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{{Infobox song
| Name = Leviathan
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| Released = 9 September 2005
| Format = ] and ]
| Genre = ]
| Length = 2:37
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| Producer = ]
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"'''Leviathan'''" is a song by the ] rock band ]. It was recorded for the charity album '']'' for ] UK in 2005.<ref>BBC News, , '']''</ref> It takes its title from the 1651 book about political power, '']'' by ]. The lyric "Brutal, nasty, this life is short" is a paraphrased quote from the book, where Hobbes describes human life 'in nature' prior to the formation of 'society'.<ref>Oregon State University, ,'']''</ref> The song also references ], the ], the ] and the film '']''.<ref>The Annotated Manics, </ref> The song begins with a sample of ], lead singer of the ] ] band ] declaring "We also do speak politics to you here today" as he introduces the Skids song "TV Stars".<ref>The Annotated Manics, </ref>

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