Choke | |
Cover: | IDKHOW - Choke.jpeg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | I Dont Know How But They Found Me |
Album: | 1981 Extended Play |
Released: | October 26, 2017 August 24, 2018 (re-release) |
Recorded: | 2017 |
A-Side: | "Do It All the Time" |
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Length: | 3:13 |
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Producer: | Dallon Weekes |
Prev Title: | Modern Day Cain |
Prev Year: | 2017 |
Next Title: | Do It All The Time |
Next Year: | 2018 |
"Choke" is a song by American rock band I Dont Know How But They Found Me. It was originally released independently on October 26, 2017.[1] The song was written and produced by bassist and vocalist Dallon Weekes. On August 24, 2018, the band re-released "Choke" alongside a new song titled "Do It All The Time" as a double A-side single for their debut EP 1981 Extended Play (2018), marking their first release under Fearless Records.[2]
After the single "Modern Day Cain" was released, the band announced that a new single would be released.[3]
The music video for the song was released on January 11, 2019, and was directed by Raúl Gonzo. The video shows current band member Dallon Weekes and former band member Ryan Seaman in a "short-lived music television program that aired briefly in Eastern Europe in the early 1980s".[4] Currently the music video has over 2 million views, but the lyric video has more than 40 million views on YouTube.