Omen (song)

"Omen"
Single by The Prodigy
from the album Invaders Must Die
Released	16 February 2009 (2009-02-16)
Genre	Oldschool jungle, big beat
Label	Take Me to the Hospital, Cooking Vinyl
Writer(s)	Liam Howlett/Keith Palmer/Tim Hutton[1]
Producer	Liam Howlett, James Rushent
The Prodigy singles chronology
"Invaders Must Die" (2008) "Omen" (2009) "Warrior's Dance" (2009)
Music video "Omen" on YouTube

"Omen" is the nineteenth single released by the British electronic band The Prodigy. It was released on 16 February 2009^[2], and it is the first commercial single from the album Invaders Must Die.

The release was announced on 9 January, in a newsletter sent to fans. The single is accompanied by a video that features live footage from the band. It was first played on Radio 1 on 12 January. The single was co-produced by Does It Offend You, Yeah? singer James Rushent and features a remix from the Dutch drum and bass group NOISIA. The track was The Prodigy's tenth top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. The single has yet to receive a physical release outside Europe. The song was voted Best Single at the 2009 Kerrang! Awards. It came in at #68 in the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100: the fifth track by The Prodigy to chart in the annual countdown, following "Voodoo People" in 1994, "Breathe" and "Firestarter" in 1996, and "Funky Shit" in 1997. The song itself is featured in the movie Kick-Ass and also on the soundtrack respectively.

Chart performance

In its second week on the charts, the single moved up the charts to break into the top five, at number four making it their highest charting single since Breathe reached number 1 in 1996.

Tracklist

CD Single

1. Omen (Edit) - 3:14
2. Omen (NOISIA Remix) - 6:18

12" Vinyl

1. Omen (NOISIA Remix) - 6:18
2. Invaders Must Die (Chase & Status Remix) - 5:09

Digital Bundle

1. Omen (Edit) - 3:14
2. Omen (Hervé's End Of The World Remix) – 5:22 (Exclusive to iTunes)
3. Omen (NOISIA Remix) - 6:18
4. Omen (Extended Mix) - 3:41
5. Omen (Instrumental) - 3:36

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	83[3]
Ö3 Austria Top 40	22
French Singles Chart	61
German Singles Chart	28
Dutch Singles Chart	75
Irish Singles Chart	28
Swiss Singles Chart	40
UK Dance Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	4

End-of-year charts

Chart (2009)	Position
UK Singles Chart[4]	71

Notable cover versions

The Welsh rock band Lostprophets have recently been playing a version of the song in their The Betrayed -tour and it has established itself as a crowd-favourite. It was also realesed as a single by Japanese Metalcore band Crossfaith, and this version was included on the japanese version of on Punk Goes Pop 3

References

1. ^ https://mgonline.gema.de/werke/searchArea.do
2. ^ "exclusive email from theprodigy.com". The Prodigy. 2009-01-09. http://www.theprodigy.com. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
3. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090320-0000/issue993.pdf
4. ^ "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-19.