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  • This is one of the best songs I've heard from this album. Incubus never fails.

  • Everybody says that Incubus is "aging" , but they still have at least ten years ahead of them. They still could come out with a lot of music. Incubus is one of the, if not, best bands out right now. They are great

  • The 3 b-sides are all excellent and can't buy them on i-tunes as usual.

  • Brandon Boyd, a man with a wonderful soul. Close to finding himself, or I think he might have already. In this new album I have noticed he's reached epiphany no lie. He amazes me in every single way. Artist in every aspect. Keep your good energy flowing Boyd, you've matured so much your work and messages are admired and appreciated. Thank You

  • hey, instead of all fighting, lets just know incubus will always be a good band

  • Funny I think If Not Now, When? is just fuckin' PERFECT most bands die with age Incubus does NOT! 

  • this was better than anything on if not now when

  • @ engymaster...no they don't, now their just dried up vegans...but I respect you opinion.

  • @88Lizard88Queen To be fair, they grew up from their younger views, they've been playing for 16 years. Bands evolve as they band members age, they still "rock", but to have them sound like they did, or create things like they used to is.... well, not them. They've grown too much. They're in no way "dried up vegans", they simply matured.

  • @snowpope02

    Exactly. It's okay to not like the new stuff but have respect for them as human beings. Would you want to read aloud some fucking journal entries from when you were 14 to millions of people? Of course not. It's essentially the same thing.

  • @wst Not sure how to take this but... if it's you thinking I was against the person I replied to about them not being as "good" as they were 10+ years ago, then this is just a misunderstanding, I don't expect anyone to follow through the years, they can stop whenever they want. The only thing I was replying to was his insult of them being "dried up vegans". Kind of a dick thing to say, so I felt like replying. If I misunderstood, then I'm sorry and disregard this. :)

  • @snowpope02 :) agree

  • @88Lizard88Queen haha..."dried up vegans" made me laugh! :)

  • Incubus used to rock so hard...fungus amongus anyone?

  • @88Lizard88Queen ok but i feel they got better with science... tbh i even like their new stuff

  • @88Lizard88Queen They still do....

  • 2:30 gives me chills.

  • Hearing this song has made me fnally decide that Incubus, are my favourite band to ever exist.

  • This song is meaningful on so many different levels. This is a true masterpiece from my favorite band. :D

  • I love this song and i love it even more now seeing that it's 4:10 long..my bday is April 10th hehe :) I ♥ Incubus

  • Heavier than most songs on the cd, but love them all.

  • I can't believe this is a B-side. It's so good!

  • I just bought the album and listened to every song on repeat. But WHY is this not on there?!

  • @xsoccerdork This is on the CD with the 3 bonus tracks (the hardcase cd, not the softcase).

  • @ndwrestler aye, gotcha. Just checked the web. There's a release on Best Buy and Amazon with 3 bonus songs. This one, Dig, and Pardon Me. And another version with 5 bonus tracks.. Anyway, thanks(:

  • Fuck I cant believe I didnt hear about this track until now

  • ppl this sum of theeir best stuff come on...1.hold me down2.surface to air3.switchblade4. rebel girls dam i havent even said ADOLESCENTS ! dammmmm

  • People need to let go of what they think Incubus should be.

  • is there anyone out there?

  • I guess I'm in the minority. Found this version so disappointing. They totally changed the guitar part which just ruined the whole song for me. That riff carried the song.

  • did every one forget about fungus amongus ? :O n incubus changes for a reason to bring thier music to new potentials if they wer to sound the same you people would still b complaining so just enjoy if u like the old stuff then listen to thier old albums

  • Awesomeee

  • magic inside this band!!!

  • I want The B-Side CD!!

  • Fucking goosebumps.

  • send out a flare

  • woah

  • awesome

  • im a newer fan, ive listened to their old stuff, and their new stuff. i have to say crow left of the murder and light grenades are my favs. but, INNW is actually a good album, for the most part. this is definitely the best on the album, but... everyone complains about missing the old stuff. its still there. go listen to it. im going to listen to S.C.I.E.N.C.E. now, but will prolly go to light grenades after words. i think if people gave this album a chance, they might like it.

