Lampshades on Fire

"Lampshades on Fire" is a song by American alternative rock band Modest Mouse. It is the lead single from their sixth studio album Strangers to Ourselves, released on December 15, 2014. This song as well as the entire Strangers to Ourselves album was mixed by Joe Zook.

"Lampshades on Fire"
Single by Modest Mouse
from the album Strangers to Ourselves
Released	December 15, 2014
Recorded	2013–14
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Length	3:08
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Isaac Brock, Jim Fairchild Jeremiah Green, Russell Higbee, Eric Judy, Joe Plummer, Tom Peloso
Modest Mouse singles chronology
"Perpetual Motion Machine" (2014) "Lampshades on Fire" (2014) "The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box" (2015)

A music video for the song was produced in November 2015 by director Jorges Torres Torres. It starred Natasha Lyonne, as well as several local bands from Athens, Georgia including "Muuy Biien, Ginko, Sad Dads, DIP, Monsoon and more."^[1][2][3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Mexico (Mexico Ingles Airplay)[4]	42
Canada Rock (Billboard)[5]	3
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6]	12
US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7]	2
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8]	1
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[10]	40
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[11]	16