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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Being Beige
| Cover = Being Beige.jpg|upright=1.2
| name = Being Beige
| Artist = [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]
| cover = Being_Beige_Single_Cover.jpg
| Album = [[Monuments to an Elegy]]
| alt =
| B-side =
| type = single
| Released = October 20, 2014
| artist = [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]
| Recorded = 2014
| album = [[Monuments to an Elegy]]
| released = October 20, 2014
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Length = 3:39
| format =
| recorded = 2014
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| Label = [[BMG]]/Martha's Music
| Writer = [[Billy Corgan]]
| studio =
| venue =
| Producer = Billy Corgan, [[Jeff Schroeder]], Howard Willing
| genre = [[Pop rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://blogcritics.org/music-review-the-smashing-pumpkins-monuments-to-an-elegy/ | title=Music Review: The Smashing Pumpkins – 'Monuments to an Elegy' | publisher=[[Blogcritics]] | date=November 25, 2014 | accessdate=July 26, 2015 | author=Doherty, Charlie}}</ref>
| Certification =
| length = 3:39
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| Last single = "[[Panopticon (song)|Panopticon]]"<br />(2012)
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| label = [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]]/Martha's Music
| This single = "'''Being Beige'''"<br />(2014)
| writer = [[Billy Corgan]]
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| Next single = "[[One and All (song)|One and All (We Are)]]"<br />(2014)
| Misc =
| producer = {{flatlist|
*Billy Corgan
*[[Jeff Schroeder]]
*Howard Willing
}}
}}
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| prev_title = [[Panopticon (song)|Panopticon]]
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"'''Being Beige'''" is the first single from [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' tenth album ''[[Monuments to an Elegy]]''. The track was released through [[SoundCloud]] on October 20, 2014.<ref name="stereoboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/187771/9|title=Smashing Pumpkins Release Being Beige From 'Monuments To An Elegy' - Stereoboard|publisher=stereoboard.com|accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref><ref name="zumic">{{cite web|url=http://zumic.com/music-videos/112999/being-beige-smashing-pumpkins-soundcloud-audio-stream-lyrics/|title=&quot;Being Beige&quot; - The Smashing Pumpkins &#91;SoundCloud Audio Stream + Lyrics&#93; &#124; Zumic|publisher=zumic.com|accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref><ref name="diymag">{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2014/10/20/smashing-pumpkins-announce-monuments-to-an-elegy-album-stream-being-beige|title=Smashing Pumpkins announce ‘Monuments to an Elegy’ album, stream ‘Being Beige’ &#124; DIY|publisher=diymag.com|accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref>
| prev_year = 2012
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| next_title = [[One and All (song)|One and All (We Are)]]
| next_year = 2014
}}
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"'''Being Beige'''" is the first single from [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' tenth album ''[[Monuments to an Elegy]]''. The track was released through [[SoundCloud]] on October 20, 2014.<ref name="stereoboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/187771/9|title=Smashing Pumpkins Release Being Beige From 'Monuments To An Elegy' – Stereoboard|publisher=stereoboard.com|accessdate=November 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name="zumic">{{cite web|url=http://zumic.com/music-videos/112999/being-beige-smashing-pumpkins-soundcloud-audio-stream-lyrics/|title="Being Beige" – The Smashing Pumpkins &#91;SoundCloud Audio Stream + Lyrics&#93; {{pipe}} Zumic|date=October 20, 2014|publisher=zumic.com|accessdate=November 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name="diymag">{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2014/10/20/smashing-pumpkins-announce-monuments-to-an-elegy-album-stream-being-beige|title=Smashing Pumpkins announce 'Monuments to an Elegy' album, stream 'Being Beige' |work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]] |accessdate=November 6, 2014}}</ref>


