In the Meantime (Spacehog song)

"In the Meantime" is the debut single by English alternative rock band Spacehog, from their debut album Resident Alien. It samples the Penguin Cafe Orchestra song "Telephone and Rubber Band". Released in 1996, the single peaked atop the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and the UK Rock Chart. In addition, it reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 29 on the UK Singles Chart while reaching the top 50 in Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden.

"In the Meantime"
Single by Spacehog
from the album Resident Alien
ReleasedMarch 19, 1996 (US)
July 1996 (Europe)
Recorded1995
Genre
Length4:58
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Royston Langdon
Producer(s)Bryce Goggin
Spacehog singles chronology
"In the Meantime"
(1996)		 "Cruel to Be Kind"
(1996)
Music video
"In the Meantime" on YouTube

Meaning

Lead singer Royston Langdon said:

It's me trying to reach people. It's using some kind of metaphor of a worldly or inner-worldly search for the end of isolation, and the acceptance of one's self is in there. At the end of the day it's saying whatever you gotta do, it's OK, it's alright. And I think that's also me talking to myself, getting through my wan anxieties and fear of death. That's what it all comes down to. What's so beautiful about it is that it continues to connect with people.[2]

Track listings and formats
  1. "In the Meantime"  – 5:01
  2. "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" (Live) – 3:41
  1. "In the Meantime" (Edit) – 4:31
  2. "Zeroes"  – 6:38
  3. "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" (Live) – 3:35

Charts

In other media

The song plays over the credits of Michael Almereyda's 1994 film Nadja.

Mashup artist Girl Talk layered "In the Meantime" over the Terror Squad hip-hop song, "Lean Back" in his album All Day.

An excerpt of the re-recorded version of the song is used as the opening theme to the VH1 television series Hindsight in addition to appearing on the show's second episode.

The song features as a playable track in videogames Guitar Hero 5 (having been re-recorded by the band) and Rock Band 3 (in its original version present in Resident Alien).

The song is the opening music to David Spade's 1998 HBO special "Take The Hit".

The song is featured in the series premiere and season 1 finale of the Netflix show Everything Sucks![21], the 2009 comedy film Fanboys and an episode of the ABC show, Schooled, "CB Saves the Planet".

References
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  2. "Royston Langdon of Spacehog". Songfacts. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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  5. In the Meantime (AUS CD Single liner notes). Spacehog. Sire Records. 1996. 7599643162.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. In the Meantime (EU CD Single liner notes). Spacehog. Sire Records. 1996. 7599-64316-9.CS1 maint: others (link)
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  11. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (15.6. – 21.6. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 June 1996. p. 26. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  12. "Charts.nz – Spacehog – In the Meantime". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Spacehog – In the Meantime". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  16. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  17. "Spacehog Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  18. "Spacehog Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  19. "Spacehog Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  20. "RPM Year End Alternative Top 50". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  21. https://www.thisisinsider.com/everything-sucks-netflix-music-songs-2018-2
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