"Lost Cause" is the fifth song from

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's fifth major-label studio album, '' Sea Change''. It was also released as a promo single only, in the UK, Germany, and Japan. It reached number 36 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart on March 22, 2003.

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described "Lost Cause" as "sparse and melancholy, driven by a folksy guitar passage and soft, sedated vocals and embellished with soft brush drumming."

Music video

Two music videos were made for "Lost Cause", both directed by

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. The original video features an effigy of Beck falling from the sky. It was produced entirely in

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. The second version just features the band playing the song.

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* * Beck songs Song recordings produced by Nigel Godrich 2002 singles Songs written by Beck Songs about Los Angeles {{2000s-song-stub