"In the Meantime" is the debut single of English

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band

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, from their debut album, ''

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'' (1995). It samples the

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song "Telephone and Rubber Band". Released in 1996, the single peaked atop the US ''Billboard''

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chart and the

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. It additionally reached number 32 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 29 on the

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while reaching the top 50 in Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden.

Meaning

Lead singer

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said:

Track listings and formats

* US CD and cassette single # "In the Meantime" – 5:01 # "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" (live) – 3:41 * Australian and European CD single # "In the Meantime" (edit) – 4:31 # "Zeroes" – 6:38 # "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" (live) – 3:35

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

In other media

The song plays over the credits of

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's 1994 film '' Nadja''. Mashup artist Girl Talk layered "In the Meantime" over the Terror Squad hip-hop song, "

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" in his album '' All Day''. An excerpt of the re-recorded version of the song is used as the opening theme to the VH1 television series ''

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'' in addition to appearing on the show's second episode. The song features as a playable track in videogames ''

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'' (having been re-recorded by the band) and ''

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'' (in its original version present in ''Resident Alien''). The song is the opening music to

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's 1998 HBO special ''Take the Hit''. The song is featured in the series premiere and season 1 finale of the

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show ''

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'', the 2009 comedy film '' Fanboys'' and an episode of the

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show, '' Schooled'', "CB Saves the Planet". The song is featured in the first trailer for '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3''.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1995 songs 1996 debut singles Elektra Records singles Glam rock songs Music videos directed by Jake Scott (director) Sire Records singles Television drama theme songs