“Introducing the Band” is a repetitive, droning, psychedelic piece of music inspired by the Buddhist chants Suede witnessed on their Japanese tour. Another source of inspiration was George Orwell, as Anderson explained in 2011:
I suppose there was also a kind of Orwellian tone here, as there was on...
[Verse 1]
Dog man star took a suck on a pill
And stabbed a cerebellum with a curious quill
Europe, America, Winterland
Introducing the band
[Verse 2]
Chic thug stuttered through a stereo dream
A fifty knuckle shuffle, heavy metal machine
The tears of suburbia drowned the land
Introducing the band
[Verse 3]
So steal me a savage, subservient son
Get him shacked-up, bloodied-up and sucking on a gun
I want the style of a woman, the kiss of a man
Introducing the band
[Verse 4]
And as the sci-fi lullaby starts to build
See them whipping all the women, cracked governments killed
Oh, let the century die to violent hands
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Introducing the band
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Introducing the Band was written by Brett Anderson & Bernard Butler.
Introducing the Band was produced by Ed Buller.
Suede released Introducing the Band on Mon Oct 10 1994.