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. It was released on 16 February 2009, and it is the first commercial single from the album ''

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''. 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

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singer James Rushent and features a remix from the Dutch

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. The track was the Prodigy's tenth top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart. The single has yet to receive a physical release outside Europe. The song won the

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. It came in at number 68 in the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100: the fifth track by the Prodigy to chart in the annual countdown, following "

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" in 1994, " Breathe" and " Firestarter" in 1996, and "Funky Shit" in 1997. The song is featured in the movie '' Kick-Ass'' and also on the

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respectively.

Music video

The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on 19 January 2009. The video depicts The Prodigy performing at a rave, interspersed with clips of a mysterious girl playing a

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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 one in 1996.

Track listing

CD single # "Omen" (edit) – 3:14 # "Omen" (Noisia remix) – 6:18 # "Omen" (instrumental) – 3:36 12" vinyl # "Omen" (Noisia remix) – 6:18 # "Invaders Must Die" (

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remix) – 5:09 Digital bundle # "Omen" (edit) – 3:14 # "Omen" ( Hervé's End of the World remix) – 5:22 (exclusive to

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) # "Omen" (Noisia remix) – 6:18 # "Omen" (extended mix) – 3:41 # "Omen" (instrumental) – 3:36

Charts

Weekly charts

Note: In Germany, the song is credited as 'O'.

Year-end charts

Cover versions

It was also released as a single by Japanese metalcore band

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, and this version was included on the Japanese version of ''

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''.

References

{{Authority control The Prodigy songs 2009 singles Songs written by Liam Howlett Crossfaith songs 2009 songs Cooking Vinyl singles Songs written by Maxim Reality