethan Kath and lyricist and vocalist Alice Glass. Crystal Castles are known for their chaotic live shows and their lo-fi home productions. The duo released many limited EPs between 2006 and...

, Hadouken!

Hadouken!

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, Germlin, Mr. Miyagi, Third Eye Mafia, So Me

So Me

So Me is a Parisian graphic designer/animator. He is the art director for Ed Banger Records.He has created videos for DJ Mehdi, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Justice, and MGMT. He won the 2005 MTV European award for his video for Justice called "We Are Your Friends." He is also the main designer for the...

 and Metronomy

Metronomy

Metronomy are an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England in 1999. The current band consists of Joseph Mount , Anna Prior , Oscar Cash and Gbenga Adelekan...

.

The song's music video was styled by Carri Mundane

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.

It has been used in a Ben 10

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 commercial on Cartoon Network

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, the second episode of Misfits

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 and featured on the soundtracks of PES 2010 and Need for Speed: ProStreet

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. French

French people

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 electronic music duo Justice

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 has also recently used a sample from SO ME's remix of this song on their live album A Cross the Universe

A Cross the Universe

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Track listing

7"

1. "Atlantis to Interzone" – 3:20
2. "Four Horsemen of 2012" – 2:12

12"

1. "Atlantis to Interzone" – 3:20
2. "Atlantis to Interzone" (Nightmoves Remix) – 7:16
3. "Atlantis to Interzone" (Digitalism
   Digitalism (band)
   Digitalism is a German electro house duo founded in 2004 in Hamburg and consisting of Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail "Isi" Tüfekçi. They are signed to French label Kitsuné Music, and have released four singles to date: "Idealistic", "Zdarlight", "Jupiter Room", and "Pogo"...
   
   's Klix Klax R-R-Remix) – 4:20
4. "Atlantis to Interzone" (Dave P & Adam Sparkles' Festival Remix Extended Break) – 5:33

7" Remixes

1. "Atlantis to Interzone" (Crystal Castles
   Crystal Castles (band)
   Crystal Castles are an experimental electronic band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of producer Ethan Kath and lyricist and vocalist Alice Glass. Crystal Castles are known for their chaotic live shows and their lo-fi home productions. The duo released many limited EPs between 2006 and...
   
    Remix)" – 4:13
2. "Atlantis to Interzone" (Metronomy
   Metronomy
   Metronomy are an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England in 1999. The current band consists of Joseph Mount , Anna Prior , Oscar Cash and Gbenga Adelekan...
   
   Remix)" – 3:22

12" Remixes

1. "Atlantis to Interzone" (Third Eye Mafia Refit)" – 5:51
2. "Atlantis to Interzone" – 3:20
3. "Atlantis to Interzone" (Ayia Napa to Interzone Tapedeck Remix)" – 4:06
4. "Atlantis to Interzone" (Germlin Remix)" – 2:27