“Adam in Chains”
Single by Billy Idol from the album Cyberpunk
Recorded	1992, Los Angeles, U.S.
Genre	Rock music Electronica
Length	6:23
Label	Chrysalis Records
Writer(s)	Billy Idol and Robin Hancock
Producer	Robin Hancock
Billy Idol singles chronology
"Shock to the System" (1993) "Adam in Chains" (1993) "Wasteland " (1993)
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Cyberpunk track listing
"Tomorrow People" (5) "Adam in Chains" (6) "Neuromancer" (5)

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The song is divided in two sections: the first two minutes and fifty-four seconds consist of a voice coaxing the listener through a hypnotic exercise, encouraging them towards a state of relaxation. The remainder of the song is comprised of Idol singing in a melodious, slow tempo.

A music video for "Adam in Chains" was directed by Julien Temple. It depicted Billy Idol being bound into a chair as he is monitored by scientists. He struggles before being hypnotized, and is then inserted into a virtual reality simulator. There he is treated to an ethereal water fantasy. Idol eventually rejects the fantasy, which is consumed in flames as, in the real world, his body violently convulses. The scientists end the experiment and Idol is brought back into reality, only to fall unconscious. Julien Temple (born November 26, 1953 in London) is an English film, documentary and music video director. ... This article is about the simulation technology. ...

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External links

• "Adam in Chains", on the Clipland database.