==Background and recording==
==Background and recording==
The song was first mentioned on the Smashing Pumpkins' website under the working title "World's On Fire," and later under the title "Being Beige (World's On Fire)."<ref name="smashingpumpkinsnexus">{{cite web|url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/board_new/#!NUMEN/c7ba/4D9B4C1E-5D4E-468E-8EF5-0B951975B37E|title=The Official Smashing Pumpkins|publisher=smashingpumpkinsnexus.com|accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref><ref name="smashingpumpkinsnexus2">{{cite web|url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/board_new/#!KISS-THIS-SP-ALBUM-UPDATE/c7ba/44BA6A7D-F7DB-43F7-943B-2D0300D791DE|title=The Official Smashing Pumpkins|publisher=smashingpumpkinsnexus.com|accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref>
The song was first mentioned on the Smashing Pumpkins' website under the working title "World's On Fire," and later under the title "Being Beige (World's On Fire)."<ref name="smashingpumpkinsnexus">{{cite web|url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/board_new/#!NUMEN/c7ba/4D9B4C1E-5D4E-468E-8EF5-0B951975B37E|title=The Official Smashing Pumpkins|publisher=smashingpumpkinsnexus.com|accessdate=November 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016023214/http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/board_new#!NUMEN/c7ba/4D9B4C1E-5D4E-468E-8EF5-0B951975B37E|archivedate=October 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name="smashingpumpkinsnexus2">{{cite web|url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/board_new/#!KISS-THIS-SP-ALBUM-UPDATE/c7ba/44BA6A7D-F7DB-43F7-943B-2D0300D791DE|title=The Official Smashing Pumpkins|publisher=smashingpumpkinsnexus.com|accessdate=November 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016023214/http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/board_new#!KISS-THIS-SP-ALBUM-UPDATE/c7ba/44BA6A7D-F7DB-43F7-943B-2D0300D791DE|archivedate=October 16, 2014}}</ref>


Speaking of the song with [[Rolling Stone]], Corgan said "People always ask me to explain songs, and honestly I can't. But if there's honesty in this lyric, it's that there's something amiss in our cosmos. Yet still, we must love."<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/smashing-pumpkins-being-beige-20141020#ixzz3GjuiNF5f|title=Hear Smashing Pumpkins' Rousing New 'Being Beige' &#124; Rolling Stone|publisher=rollingstone.com|accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref>
Speaking of the song with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', band leader [[Billy Corgan]] said "People always ask me to explain songs, and honestly I can't. But if there's honesty in this lyric, it's that there's something amiss in our cosmos. Yet still, we must love."<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/smashing-pumpkins-being-beige-20141020#ixzz3GjuiNF5f|title=Hear Smashing Pumpkins' Rousing New 'Being Beige' {{pipe}} Rolling Stone|date=October 20, 2014|publisher=rollingstone.com|accessdate=November 6, 2014}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Music video==
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The song has received fairly positive feedback. [[Rolling Stone]] said that though the song "has a simple title... its acoustic guitar and drum machine intro builds toward an urgent, memorable chorus."<ref name="rollingstone2">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/smashing-pumpkins-being-beige-20141020#ixzz3GjuXS1lk|title=Hear Smashing Pumpkins' Rousing New 'Being Beige' &#124; Rolling Stone|publisher=rollingstone.com|accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref><ref name="consequenceofsound">{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/10/smashing-pumpkins-share-new-single-being-beige-listen/|title=Smashing Pumpkins share new single &#8220;Being Beige&#8221; &#8212; listen &#124; Consequence of Sound|publisher=consequenceofsound.net|accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/smashing-pumpkins-being-beige_n_6014958.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment&ir=Entertainment|title=Smashing Pumpkins Release 'Being Beige,' First Track Off 'Monuments To An Elegy'|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref>


As early as November, Billy Corgan alluded to a new Smashing Pumpkins music video, posting several pictures from a shoot on the Smashing Pumpkins' [[Instagram]] account.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://instagram.com/p/vWlEQ0H65Z/?modal=true | title=Instagram }}</ref> On January 16, the Smashing Pumpkins announced via Twitter that the music video was made for "Being Beige" and that it would premiere on January 19.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SmashingPumpkin/status/556182174744186880|title=Get ready for the Worldwide premiere of the Being Beige video this coming Monday on @Vevopic.twitter.com/IqxJiqhlLL|first=The Smashing|last=Pumpkins|date=January 16, 2015|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref>
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[[Chicago Reader]] said "Corgan seems remarkably placid on this new cut. It sounds like ''Monuments''... won't be a retread of the Pumpkins' "rat in a cage" days. Corgan's putting his rage behind him in favor of a slow, piano-accented build toward the heights of songs like "[[Perfect (Smashing Pumpkins song)|Perfect]]" or the more energetic selections from his early-aughts stint with [[Zwan]]."<ref name="chicagoreader">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/10/20/smashing-pumpkins-crank-the-neutrals-on-new-song-being-beige|title=Smashing Pumpkins crank the neutrals on new song 'Being Beige' &#124; Bleader &#124; Chicago Reader|publisher=chicagoreader.com|accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref>


