Lampshades on Fire

"Lampshades on Fire"
Single by Modest Mouse
from the album Strangers to Ourselves
ReleasedDecember 15, 2014
Recorded2013–14
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock
Length3:08
LabelEpic
SongwritersIsaac Brock, Jim Fairchild Jeremiah Green, Russell Higbee, Eric Judy, Joe Plummer, Tom Peloso
Modest Mouse singles chronology
"Perpetual Motion Machine"
(2014) 		"Lampshades on Fire"
(2014) 		"The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box"
(2015)

"Lampshades on Fire" is a song by American alternative rock band Modest Mouse. It is the lead single from their sixth studio album Strangers to Ourselves (2015), released on December 15, 2014. This song as well as the entire Strangers to Ourselves album was mixed by Joe Zook.

A music video for the song was produced in November 2015 by director Jorges Torres Torres. It starred Natasha Lyonne, as well as several local bands from Athens, Georgia including "Muuy Biien, Ginko, Sad Dads, DIP, Monsoon and more."[1][2][3]

Charts

References

  1. ^ Kreps, Daniel. "Watch Modest Mouse's Visceral 'Lampshades on Fire' Video". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Gordon, Jeremy. "Modest Mouse Throw a Crazy Party With Natasha Lyonne in "Lampshades on Fire" Video". Pitchfork. Pitchfork. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Vodicka, Gabe. "Watch Modest Mouse's New Athens-Filmed Music Video". Flagpole. Flagpoe. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Chart Search | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Modest Mouse Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Modest Mouse Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  7. ^ "Modest Mouse Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  8. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  9. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2025.


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