"Lost Cause" is the fifth song from Beck's fifth major-label studio album, Sea Change.

It reached number 36 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart on March 22, 2003.

"[1] Two music videos were made for "Lost Cause", both directed by Garth Jennings.

The original video features an effigy of Beck falling from the sky.

The second version features Beck and his band playing the song, with various moments being sped up, slowed down and filmed in stop motion.