Directed by Brian and Brad Palmer the video magnifies the surreal, dreamlike space of lost love experienced through the moment of an embrace, as twin bodies merge into one. It explores transcendence of oneself – into a new, limitless body of existence.
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The 405 said "...the track features some pretty acoustic guitar arpeggios over mist-like drum machine sounds in its quieter moments, livening up to a crashing wave kineticism with sweeps of distorted guitar and aching melodies, as the vocals paint a stumbling melody over these sounds, layering towards the end in a maintained crescendo."<ref name="thefourohfive">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/smashing-pumpkins-share-new-song-being-beige-141|title=Smashing Pumpkins share new song 'Being Beige (World's On Fire)'|publisher=thefourohfive.com|accessdate=2014-11-06}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Live Performances==
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The song has received fairly positive feedback. [[Rolling Stone]] said that though the song "has a simple title... its acoustic guitar and drum machine intro builds toward an urgent, memorable chorus."<ref name="rollingstone2">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/smashing-pumpkins-being-beige-20141020#ixzz3GjuXS1lk|title=Hear Smashing Pumpkins' Rousing New 'Being Beige' {{pipe}} Rolling Stone|date=October 20, 2014|publisher=rollingstone.com|accessdate=November 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name="consequenceofsound">{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2014/10/smashing-pumpkins-share-new-single-being-beige-listen/|title=Smashing Pumpkins share new single "Being Beige" — listen {{pipe}} Consequence of Sound|date=October 20, 2014|publisher=consequence.net|accessdate=November 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/smashing-pumpkins-being-beige_n_6014958.html?ir=Entertainment|title=Smashing Pumpkins Release 'Being Beige,' First Track Off 'Monuments To An Elegy'|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|accessdate=November 6, 2014|date=October 20, 2014}}</ref>
The song was premiered live on November 26, 2014.<ref>http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-smashing-pumpkins/2014/thalia-hall-chicago-il-33cd8039.html</ref>

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[[Chicago Reader]] said "Corgan seems remarkably placid on this new cut. It sounds like ''Monuments''... won't be a retread of the Pumpkins' "rat in a cage" days. Corgan's putting his rage behind him in favor of a slow, piano-accented build toward the heights of songs like "[[Perfect (Smashing Pumpkins song)|Perfect]]" or the more energetic selections from his early-aughts stint with [[Zwan]]."<ref name="chicagoreader">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/10/20/smashing-pumpkins-crank-the-neutrals-on-new-song-being-beige|title=Smashing Pumpkins crank the neutrals on new song 'Being Beige' {{pipe}} Bleader {{pipe}} Chicago Reader|date=October 20, 2014|publisher=chicagoreader.com|accessdate=November 6, 2014}}</ref>

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The 405 said "the track features some pretty acoustic guitar arpeggios over mist-like drum machine sounds in its quieter moments, livening up to a crashing wave kineticism with sweeps of distorted guitar and aching melodies, as the vocals paint a stumbling melody over these sounds, layering towards the end in a maintained crescendo."<ref name="thefourohfive">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/smashing-pumpkins-share-new-song-being-beige-141|title=Smashing Pumpkins share new song 'Being Beige (World's On Fire)'|publisher=thefourohfive.com|accessdate=November 6, 2014}}</ref>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;The Smashing Pumpkins
;The Smashing Pumpkins
*[[Billy Corgan]]&nbsp;– [[vocals]], [[guitar]], [[bass guitar|bass]], [[keyboards]] and [[synthesizers]]
*[[Billy Corgan]]&nbsp;– vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards and synthesizers
*[[Jeff Schroeder]]&nbsp;– guitar
*[[Jeff Schroeder]]&nbsp;– guitar


