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Wax Simulacra
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Wikipedia article
"'Wax Simulacra'" is a single from the album 'The Bedlam in Goliath' by The Mars Volta. The single debuted on November 18, 2007, on San Francisco's Live 105 FM. It was previously played live by the band under the name "Idle Tooth". The B-side "Pulled to Bits" is a cover of a Siouxsie and the Banshees song.
On October 19, 2007, a promotional video for the single was released via the Universal Music Group web site. A video for the song features a montage of clips from the unreleased live DVD of Melbourne and Sydney 2007 shows, filmed by El Bufalo De La Noche director, Jorge Aldana.
On November 20, 2007, the song was released for download on the iTunes Store and the Zune Marketplace. On January 17, 2008, the song was performed on the 'Late Show with David Letterman'.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH11YFqMoB0 YouTube - Mars Volta on Letterman (HD version)] On January 22, 2009, the song was performed on MTV Live.
The song won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance at the pre-telecast ceremony for the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009.[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=114003 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE MARS VOLTA Wins 'Best Hard Rock' GRAMMY For 'Wax Simulacra']
Track listing
# "Wax Simulacra" - 2:39
# "Pulled to Bits" - 3:33
References
Category:2007 singles
Category:American hard rock songs
Category:The Mars Volta songs
Category:Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance
Category:2007 songs
Category:Universal Records singles
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