"Infra-Red" is the third single from Placebo

Placebo (band)

Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...

's fifth studio album, Meds

Meds

Meds is the fifth studio album by British alternative rock band Placebo, released in 2006 on Virgin Records. It was released in most countries on 13 March 2006, although it was released three days earlier in Australia and New Zealand...

, and was released on 19 June 2006. The song peaked #42 in the UK, #35 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart, and #91 in Germany.

The words "beggar's banquet", featured in its lyrics, references the Rolling Stones' album

Beggars Banquet

- Personnel :The Rolling Stones* Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, harmonica on "Parachute Woman"* Keith Richards – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar on "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man", backing vocals, lead vocals on opening of "Salt of the Earth"* Brian...

 of the same name.

A live version of the song is available on the Live at La Cigale EP.

Music video

The music video features businessmen apparently conspiring against the public. They observe a computer disk containing a graphic of a DNA

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...

 molecule with a hazardous ligand

Ligand (biochemistry)

In biochemistry and pharmacology, a ligand is a substance that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose. In a narrower sense, it is a signal triggering molecule, binding to a site on a target protein.The binding occurs by intermolecular forces, such as ionic bonds, hydrogen...

. Meanwhile, a group of ants interfere with their computer equipment. A character, identified as a corporate executive president, gives a press conference with the help of a computerized prompter, but the ants' interference causes the prompter to say "I lied to you. We are the enemy", which the president reads.

Track listing

7"

• Side A - "Infra-Red"
• Side B - "Infra-Red" (Call the Ambulance remix)

CD

1. "Infra-Red"
2. "Infra-Red" (Hotel Persona remix)

DVD single

1. "Infra-Red" (video)
2. "Song to Say Goodbye" (extended video)
3. Behind the scenes footage & interviews from the "Infra-Red" video shoot
4. "Song to Say Goodbye" (River & Tears Remix)