Shut Me Up

For the song by Old Dominion, see Shut Me Up (Old Dominion song).

"Shut Me Up"
Single by Mindless Self Indulgence
from the album You'll Rebel to Anything
Released	September 12, 2006
Recorded	2004
Genre	Industrial rock new rave electropunk
Length	2:48
Label	Uppity Cracker/Metropolis
Songwriter(s)	Little Jimmy Urine
Mindless Self Indulgence singles chronology
"Straight to Video" (2005) "Shut Me Up" (2006) "Mastermind" (2008)
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 . The song is considered one of Mindless Self Indulgence's classic songs. ^{[1] [2]}

Music video

The music video for "Shut Me Up" was directed by Jhonen Vasquez ^{[3] [4]} and stars Joshua Burian-Mohr as a young man who works a monotonous retail job and goes insane shortly after attending a concert by the band, after which he is goaded by a hand puppet (operated by Vasquez) into attacking rude customers. He then experiences seizures and explodes. The video also features clips from Reefer Madness .

Track listing

1. "Shut Me Up" (Ulrich Wild Groandome Metal Mix) – 2:56
2. "Shut Me Up" (VNV Nation 1200 XL Mix) – 5:40
3. "Shut Me Up" (Tommie Sunshine TSMV Still Filthy Mix) – 5:38
4. "Shut Me Up" (Original Crappy Demo) – 1:55
5. "Big Poppa" (Notorious B.I.G. cover) – 3:57
6. "Adios Amigos" – 2:24
7. "Straight to Video" (Suicide City More and Faster Mix) – 2:55
8. "Straight to Video" (Tommie Sunshine Extended Electro Mix) – 5:57

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Shut Me Up"

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Hot Singles Sales [5]	7
US Dance Singles Sales [6]	1

See also

• List of Billboard number-one dance singles of 2006

References

1. Westom, Logan (April 20, 2014). "For Mindless Self Indulgence, Leave Your Brains at the Door". Seattle Music News. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
2. Newstead, Al (March 1, 2013). "Mindless Self Indulgence". Tone Deaf. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
3. Weingarten, Abby (June 23, 2006). "Anti-everything and proud of it". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . Retrieved July 18, 2024.
4. Hill, John (September 10, 2015). "Rank Your Records: Mindless Self Indulgence's Jimmy Urine on Antagonizing The World for Five Records". Vice . Retrieved July 18, 2024.
5. "Charts - Singles - Hot Singles Sales". Billboard . Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
6. "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard . October 28, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2024.