Infinity symbol in bookbinding to indicate that a book is printed on acid-free paper and will therefore be long-lasting. In modern mysticism, the infinity symbol has become identified with a variation of the ouroboros, an ancient image of a snake eating its own tail that has also come to symbolize the infinite, and the ouroboros is sometimes drawn in figure-eight form to reflect this identification, rather than in its more traditional circular form. In the works of Vladimir Nabokov, including "The Gift" and "Pale Fire", the figure-eight shape is used symbolically to refer to the Möbius strip and the infinite, for instance
Infinity on High the UK Singles Chart, with its highest position at number seventeen in Australia, becoming the third consecutive top twenty hit from "Infinity on High" in that region. The fourth and last single, "I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)" managed to reach number 68 in the US and made the top 30 in Australia. "The Carpal Tunnel of Love" was not an official single but it was released online by the band before "Infinity"'s release and was later given as an exclusive download to iTunes; it managed to reach number