Sound the Alarm

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"Sound the Alarm"
Sound the Alarm cover
Single by The Knocks
Released July 28, 2021
Length 2:51
Label Big Beat Records
Writer(s) James Patterson, Ben Ruttner, Yoshi Flower, Ryan Jillian Santiago, Ross Clark, Rivers Cuomo, Marky Style, James Patterson, Ben Ruttner
Producer(s) The Knocks, Marky Style
Status Officially released
Stream Spotify

"Sound the Alarm" is a single by American electronic music duo the Knocks. The song features vocals by Rivers Cuomo and Royal & the Serpent, who are also credited songwriters.

Overview

The title "Sound the Alarm" was listed as dummy data on the then-unfinished demo storefront on riverscuomo.com in October of 2020. Rivers Cuomo later commented that the song was something to do with the Knocks.[1]

"Sound the Alarm" released in July 2021 alongside a lyric video. A full music video was released on September 9, 2021.

Audio

The music video for "Sound the Alarm" was directed by Kevin Eis and released on September 9, 2021.

Lyrics

Touch the pleasure
Taste the pain
Turn it upside down
As the world spins round
Would you make my day?
This is getting explosive
This is getting too hot
You're the type I need
You could murder me
In the name of rock

Maybe it’s for the good of mankind

Sound the alarm, sound the alarm
Going in hard 'cause we ain't too proud to be begging like that
Sound the alarm, sound the alarm
Get in the car 'cause we ain't too proud to be begging like that
Ooh

Clutch under pressure
Ice in my veins
Maybe all my flaws give me my powers
I was born this way
I go way too fast
Runaway car crash
Spitting out gas
Stars like the night pitch black
We tripped all the wires
Lit all the fires
Sniffed out the liars
I wonder why

Maybe it's for the good of mankind

Sound the alarm, sound the alarm
Going in hard 'cause we ain't too proud to be begging like that
Sound the alarm, sound the alarm
Get in the car 'cause we ain't too proud to be begging like that
Ooh

Maybe it's for the
Maybe it's for the
Maybe it’s for the good of man

Sound the alarm, sound the alarm
Going in hard 'cause we ain't too proud to be begging like that
Sound the alarm, sound the alarm
Get in the car 'cause we ain't too proud to be begging like that
Ooh

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo, ? Sound the Alarm Sound The Alarm   4 verse @ 98.mp3 ?
Sound the Alarm ? 2:51 "Sound the Alarm" (single)
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See also

References

  1. Mister Rivers' Neighborhood. 19 October 2020. Archived by Wayback Machine 31 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731224059/https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Sound%20the%20Alarm