  • @Gitajouten how can you dismiss Morning View, that album is brilliance

  • @WildBillHickums i love morning view, but i dont listen to a ton of the songs on the album. it takes a special mood, but i love warning and under my umbrella

  • still my all time favorite band

    

  • this should have been on the album...

  • @amdofcerulean

    This is on my album of them?

  • Incubus has amazing B sides, i was really mad when Look Alive and Punch Drunk didnt make Light Grenades.

  • Incubus salvando el 2011.

  • Better than almost all of the songs on a pretty weak album. This would've been a bright spot among few...

  • does anyone else like the old old incubus such as enjoy and fungus amungus?

  • I find this being a b-side a dumb move. maybe it's just me, but it's better than most of the songs on the album. a definite single.

  • This song's grown on me... I'm in absolute love with Incubus' first album; their funk feel is the best in my opinion... But after this song, you can tell the change they took on has definately already been mastered.

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  • this song is amazing.....but then again it is incubus so what else do u expect right?

  • @zackdelafan y'know, this album hasent been the best. they actually diddn't amaze me on ALL the songss on this album. past those few, incubus has never failed me

  • @KainArcher188 i agree. it's a completely different consistency if you compare it to morning view or make yourself...two of my favorite albums. but then again, that was 10 years ago. I guess we can't expect their sound not to evolve. but this is one of the better songs on the album!

  • @karmaapolice im just comparing to there LAST album. but, yeah, morning view and make yourself are awesome

  • Esto si es musica mi hermano!

  • i seriously get choked up from this song.

  • Buena musica

  • This should have been on the album... AND released as a single.

  • WHY is this song not on the album??

  • este es uno de los mejores cd de incubus!!! I♥ incubus!!

  • I was surprised that this wasn't going to be the first single off the new album. It was the first new song that they played live last year, so I was assuming it'd be it. I saw them play it at the Smokeout Festival last year. Now that I've heard the studio version, I love this song even more.

  • Live version is probs better, but I'm still digging the vocals on this version ^_^

  • Someone can tell me a few b-sides of them? (not matter which album) thanx

  • @nZTheWolf1 Just take a look at the Monuments and Melodies cd, the hole disc 2 is b-sides. then there is make a move, and from the new album: hold med down and rebel girls:) Personally i think you should listen to punch drunk if you haven't already, it's amazing.

  • @santerlund admiration and punch drunk I have decided are equally amazing

  • @WildBillHickums Oh yea definitely!

  • @nZTheWolf1 Thanx! i'll chack that!

  • Never pop a new Incubus CD in expectin' to hear old shit.

  • @astaroth189 ~~~ Hell yes! you can say THAT over and over again! :)

  • @astaroth189 Well said

  • Search: Surface To Air in Chile....is perfect

  • @edomon10 HELL YES!

  • @edomon10 This version is actually better IMO...and I didn't think that could be possible after hearing the live in Chile one

  • I've been hearing a lot of comments which eventually means "Incubus has sold out"...let me say something in this regard...every incubus album is unique within itself...what they're doing now is a testimony of creativeness and experimentation...you can actually find a depth of musical sense in album...the main thing is you guys need isolation and patience...this is a beautiful album for those who hear to experimental/art music!!!

  • 3 people shouldnt surface to air

  • Can someone tell why I can't find this on Itunes??? What the hell?! Love this song!

  • @cathy5245 this is a B-side u had to order it from them on their site, its a way to give everyone an opition of what version they want the one with rebel girls or Surface to air i got both though because my friend got rebel girls and i got surface so we traded tracks .

  • unbelievable

  • @Delli2289 Love this comment..agree! Thank You!

  • DAT BASS!

  • @marpow07 -- Nah they're just stupid.

  • ok im dumb and im not the best at song lyrics lol what is the meaning of this song?

  • @peacelovebeatles124 The beauty about all of Incubus' songs is that they can be interpreted in so many different ways - which is lyrically down to Brandon's immense songwriting capabilities! But I think the general theme is that the writer is feeling particularly detached from something; be it another person, friends, society, anything - and they're calling out for help or at least trying to connect with someone or something in the best way they can, but aren't successful just yet.

