In Lieu Of Failure

"In Lieu Of Failure" is the fifth track from Act III of the The Smashing Pumpkins' 2023 rock opera, ATUM.

Billy Corgan has compared the feeling of the song to that of Mellon Collie-era B-sides, in an assertion that that "machine" of songwriting is still very much alive. "That's what this song sort of represents both narratively and personally," he said on the Thirty-Three podcast.