| Second Solution / Prisoner of Society | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | The Living End |
| Cover: | Secondsolutionprisonerofsociety.jpg |
| Released: | 15 September 1997[1] |
| Recorded: | 1997 |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Length: | 16:29 |
| Label: | Rapido |
| Producer: | Lindsay Gravina |
| Prev Title: | It's for Your Own Good |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | The Living End |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
"Second Solution" / "Prisoner of Society" is the third EP by Australian rock band The Living End. It was the best selling Australian single of the 1990s, and spent a record-breaking 69 weeks on the ARIA Top 100 singles chart.[2] It provided a breakthrough for the band, bringing them to the attention of the Australian rock scene. Boosted by the success of this EP, they subsequently went into the studio to record their debut full-length album, The Living End, on which they re-recorded both of the title songs.
The music clip for "Prisoner of Society" was released first and features the band simply playing the song in a schoolroom intercut with scenes of young people in the same classroom who are rebelliously presenting "essays" to the class (though the essays they're reading are the lyrics of the song).This version of song is favoured by most fans along with the film clip being shot on a budget of $2000.
Following the release of the video for "Prisoner of Society", the band filmed and released the follow-up with "Second Solution." This video uses live clips from old performances where they play the song and shows all three members play their respective instruments in tune to the song at the same time.
All songs were written by Chris Cheney.
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 4 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 28 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[7] | 179 |
