Transistor (song)

"Transistor" is the title track by the band 311 from the album Transistor (1997). The song clocks in at approximately 3:03. A music video was also shot and directed for the single.

"Transistor"
Single by 311
from the album Transistor
ReleasedJune 30, 1997
GenreAlternative rock
Reggae rock
Length3:03
LabelCapricorn Records
Songwriter(s)Nick Hexum, S.A. Martinez, Chad Sexton
311 singles chronology
"All Mixed Up"
(1996)
"Transistor"
(1997)
"Prisoner"
(1997)

Music video

The video features the band playing in a small room, while a giant CGI rotating orb travels from different locations showing the band performing in their room on the sides of the orb. Some of the places include a city sidewalk, forest, suburban neighborhood and the Griffith Observatory. [1]

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard Alternative Songs 14[2]
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 31[3]


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References

  1. Unknown (May 7, 2007). "311 'Transistor'". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  2. Alternative Songs - August 2 1997 (1997-08-02). "Transistor - 311". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  3. "311". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
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