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Take Me to Your Leader (Incubus song)
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Incubus
| album = Fungus Amongus
| released = August 13, 1996
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| recorded = September 1995 at 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, California (Fungus Amongus version) Late 1996 at 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, California (Enjoy Incubus version)
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| length = 4:27
| label = Immortal/Epic
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| next_title = A Certain Shade of Green
| next_year = 1997
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"'Take Me to Your Leader'" is the debut single by rock band Incubus, released in 1996. It is a re-recorded version of the original version from their 1995 debut album 'Fungus Amongus'. The song was later re-recorded again for their 1997 EP 'Enjoy Incubus'.
Music video
An official music video was made for the song, the band's first music video at that point. The video pays homage to the film 'The Gods Must Be Crazy' and shows the band wandering through Los Angeles dressed as cavemen intercut with footage of the band performing live. The video can be found on the band's DVD 'When Incubus Attacks Volume 2'.
Live performance
The song was a staple in the band's setlist early on, however, along with other funk-based 'Fungus Amongus' songs, it soon vanished from the band's setlist by the end of the 90s. In 2004 the band performed the song live for the first time in 6 years during a concert in London, England, much to fans' delight, with the band going on to play the song 9 times that year. It is to date the last 'Fungus Amongus'/'Enjoy Incubus' song to be played live.
Music and lyrics
The main difference between the 1995 and re-recorded versions is the presence of DJ Lyfe. Notably, the 2004 performances were also done at a slower pace, and lacked the rapping segments which were present in the recorded versions.
The song's lyrics contain references to cocaine and other drugs.
Credits
Incubus
* Brandon Boyd – lead vocals* Mike Einziger – guitar, backing vocals
* Alex Katunich – bass
* Jos Pasillas – drums
Other personnel
* DJ Lyfe – turntables, keyboards on the re-recordingBuy Take Me to Your Leader (Incubus song) now from Amazon
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