  • Just fell in love with Brandon all over again.

    Incubus never dissapoints.

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  • okay, where did this song come from? lol they just keep coming up with greatness and really gives hope their sound is not that distorted

  • where can i buy this song??

  • Freakin love this song. gotta add it to ma itunes :) Seeing Incubus in concert sunday, so pumped. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

  • I like the live version way better.. This one just sounds a little off compared to the live one

  • Download link..?

  • I think it sounds better live

  • Suffering is a theme , but reckoning is the only reason we suffer at all

  • can't believe this wasn't included, coolest song on the album

  • buenísima !!!!

  • The Itunes LP has all the B sides on it, plus some videos and live recordings

  • if this had been on the album in place of "Switchblade" the album would have been perfect. as it stands I feel it's by far their best album overall, but "Switchblade", while a great song, doesn't fit the album and "Surface To Air" does. kinda lame that they left it off

  • @kisscatastrophe totally agree man, flip flopped would be perfect man. I'm inclined to really like that live version even more than this one, I'm glad I have something to compare to now.

  • i dnt have no b-side on my cd!!!!

  • i liked the drumming jose did in chile better than ths version, but still sounds great

  • I knew I shoulda pre-ordered my copy of "if not now when?" but like even if you do you only get the mp3 it's not actually on the CD right?

  • where do i go to download this?

  • best of the best so far..need to come up for air after listening to this

  • B-side product; A-quality product..

  • Suffering is a theme..

    Reckoning is the only reason we suffer at all..

  • I can't believe that after all these many years Incubus has maintained that classic Alternative Rock sound that made us fall in love with them to begin with.

  • @KingGeorge24 they havent though

    

  • @KingGeorge24 I fell in love with them after their first album in 1995 (Fungus Amongus) They had a totally different sound then.

  • 2 people are going to have someone talking about them in a comment

  • 2 PEOPLE CAN'T SURFACE TO AIR.

  • @marpow07 2 people have a Brain …

  • @marpow07 i think they kinda have a funny mouse, accidentally clicked the dislike button, . .if they don't, then they have a funny taste in music. . .haha

  • @marpow07 I love this song but that sentence doesnt make sentence lol

  • @Hurleyboy1111 nor does mine cuz i meant to say sense*

  • @marpow07 Make that 3 people that are drowning and incapable of hearing...

  • They have for sure pursued different artistic areas, but they still have a sound that is unlike the commercial b.s. you hear on radio today. I respect their choice to do what they want to do, and not what the main stream expects of all other bands, just my opinion, but I have never been one to follow the main stream music scene. Love this song, BUT LOVE the sincerity and passion of the live version in Santiago, Chile.

  • well I gave up on incubus, the new album isnt my cup of tea as well as light grenades, but this song is pretty awesome.

  • @spiraltune - Don't they're still a great band - one of the best working today (in my humble opinion).

  • @JesusCristo2002 no doubt they are a great band but I will stick with the older albums, I like those a lot. I'm just not looking forward to anything else incubus put out I'm just not feeling the new incubus stuff exception to a few select tracks.

  • Yes....I love the live version. The vocals on the studio are dope with the phasing and all but the live version just feels more...... i don't know... closer..personalized. and soulful..especially with mikes part that is absent on the studio version.

  • Amazing! Love the studio version even more than the live version on the album. This song is a total jam! The lyric is inspiring and takes me back to earlier Incubus music also. You dang space traveling geniuses! :)

  • 0:26 to 0:34 sounds like mike forgot to play his part

  • Am I the only one that thinks the live version sounds better?

  • @soonerman94 yes absolutely i prefer the live version

  • Its a good effort. Last few albums were masterpieces. Hard to top those ones.

  • im so hooked on this chours dude. such a beautiful song

  • Theyre B side beats the shit out of the actual album

  • this just cured my Monday blues:)

  • Awesome song. It reminds me of Sugar Pill by Ambulance ltd.

  • My drum cover to this is so sick!!

  • sounds wonderful but I think I actually prefer the live version from Chile that surfaced months ago. pun intended.