;Additional musicians
;Additional musicians
*[[Tommy Lee]]&nbsp;– [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Tommy Lee]]&nbsp;– drums


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:12, 11 April 2023

"Being Beige"
Single by The Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Monuments to an Elegy
ReleasedOctober 20, 2014
Recorded2014
GenrePop rock[1]
Length3:39
LabelBMG/Martha's Music
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan
Producer(s)
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"Panopticon"
(2012) 		"Being Beige"
(2014) 		"One and All (We Are)"
(2014)

"Being Beige" is the first single from The Smashing Pumpkins' tenth album Monuments to an Elegy. The track was released through SoundCloud on October 20, 2014.[2][3][4]

Background and recording

[edit]

The song was first mentioned on the Smashing Pumpkins' website under the working title "World's On Fire," and later under the title "Being Beige (World's On Fire)."[5][6]

Speaking of the song with Rolling Stone, band leader Billy Corgan said "People always ask me to explain songs, and honestly I can't. But if there's honesty in this lyric, it's that there's something amiss in our cosmos. Yet still, we must love."[7]

Music video

[edit]

As early as November, Billy Corgan alluded to a new Smashing Pumpkins music video, posting several pictures from a shoot on the Smashing Pumpkins' Instagram account.[8] On January 16, the Smashing Pumpkins announced via Twitter that the music video was made for "Being Beige" and that it would premiere on January 19.[9]

Directed by Brian and Brad Palmer the video magnifies the surreal, dreamlike space of lost love experienced through the moment of an embrace, as twin bodies merge into one. It explores transcendence of oneself – into a new, limitless body of existence.

Reception

[edit]

The song has received fairly positive feedback. Rolling Stone said that though the song "has a simple title... its acoustic guitar and drum machine intro builds toward an urgent, memorable chorus."[10][11][12]

Chicago Reader said "Corgan seems remarkably placid on this new cut. It sounds like Monuments... won't be a retread of the Pumpkins' "rat in a cage" days. Corgan's putting his rage behind him in favor of a slow, piano-accented build toward the heights of songs like "Perfect" or the more energetic selections from his early-aughts stint with Zwan."[13]

The 405 said "the track features some pretty acoustic guitar arpeggios over mist-like drum machine sounds in its quieter moments, livening up to a crashing wave kineticism with sweeps of distorted guitar and aching melodies, as the vocals paint a stumbling melody over these sounds, layering towards the end in a maintained crescendo."[14]

Personnel

[edit]
The Smashing Pumpkins
Additional musicians

References

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  1. ^ Doherty, Charlie (November 25, 2014). "Music Review: The Smashing Pumpkins – 'Monuments to an Elegy'". Blogcritics. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins Release Being Beige From 'Monuments To An Elegy' – Stereoboard". stereoboard.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ^ ""Being Beige" – The Smashing Pumpkins [SoundCloud Audio Stream + Lyrics] | Zumic". zumic.com. October 20, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins announce 'Monuments to an Elegy' album, stream 'Being Beige'". DIY. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Official Smashing Pumpkins". smashingpumpkinsnexus.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "The Official Smashing Pumpkins". smashingpumpkinsnexus.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  7. ^ "Hear Smashing Pumpkins' Rousing New 'Being Beige' | Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. October 20, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "Instagram".
  9. ^ Pumpkins, The Smashing (January 16, 2015). "Get ready for the Worldwide premiere of the Being Beige video this coming Monday on @Vevopic.twitter.com/IqxJiqhlLL". Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "Hear Smashing Pumpkins' Rousing New 'Being Beige' | Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. October 20, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  11. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins share new single "Being Beige" — listen | Consequence of Sound". consequence.net. October 20, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  12. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins Release 'Being Beige,' First Track Off 'Monuments To An Elegy'". huffingtonpost.com. October 20, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  13. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins crank the neutrals on new song 'Being Beige' | Bleader | Chicago Reader". chicagoreader.com. October 20, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  14. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins share new song 'Being Beige (World's On Fire)'". thefourohfive.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
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