The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat)

"The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat)" (usually shortened to "W.A.N.D.") is a song by The Flaming Lips, featured on their 2006 album At War with the Mystics.

"The Wand" redirects here. For other uses, see Wand (disambiguation).

"The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat)"
Single by The Flaming Lips
from the album At War with the Mystics
Released	January 10, 2006 (US) July 17, 2006 (UK)
Recorded	2004–2006
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:42
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Wayne Coyne Michael Ivins Steven Drozd
Producer(s)	The Flaming Lips Dave Fridmann Scott Booker
The Flaming Lips singles chronology
"The Golden Path" (2003) "The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat)" (2006) "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)" (2006)

Release information

"The W.A.N.D." was initially released on online stores such as the iTunes Music Store on January 10, 2006.

On 7 March that year, a CD single for the track was released in the United States, featuring two unreleased B-sides: a new studio version of "You Got to Hold On" (which would later appear in an online advertisement for Coca-Cola^[1]) and "Time Travel... Yes!!" featuring a digitally altered Steve Burns delivering a spoken monologue about time travel.

Again in 2006, it was released as a commercial single in the United Kingdom on July 17, but failed to enter the top 40, peaking at #41.

"The W.A.N.D." was first performed live at the Langerado Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on March 11, 2006.

The song was featured in the Dell Inspiron commercials released in early 2007^[2] and can be heard as part of the Major League Baseball 2K8 soundtrack.^[3]

Music video

There are two music videos, one for MTV and an alternate version, which is a slow-motion reverse pillow fight between two members of TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls, Lux and Venis Envy. Captions ask at the end: "Are these two women really fighting???" and "And if they were, would that be cool??".

Track listing

US CD

1. "The W.A.N.D."
2. "You Got to Hold On"
3. "Time Travel... Yes!!"
   • This is a different version than the song of the same name on the "It Overtakes Me" EP.

UK 7-inch picture disc

1. "The W.A.N.D." (Album version)
2. "You Got to Hold On"

UK CD 1

1. "The W.A.N.D." (Album version)
2. "The W.A.N.D." (Supernaturalistic – Goldfrapp remix)

UK CD 2

1. "The W.A.N.D."
2. "You Gotta Hold On"
3. "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (In Anatropous Reflex)"
4. "The W.A.N.D." (Music video)

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[4]	41
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5]	8
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)	6
US Pop 100 (Billboard)	81

Use in popular media

"The W.A.N.D." is used in the Dell Inspiron commercial advertising their new Inspirons in different colors.

In Lakai's 2007 video Fully Flared, the song is used in Cairo Foster's part.

The song is featured on the NBA 2K16 soundtrack.

The song was used as the theme for the fan-made title sequence for the 2016 film Doctor Strange.^[6]

The song was used in the Netflix series Outer Banks.

References

1. "Speak Up Archive: The m5 Optimistic Globalization". UnderConsideration LLC. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
2. Menchaca, Lionel (2007-07-16). "Doing Things a Little Bit Differently". Direct2Dell. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
3. Savino, Candace (15 July 2016). "MLB 2K gets a somewhat indie soundtrack". Engadget. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
5. "The Flaming Lips Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
6. Chitwood, Adam (27 June 2015). "Doctor Strange Fan-Made Title Sequence Video Is Fantastic". Collider. Retrieved 28 June 2015.