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==Album description== With its predecessor subtly focusing on global peace, joy, and unity, ''Infinity Within'' is overtly political, as evidenced by the phrase "Let's face it, it's a [[pro-choice]] album" appearing on the album cover and more importantly, with outspoken tracks encouraging the protection of the environment ("I Had a Dream I Was Falling through a Hole in the Ozone Layer"), sexual liberation through [[safe sex]] ("Rubber Lover"), the failure of the judicial system ("Fuddy Duddy Judge") and the importance of [[voting]] ("Vote, Baby, Vote"). The song "Vote, Baby, Vote" was made into a [[public service announcement]] which advocated the band's mission for voter registration and their support of the [[National Voter Registration Act of 1993|Motor Voter Bill]] to ease [[voter registration]]. While some music critics may not have recognized it, the move to more heightened social awareness on the second album was not a departure from ''World Clique'', but a natural progression for the band members.<ref name="Reflex">{{Cite news | last= Wright| first= Christian | title=Blinded by Deee-Lite| newspaper=Reflex Magazine| issue=25 | date=June 1992}}</ref> Inspired by the [[I Ching]], ''Infinity Within'' is meant to be more self-reflective and to counteract the global view of ''World Clique'', which lead singer [[Lady Miss Kier|Lady Kier]] felt was often misunderstood.<ref>{{Cite news | newspaper=Mondo 2000| issue=7 | pages=73 | year= 1992}}</ref> She explained the idea behind the album and its title by saying: {{cquote|The reason why we titled this new album ''Infinity Within''—to balance out [''World Clique''’s] idea of looking outward and thinking about unity—is if you look outward, you should look inward to see what you’re doing as an individual. Because people seem to be so passive—I’d like to see people turn their TV sets off and start protesting.<ref name="Reflex"/>}} To further show their support of the environment, Deee-Lite pledged a portion of the album's profits to [[Greenpeace]]. Additionally, ''Infinity Within'' was the first Warner Music titles that was issued in an eco-friendly package called the Eco-pak.<ref>{{Cite news | newspaper=CD Review| pages=8 | date=September 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Eco-Pak - CD History | publisher = Lazlo's CDHistory Machine | url =http://www.studio-nibble.com/cd/index.php?title=Eco-Pak |access-date=2013-02-01}}</ref> It was designed in 1991 by Ivy Hill Packaging, at the time a subsidiary of Time Warner, as a more environmentally friendly alternative to the [[longbox]] which was often discarded after purchase, and to facilitate proper display of CDs in music retail stores. The eco-pack was displayed in stores unfolded, to display titles in the same manner as longboxes. Upon purchasing a title and removing the plastic shrink wrap, the packaging was folded into the shape of a traditional CD [[Optical disc packaging|jewel case]], similar to a [[Digipak]]. By 1993, the use of the longbox was phased out as music retailers began replacing LP-sized sales racks with those to house jewelcase or digipak formats with the locking plastic frames (keepers); thus rendering the Eco-pak, in its original form, obsolete. As a result, ''Infinity Within'' is among the few titles ever released with the original Eco-pak design.
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