The Outsider (song)
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| Single by A Perfect Circle | ||||
| from the album Thirteenth Step | ||||
| Released | November 17, 2003[1] | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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"The Outsider" is a song by American rock supergroup A Perfect Circle, released as the second single from their second album, Thirteenth Step, in November 2003. The song charted on the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts in 2004.
Background
"The Outsider" uses a 6
8 and 4
4 time signature. Two remixes of the song were made for aMOTION. James Iha made the "Frosted Yogurt mix", which uses a much more toned-down, quiet, synthesized sound than the original. Danny Lohner's "Apocalypse Mix" is a darker, heavier version that starts as an ambient doomscape and ends in a way that resembles a music-playback program crashing. The latter version was included in the soundtrack to the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse under the title "Resident Renholder Mix" and also in the Prison Break soundtrack under the title "Apocalypse mix". The "Resident Renholder Mix" of the song was featured in the premiere trailer for Resident Evil: Afterlife.[2] It is also featured in the film during the Alice vs. Albert Wesker battle and the ending credits. Additionally, the song is in the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
[3] and the trailer for the movie Safe.[4]
The lyrics to "The Outsider" at face value, are in judgment of a potentially self-destructive or suicidal individual, though Maynard clarified that the song's message was meant to be a criticism of people who do not understand the struggles of people dealing with depression, saying:
"[In] the case of "The Outsider", it's sung from the perspective of a person who doesn't understand at all what their friend is going through, what their loved one is going through, and they think that it's more like a sprained ankle; they can just kind of walk it off."[5]
Track listing
DVD single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Outsider" (audio) | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Weak and Powerless" (music video) | 3:17 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ↑ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1530. November 14, 2003. p. 27.
- ↑ Johnny Loftus. "Resident Evil: Afterlife [Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ↑ Arthur Gies and Craig Harris (September 11, 2010). "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Preview". IGN. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ↑ SAFE Trailer 2012 Jason Statham - Official [HD]. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Amotion, A Perfect Circle, DVD commentary.
- ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. May 15, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. April 3, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. May 15, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ "2004 Year End Charts: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Titles". Billboard. December 25, 2004. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Most-Played Modern Rock Songs of 2004" (PDF). Airplay Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 49. Retrieved March 12, 2026.