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"Anaesthetist" is the second single taken from the album The Mindsweep by British band Enter Shikari. The song was first played on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 5 January 2015.[2][3] An official video for the song directed by Mike Tyler was released on YouTube later the same day.[4]

"Anaesthetist"
Single by Enter Shikari
from the album The Mindsweep
Released	5 January 2015
Recorded	2014
Genre	Grime[1] heavy metal[1] big beat[1]
Length	2:55
Label	Ambush Reality, Hopeless Records, PIAS Recordings
Songwriter(s)	Rou Reynolds (lyrics), Enter Shikari (music)
Producer(s)	Enter Shikari, Dan Weller
Enter Shikari singles chronology
"The Last Garrison" (2014) "Anaesthetist" (2015) "Slipshod (Urbandawn Remix)" (2015)

"Anaesthetist" received the Kerrang! Award for Best Single.[5]

Subject matter

The song "Anaesthetist" is about the privatisation of Britain's National Health Service. On the song, frontman Rou Reynolds stated "We seem to have reached a stage of such capitalistic fervour, that we believe it acceptable to punish people for ill health. By charging for healthcare we act as if illness is nothing but one’s own problem, but what is the purpose and advantage of 'civilisation' if it is not helping the most vulnerable within society? The lottery of birth can offer us a wealth of bad luck when it comes to our health and the safety nets are being pulled in as the desire to boost profit overtakes the desire to help people."[6]

Track listing

Band members

• Roughton "Rou" Reynolds – lead vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, programming
• Chris Batten – bass guitar, vocals
• Liam "Rory" Clewlow – guitar, vocals
• Rob Rolfe – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Chart performance

Chart (2015)	Peak position
UK Rock Chart[7]	9
UK Indie Chart[8]	17

References

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