"Trip at the Brain" is a song by American

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band

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. It is the first track on their 1988 third album ''

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'' and was the album's first single. It is also the first track on the 2010 compilation album '' Playlist: The Very Best of Suicidal Tendencies'', which was not endorsed by the band.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Bill Fishman, who received heavy rotation on

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. After the scientist finds a brain from a waste can, he says "there's nothing wrong with this brain". While the scientist hypnotizes

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with it tied with chains, Muir ends up through his whole mind and

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made a cameo.

Covers

*This song was covered by the Danish

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band

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in their 2005 EP ''The Killing''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trip At The Brain 1988 singles Suicidal Tendencies songs 1988 songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Mike Muir