The New Pollution

"The New Pollution" is a song by American musician Beck, released in February 1997 by DGC Records as the third single from his fifth album, Odelay (1996). It was written by Beck with John King and Michael Simpson, and produced by Beck with Dust Brothers. The song samples "Venus" by Joe Thomas. In the US, "The New Pollution" peaked at number 78 on the BillboardHot 100 and number nine on the BillboardAlternative Airplay chart. In Europe, it was a top-10 hit in Iceland, peaking at number nine, and is his highest-charting song in the UK. The music video for the song was directed by Beck himself.