"That's When I Reach for My Revolver" is a song by Mission of Burma that was written and sung by band member Clint Conley.
American musician Moby covered the song in 1996 and released it as the first single from his fourth studio album, Animal Rights (1996).
It was released on August 26, 1996 by Mute and Elektra, reaching number 50 on the UK Singles Chart.
[3] The original version of "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" had substantially different lyrics, among which is "Tonight the sky is empty/But that is nothing new/Its dead eyes look upon us/And they tell me we're nothing but slaves."
Moby provided an alternate vocal track to permit airplay on MTV; with subdued lyrics, the video version was retitled as "That's When I Realize It's Over".