In the Meantime (Spacehog song)

"In the Meantime" is the debut single of English alternative rock band Spacehog, from their debut album, Resident Alien (1995). It samples the Penguin Cafe Orchestra song "Telephone and Rubber Band". Released in 1996, the single peaked atop the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and the UK Rock Chart. It additionally reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 29 on the UK Singles Chart while reaching the top 50 in Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden.

Meaning
In a 2018 interview, lead singer Royston Langdon said:

"It's me trying to reach people. It's using some kind of metaphor of a worldly or inner-worldly search for the end of isolation, and the acceptance of one's self is in there. At the end of the day it's saying whatever you gotta do, it's OK, it's alright. And I think that's also me talking to myself, getting through my wan anxieties and fear of death. That's what it all comes down to. What's so beautiful about it is that it continues to connect with people."

Track listings and formats

 * US CD and cassette single
 * 1) "In the Meantime"  – 5:01
 * 2) "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" (live) – 3:41


 * Australian and European CD single
 * 1) "In the Meantime" (edit) – 4:31
 * 2) "Zeroes"  – 6:38
 * 3) "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" (live) – 3:35

In other media
An early demo version of the song plays over the credits of Michael Almereyda's 1994 film Nadja.

Mashup artist Girl Talk layered "In the Meantime" over the Terror Squad hip-hop song, "Lean Back" in his album All Day.

An excerpt of the re-recorded version of the song is used as the opening theme to the VH1 television series Hindsight in addition to appearing on the show's second episode.

The song features as a playable track in videogames Guitar Hero 5 (having been re-recorded by the band) and Rock Band 3 (in its original version present in Resident Alien).

The song is the opening music to David Spade's 1998 HBO special Take the Hit.

The song is featured in the series premiere and season 1 finale of the Netflix show Everything Sucks!, the 2009 comedy film Fanboys and an episode of the ABC show, Schooled, "CB Saves the Planet".

The song is featured in both the first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the movie itself.

The song is featured in the second season of the Netflix series "That 90's Show: