B-side "What Is What" Format 7"CDdigital download Length 3:33 | Released April 18, 2015 | |
Recorded 2014 at Electric Lady Studios and Atomic Sound (New York City) | ||
"Everything Is Wrong" is a song by American rock band Interpol. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album, El Pintor (2014), on April 18, 2015. The single was released on Record Store Day as a limited edition 7" vinyl. A music video for the song was released on January 22, 2015. A remix of the song was later made by Bosnian DJ Solomun, which was released in April 2016. "Everything Is Wrong" peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and appeared on the soundtrack for MLB 15: The Show.
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Music video
The official music video for "Everything Is Wrong" was released on January 22, 2015. It was co-directed by Carlos Puga and Interpol band member Paul Banks. The video is centered the band's members, Banks, Daniel Kessler, and Sam Fogarino, as they walk throughout New York City on their way to a concert they will be playing at. While it shows Kessler and Fogarino acting nice towards other people, Banks is depicted as a more rude person who bothers others. Tom Breihan of Stereogum labeled Banks as "basically a Jeremy Renner character" in the video.
Release
Prior to its single release, the song was featured on the soundtrack for the video game MLB 15: The Show. "Everything Is Wrong" was released as a limited edition 7" vinyl as part of Record Store Day 2015. Only 4000 copies of the single were made. The song was backed with "What Is What", a previously unreleased track, on its b-side. The artwork for the single was made by Shepard Fairey. A remix of the song was made by Bosnian DJ Solomun. The remix was released on April 29, 2016 through 2DIY4.