Coma (Pendulum song)
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"Coma" is the third single by Australian ambient house
band Pendulum
. The single was released in July 1997 and peaked at #46 on the ARIA Singles Chart spending just 2 weeks on the Chart. It was later included on the album 3 Knocks
and Triple J Hottest 100, 1997
, where it ranked #32. It was the final single release from the band as they split in early 1998.
Ambient house
Ambient house, a music genre that first emerged in the late 1980s, is a sub-genre of house music, combining elements of acid house and ambient music...
band Pendulum
Pendulum (ambient band)
Pendulum was an ambient house band active from 1994 - 1997. The group formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1994. This is not the same Pendulum as the drum and bass group that released Hold Your Colour, In Silico and Immersion....
. The single was released in July 1997 and peaked at #46 on the ARIA Singles Chart spending just 2 weeks on the Chart. It was later included on the album 3 Knocks
3 Knocks
3 Knocks is the only studio album by Australian ambient band, Pendulum. The album was released in 1997, and consisted of two discs. The first disc, called Well Being, contained new material, while the second disc, Exploitation, contained songs released in earlier years...
and Triple J Hottest 100, 1997
Triple J Hottest 100, 1997
The 1997 Triple J Hottest 100, was a countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J, and was broadcast on Australia Day 1998. A CD featuring 31 of the songs was released...
, where it ranked #32. It was the final single release from the band as they split in early 1998.
- The song contains the lyrics "Hug me till you drug me honey; Kiss me till I'm in a coma", a rhyme taken from the novel Brave New WorldBrave New WorldBrave New World is Aldous Huxley's fifth novel, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Set in London of AD 2540 , the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology and sleep-learning that combine to change society. The future society is an embodiment of the ideals that form the basis of...
. - The song also contains the sound of a doorbell; presumably a soundbyte from the movie A Clockwork Orange (film)A Clockwork Orange (film)A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick...
, specifically the doorbell at Mr. Frank Alexanders house.