A Town Called Hypocrisy

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“A Town Called Hypocrisy”
Single by Lostprophets from the album Liberation Transmission
Released	September 11, 2006
Format	CD, 7"
Recorded	Hawaii, 2006
Genre	Alternative metal Alternative rock
Length	3:39
Label	Columbia, Visible Noise
Producer	Bob Rock
Lostprophets singles chronology
"Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" (2006) "A Town Called Hypocrisy" (2006) "Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)" (2006)

"A Town Called Hypocrisy" is the second single taken from Liberation Transmission, the third album by the Welsh band Lostprophets.

The single was released on 11 September 2006 in the United Kingdom. It reached #23 in the UK Singles Chart which could be viewed as disappointing when compared with previous singles. It spent only 2 weeks in the top 40.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Track Listing 2.1 CD 1 2.2 CD 2 2.3 Vinyl 3 Chart positions

[edit] Music video

The video was made available on Kerrang! TV from the 11 August 2006. It depicts frontman Ian Watkins as a children's television presenter on a fictional television program called 'Town Time' and is arguably a response to the accusations of the band's metrosexuality.

The video, although seemingly based around the things infant children watch (therefore making it seem quite innocent) is filled with sexual references, both very subtle and very obvious. An example of the more subtle references is at the beginning when we see 'Tender Tim' (Frontman Watkins) and 'Mayor Mary' ending the 5000th episode of 'Town Time', Tim replies to Mary's question "What have we learnt today, Tim?", Tim replies: "We've learnt about sharing, saying "please" and oral (likely referring to oral sex, Mary then quietly elbowing him) hygiene." An example of the more obvious references is the large amounts of drinking and scantily clad women (dressed in all sorts of outfits, ranging from animals to a tooth) performing "kinky", yet childlike, activities on the men in the group.

[edit] Track Listing

[edit] CD 1

1. "A Town Called Hypocrisy"
2. "Love" (Demo)

[edit] CD 2

1. "A Town Called Hypocrisy"
2. "Distances" (Demo)
3. "What You Do" (Demo)

[edit] Vinyl

1. "A Town Called Hypocrisy"
2. "Still Falling"

• Also available from certain download services are four live recordings of the song, taken from the band's performances at Birmingham, Brixton, Nottingham and Cardiff.

[edit] Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak
2006	UK Singles Chart	23
	European Hot 100	71

v • d • e Lostprophets Ian Watkins • Mike Lewis • Lee Gaze • Stuart Richardson • Jamie Oliver • Ilan Rubin DJ Stepzak • Mike Chiplin Studio albums Thefakesoundofprogress • Start Something • Liberation Transmission • Lostprophets' untitled fourth studio album EPs Here Comes the Party • Para Todas las Putas Celosas • The Fake Sound of Progress Singles "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" • "The Fake Sound of Progress" • "Burn Burn" • "Last Train Home" • "Wake Up (Make a Move)" • "Last Summer" • "Goodbye Tonight" • "I Don't Know" • "We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan" • "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" • "A Town Called Hypocrisy" • "Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)" • "4:AM Forever" Related Discography • Lostprophets songs • Lostprophets albums