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Timebomb (1991 film)

Timebomb is a 1991 sci-fi action film written and directed by Avi Nesher and starring Michael Biehn and Patsy Kensit.

Timebomb (video game)

Timebomb is a game for the 16K ZX Spectrum computer (and which will thus run on any Spectrum), published in 1984 by CDS Microsystems. It is an unlicensed clone of the arcade coin-op Check Man. While the player moves, the game plays (one note for each step taken) Beethoven's Für Elise.

Timebomb (album)

Timebomb is U.D.O.'s fourth album. It was recorded and mixed at Dierks Studios in Cologne from November 1990 to February 1991. This album is the band's most brutal, following a light approach on Faceless World.

The band was aided by Deaffy on lyrics. Deaffy was also the author of the English lyrics on the Accept albums, and is a pseudonym for Gaby Hoffmann (maiden name Hauke), manager of Accept and later married to the guitarist Wolf Hoffmann.

This is U.D.O.'s last release before Udo Dirkschneider took part in the Accept reunion which resulted in three albums.

Timebomb (Beck song)

"Timebomb" is a 2007 single by American musician Beck. On August 21, 2007, the single was made available on iTunes. It was released on 12" vinyl on November 2, 2007. A one-track promo-only CD was also produced.

A post from Beck's official website said that it would be "a song for bonfires, blackouts and the last hurrah of summer". It combines aspects of electronica, experimental rock, and alternative rock. In 2006 and 2007, the song was played live a number of times.

The post on Beck's website said that the cover art "features Ryan in the knitted Aztec Bird costume, some of you may have seen him dancing in on stage the past few years."

On December 6, 2007, "Timebomb" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.

The song was the inspiration behind the True Blood Season 2 episode "Timebomb" and the track played during the closing credits of the show.

The song appears on the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

The song was used in the introduction of the season 6 Numb3rs episode "Friendly Fire".

Timebomb (film)

Timebomb in film, may refer to:

  • Timebomb (1991 film), an American sci-fi action film
  • Time Bomb (1953 film), a British film also known as Terror on a Train
  • Time Bomb (2006 film), a thriller film
Timebomb (Chumbawamba song)

"Timebomb" is a single from Chumbawamba's album Anarchy. It reached #59 on UK Charts in 1993. It was supported by a music video which can be seen here. The album version of "Timebomb" combined elements of both the main single version and the "Techno Timebomb" remix, which included as a B-side on this single.

The chorus of the song is derived from Stephen Stills' Buffalo Springfield song " For What It's Worth" .

The single also includes a cover of Leon Rosselson's 1975 song "The World Turned Upside Down", which was originally made popular by fellow English singer/songwriter Billy Bragg. The song is a song about the 17th Century Digger Commune's struggles against their landowners, and shares a lot of lyrical themes with the 1649 Gerrard Winstanley composition " Diggers' Song", which was also recorded by Chumbawamba on their English Rebel Songs 1381-1914 album

Timebomb (Kylie Minogue song)

"Timebomb" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released as a stand-alone single on 25 May 2012 by Parlophone, and distributed in both physical and digital formats. It was released as part of Minogue's anniversary for her 25th year in the music industry. The track was written by by Karen Poole, Matt Schwartz and Paul Harris, whilst production was handled by the latter two collaborators; another track with the same title was written for Minogue by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was originally scheduled to appeared on her 2012 greatest hits album The Best of Kylie Minogue, but was later included on her box set K25: Time Capsule that same year.

Musically, "Timebomb" is a dance song that incorporates elements of synthpop, disco and house music. Sonically compared to the work of American singer Britney Spears and British recording artist Jay Sean, the lyrical content focuses on having fun and dancing before hypothetically running out of time. Upon its release, "Timebomb" was universally praised from music critics. Majority of them commended the dance sound and production, whilst some critics even selected it as an example of Minogue's best work. Commercially, it performed moderately in most regions such as Australia, United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium, Japan, and New Zealand. It managed to reach the top spot on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

An accompanying music video was directed by Christian Larson in Soho, London; it featured Minogue walking around the streets during day and night, and other scenes of her dancing in a small room. The video was also praised from music critics, who complimented Minogue's sex appeal and the videos visuals. To promote the single, Minogue performed the track during the semi-final of The Voice UK's first season, and appeared on the setlist for Minogue's Kiss Me Once concert tour.

Timebomb (Tove Lo song)

"Timebomb" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Tove Lo from her debut studio album, Queen of the Clouds (2014). Initially released as a promotional single, the song was released as the third single from the album. However, its release at US contemporary hit radio was cancelled.

Timebomb (True Blood)
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Usage examples of "timebomb".

Giraud's intelligence reported Mikhail Corain was gathering evidence, planning to call for a Council bill of Discovery to open the entire Emory archives, charging that there were other covert projects, other timebombs waiting, and that the national security took precedence over Reseune's sovereignty: that Reseune had no right to the notes and papers which Ariane Emory had accrued while serving as Councillor for Science, that those became Union property on her death, and that a bill of Discovery was necessary to find out what was Reseune's and what of Emory's papers belonged to Union archives.

Only his internal questions, ticking like timebombs within his mind, were of any importance.