Released August 13, 1996 Label Immortal/Epic | Length 4:27 | |
Recorded September 1995 at 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, California (Fungus Amongus version) Late 1996 at 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, California (Enjoy Incubus version) Genre Funk metal, alternative metal, rap metal Writer(s) Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, Alex Katunich, Gavin Koppell, José Pasillas | ||
"Take Me To Your Leader" is the first single released in 1996 by the rock band Incubus and the only single from their debut album Fungus Amongus in 1995. It was later re-recorded for their 1997 EP Enjoy Incubus.
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Promotion
An official music video was made for the song, it was the band's first music video at that point. The video pays homage to the film The Gods Must Be Crazy and shows the band wandering through California half-naked. The video can be found on the band's DVD When Incubus Attacks Volume 2.
Live performance
The song was a staple in the band's setlist early on, however, along with other funk-based Fungus Amongus songs, it soon vanished from the band's setlist by the end of the 90s. In 2004 the band performed the song live for the first time in 6 years during a concert in London England, much to fans delight, with the band going on to play the song 9 times that year. It is to date the last Fungus Amongus/Enjoy Incubus song to be played live.
Music and lyrics
The main difference between the 1995 and re-recorded versions is the presence of DJ Lyfe. Notably, the 2004 performances were also done at a slower pace, and lacked the rapping segments which were present in the recorded versions.
The song's lyrics contain references to cocaine and other drugs.