"Shut Me Up" | ||||
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Single by Mindless Self Indulgence | ||||
from the album You'll Rebel to Anything | ||||
Released | September 12, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:48 | |||
Label | Uppity Cracker/Metropolis | |||
Songwriter(s) | Little Jimmy Urine | |||
Mindless Self Indulgence singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Shut Me Up" on YouTube |
"Shut Me Up" is a single by Mindless Self Indulgence, released on September 12, 2006. It is the first track on their third studio album, You'll Rebel to Anything. "Shut Me Up" peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart and number 1 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.[1][2]
The video for "Shut Me Up" features Joshua Burian-Mohr as a store clerk who goes insane before going into seizures and exploding, several days after going to a concert by the band. It was directed by Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of the TV show Invader Zim as well as the comics Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee!, and I Feel Sick. The video also features clips from Reefer Madness and a shot of Vasquez's hand-puppet.