"Stripsearch" | ||||
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Single by Faith No More | ||||
from the album Album of the Year | ||||
Released | January 12, 1998 | |||
Format | CD | |||
Recorded | Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
Genre | Trip hop | |||
Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | Slash | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jon Hudson, Mike Patton, Mike Bordin, Billy Gould | |||
Producer(s) | Roli Mosimann, Billy Gould | |||
Faith No More singles chronology | ||||
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Album of the Year track listing | ||||
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"Stripsearch" is a song from Faith No More's studio album, Album of the Year, and was released as a single on 12th January 1998. It was the last single from the album to be released prior to the band splitting up, although another single would be released later, a cover of "I Started a Joke" by the Bee Gees.
The song was based on a song written by guitarist Jon Hudson, composed in simple MIDI format, hence the heavy electronic sound.
The video for "Stripsearch" was filmed in Berlin. It was directed by Philipp Stölzl, based on a screenplay written by Billy Gould. In the video, Mike Patton walks through parts of the city. At about halfway through he arrives at a military checkpoint and stands at the back of a queue also containing the other members of the band. When he reaches the front, he hands over his passport for inspection. The man inspecting it finds something wrong with the papers and calls the guards on Patton, who tries to get away and is pinned to the floor at gunpoint and arrested. The video then shows still images set earlier in the day, highlighting previously unseen details that point to Patton being a criminal.