| Lampshades on Fire | |
| Cover: | Lampshades on Fire cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Modest Mouse |
| Album: | Strangers to Ourselves |
| Released: | December 15, 2014 |
| Recorded: | 2013–14 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, indie rock |
| Length: | 3:08 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Prev Title: | Perpetual Motion Machine |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
"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.
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]
| Chart (2015) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[5] | 40 | |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 16 |