"Since We've Been Wrong" is a single from The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...

's fifth studio album, Octahedron

Octahedron (album)

Octahedron is the fifth full-length studio album by American progressive rock band The Mars Volta, released on June 23, 2009. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records in North America and Mercury Records worldwide...

. It was released in June 2009 as the first single in North America, while "Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi (song)

"Cotopaxi" is a song from The Mars Volta's fifth studio album Octahedron. It was released as the first single in Europe while "Since We've Been Wrong" was released as the first North American single...

" was the European single. The band premiered the song during their first acoustic set at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is a multi-purpose arena in San Francisco, California, currently named after promoter Bill Graham...

 in San Francisco on December 31, 2007. Vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Cedric Bixler-Zavala is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American musician known for his work as frontman and lyricist of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta, and previously as frontman and occasional guitarist of the post-hardcore punk group At the Drive-In...

 stated that the song was originally written for The Bedlam in Goliath

The Bedlam in Goliath

The Bedlam in Goliath is the fourth full-length studio album by American progressive rock band The Mars Volta. It was released on January 29, 2008, and January 26, 2008 in Australia through Universal Motown Records...

, but wasn't included because it did not fit with the rest of the album. A music video, directed by Omar Rodríguez-López

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...

, premiered on June 26, 2009. A commercial single for "Since We've Been Wrong" has not been announced.

The album version of the song begins with 90 seconds of near-silence, with just a faint synthesizer sound in the background. The song features acoustic guitars, calm vocals and no drums until the five-minute mark. The last 30 seconds features the synth sound once again, seguing

Segue

A segue is a smooth transition from one topic or section to the next.-In music:In music, segue is a direction to the performer. It means continue without a pause. It comes from the Italian "it follows". The term attacca is also used in classical music.For written music it implies a transition...

 into "Teflon." This synth sound continues throughout the entire album, usually appearing as segues before and after songs.

Personnel

• Omar Rodríguez-López
  Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
  Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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• Cedric Bixler-Zavala
  Cedric Bixler-Zavala
  Cedric Bixler-Zavala is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American musician known for his work as frontman and lyricist of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta, and previously as frontman and occasional guitarist of the post-hardcore punk group At the Drive-In...
  
   – vocals
• Isaiah "Ikey" Owens – keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Juan Alderete
  Juan Alderete
  Juan Alderete is an American bassist known for his work with the band The Mars Volta. Prior to his work with that band, he was known for playing in Racer X, where he received credit as John Alderete.-Biography:...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Thomas Pridgen
  Thomas Pridgen
  Thomas Armon Pridgen is an American drummer, best known for his role as the drummer of The Mars Volta from October 31, 2006 until October 23, 2009, and currently the drummer for his own project The Memorials as well as hard rock supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra.-Biography:Pridgen won the Guitar...
  
   – drums
• Marcel Rodríguez-López
  Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez
  Marcellus Rodriguez-Lopez is a multi-instrumentalist musician and younger brother of Omar Rodríguez-López.- Biography :He has been noted as to playing the bongos, congas, Drums, cymbals, Maracas, keyboards and Shekere....
  
   – synthesizers, percussion
• John Frusciante
  John Frusciante
  John Anthony Frusciante is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, record and film producer. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he had been for a number of years and recorded five studio albums...
  
  – guitar