  • I can't stop listening to this song...I've listened to it about 20 times or more

  • Download link - anyone? Surface to Air?

  • the person who disliked this never surfaced to air!

  • wow a b side? i have the new album? where can i find this song was this only a special track?, i heard that if not now, when? album, had a combo package?

  • SOooooooo Beautiful... Gives me Chills through my spine

  • Man I wish this was on the album I already bought, GREAT SONG, now need

  • Oh... And I still think it's Suffering is a THING... how can you not hear that in... 2:08?

    edify, intersect sounds right though.

  • Better than many of the songs off the album - the title track "If Not Now, When?" is my favorite.

  • Can anyone feel that vibe throughout the song..??? is so deep. THIS IS WHAT Incubus has developed their sound into. Pure Beautiful Musical Energy From The Soul.

  • I wish lyrics sites would correct the damn lyrics.

    "And if I intersect" NOT EDIFY AND DISSECT

    and..

    "Suffering is a thing" NOT THEME..

    Am I correct? The lyrics sites have it wrong don't they...

  • @PerfectDecalibration

    "This is an attempt to connect, edify, intersect."

    "Suffering is a theme."

  • @incubusgurlie421 lol gotcha.! thanks!

  • @PerfectDecalibration - below are the stazas that need to be corrected. I've made a correction submission to azlyrics Wherever you are Send out a flare This is an attempt to connect, Edify, intersect Send a light Send repair From surface to air Do you hear me, mayday? I am in search of But I'm caught in a knot Goes the saying So below is as above Is there anyone out there? I am high and dry Suffering is a theme But reckoning is the only reason why We suffer at all
  • I added this in after adolescents and it gives the album so much more weight!! Now to make room for Rebel Girls.... :)

  • Addicted to this song at the moment.

  • if you got the album at best buy you got this track (live though) but none the less it still sounds a lot like the studio version

  • Where can i get this version of the song??!!! Please tell me where you found this, I cant find it anywhere...

  • Whoever is the person who dislikes this must not be a real fan of the band!!! Amazing song!!!

  • @jeni4loco When it comes to liking the tune... it doesn't really matter, that's just PURE self opinion. Incubus wrote what they felt and that's all it matters, and so far they have done a really good job at it.

  • one disliker...wtf???....maybe Justin beaber fan.....

  • this would have been the best song on the album

  • seriously top 5 all time for incubus!!!!!

  • @rfbl7 Incorrect. Completely incorrect.

  • How did they not put this song on the North American version? Seriously...

  • When I read the lyrics online (in multiple places), they read "edify and dissect", but I'm fairly sure Brandon's saying "intersect".

  • @incubusgurlie421 i agree edify, intersect

    

  • @incubusgurlie421 yeah are we wrong? I really initially thought he was saying "and if I intersect"... but edify and dissect... sounds possible, at least..

  • i wanna know the 1 person that disliked this. they need a lesson in music taste.

  • @WestFOLax23 It's probably one of those kids that is still angry that they haven't made another album like science.

  • i wish this was totally on the album i just want to listen to it all the time

  • Is this song a b-side? couldnt find it on the album. anyway my favorite song one the album.

  • @Mrkayjell Yes it's a B side and it's on the Japanese edition because they're lucky.

  • i heard this song live when they were in chile, IT WAS FUCKING AMAZING! fuck yeah

  • I know I'm just echoing everyone else but..... WHY THE HELL WAS THIS NOT ON THE ALBUM? It's definately the best song of the lot - I like the album just fine but that being said some of the tracks(I'm looking at you Defiance) just sound like Brandon's solo work. This song is probably up there with anything they've released in terms of quality. Would like to hear their reasoning behind this. Guess it's not really a surprise considering they left Look Alive, Punch Drunk.etc off albums.

  • Is there anyone out there?

  • really wished they'd put this on the album

  • Fuck I hate when bands do this shit!!

    They should've included Surface to Air and Rebel Girls on the official CD that you buy at the store.

    Am I missing anymore songs from this record besides those 2?

  • @BuriedAlive7x There it one to come called Hold me Down but it's not been released yet