"Missile" is a song by

IAMX IAMX is the solo musical project of Chris Corner of the band Sneaker Pimps. Founded in 2004 in London, it is an independent music project which also focuses on and experiments with visual art. Musically, IAMX spans multiple genres from electron ...

from the album ''

Kiss + Swallow ''Kiss + Swallow'' is the debut album by IAMX and was released on 13 July 2004. It mostly consists of tracks that were recorded for the unreleased fourth studio album by Sneaker Pimps, which is dubbed "SP4" by the fans. Overview ''Kiss + Swallow ...

''. It was released in 2005 as a

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with another track "This Will Make You Love Again". The latter appeared on his 2006 album '' The Alternative''.

Music video

Two music videos were released for "Missile." One consists almost entirely of an upside down, overhead shot of Corner in a bathtub, with his head underwater and a strip of tape over his mouth. Over the course of the video, the message written on the tape changes from 'LOVE ME' to 'HATE ME' to 'HELP ME' as a hand appears in shot and forces his head to stay under. The second features Corner's girlfriend at the time, Sue Denim of the band Robots in Disguise and, in keeping with IAMX's music, is highly erotic, featuring S&M and bondage, with Denim as a

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of sorts, with Corner at her mercy. The video ends with her giving him a glowing capsule and forcing him to swallow it, at the same time as the lyric "You're taking my life away" is sung.

Track listing

Tennis Schallplatten, promo CD, 2005:

References

2005 singles IAMX songs 2004 songs Songs written by Chris Corner {{2000s-UK-single-stub