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{{short description|1998 single by The Smashing Pumpkins}}
{{Short description|1998 single by the Smashing Pumpkins}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Ava Adore
| name = Ava Adore
| cover = SmashingPumpkins-AvaAdore.jpg
| cover = SmashingPumpkins-AvaAdore.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]
| artist = [[the Smashing Pumpkins]]
| album = [[Adore (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Adore]]
| album = [[Adore (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Adore]]
| released = May 18, 1998
| B-side = * "Czarina"
* "Once in a While"
| format = [[Vinyl record|7" vinyl record]], [[Compact disc|CD]]
| released = {{start date|1998|5|18}}
| recorded = 1997
| studio =
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| venue =
*[[Electronic rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/article/2014/08/29/travel-back-to-the-late-90s-with-puff-daddys-smashing-pumpkins-remix | title=Travel back to the late '90s with Puff Daddy's Smashing Pumpkins remix | work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=August 29, 2014 | accessdate=March 19, 2016 | author=Raymer, Miles}}</ref>
| genre = * [[Electronic rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.ew.com/article/2014/08/29/travel-back-to-the-late-90s-with-puff-daddys-smashing-pumpkins-remix | title=Travel back to the late '90s with Puff Daddy's Smashing Pumpkins remix | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=August 29, 2014 | access-date=March 19, 2016 | author=Raymer, Miles}}</ref>
* [[alternative rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vieni |first=Manuel |date=2019-09-08 |title=Ava Adore: The Smashing Pumpkins' masterpiece video |url=https://auralcrave.com/en/2019/09/08/ava-adore-the-smashing-pumpkins-masterpiece-video/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Auralcrave |language=en-gb}}</ref>
*[[synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wonderingsound.com/smashing-pumpkins-share-adore-bonus-tracks/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117214528/http://www.wonderingsound.com/smashing-pumpkins-share-adore-bonus-tracks/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 17, 2014 | title=Smashing Pumpkins Share ‘Adore’ Bonus Tracks, Including a Banjo Take and Diddy Remix | publisher=Wondering Sound | accessdate=November 26, 2015 | author=Parks, Andrew}}</ref>
* [[synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wonderingsound.com/smashing-pumpkins-share-adore-bonus-tracks/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117214528/http://www.wonderingsound.com/smashing-pumpkins-share-adore-bonus-tracks/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 17, 2014 | title=Smashing Pumpkins Share 'Adore' Bonus Tracks, Including a Banjo Take and Diddy Remix | publisher=Wondering Sound | access-date=November 26, 2015 | author=Parks, Andrew}}</ref>
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}}
| length = 4:21
| length = 4:21
| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| label = * [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
* [[Hut Records|Hut]]
⚫
| writer = [[Billy Corgan]]
| producer = [[Brad Wood]]
| writer = [[Billy Corgan]]
| prev_title = [[The End Is the Beginning Is the End]]
| producer = [[Brad Wood]]
| prev_title = [[The End Is the Beginning Is the End]]
| prev_year = 1997
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[Perfect (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Perfect]]
| next_title = [[Perfect (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Perfect]]
| next_year = 1998
| next_year = 1998
}}
}}


"'''Ava Adore'''" is a song by American [[alternative rock]] band [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]. It was the first [[single (music)|single]] from their fourth album, ''[[Adore (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Adore]]'', and exhibited a new sound from the band which integrated traditional instruments with [[Music loop|loops]] and [[electronic music]]. "Ava Adore" and the B-sides were written by [[Billy Corgan]].
"'''Ava Adore'''" is a song by American [[alternative rock]] band [[the Smashing Pumpkins]]. It was the first [[single (music)|single]] from their fourth album, ''[[Adore (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Adore]]'', and exhibited a new sound from the band which integrated traditional instruments with [[Music loop|loops]] and [[electronic music]]. "Ava Adore" and the B-sides were written by [[Billy Corgan]].


When released as a single in May 1998, "Ava Adore" reached number one in Iceland, number two in Greece, number five in New Zealand, and the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song reached number 42 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number three on the [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart, and number eight on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] chart.
When released as a single in May 1998, "Ava Adore" reached number one in Iceland, number two in Greece, number five in New Zealand, and the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it reached number 42 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number three on the [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart, and number eight on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] chart.


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was released on June 1, 1998 and was directed by [[Dom and Nic]], featuring the band in gothic-inspired clothing and walking through a variety of scenes. The video, filmed in one long take, is notable for its use of [[slow motion|slow]] and [[fast motion]] while the speed of the camera is apparently static, and the band continues to [[lip sync]] to the song in perfect rhythm. The calculations required to work out the speed changes caused massive delays on set, causing the band to nearly call off the entire plan.<ref>Corgan, Billy and James Iha. Band Commentary for "Ava Adore. " ''[[Greatest Hits Video Collection]]'' DVD. 2001.</ref> The sets seen in the video were arranged in a configuration resembling a hallway, in which a rave sequence functioned as the end of the hall. Instead of continuing to the right, the camera rotates to the left, revealing the artifice of the visuals.
The music video was released on June 1, 1998, and was directed by [[Dom and Nic]], featuring the band in gothic-inspired clothing and walking through a variety of scenes. The video, filmed in one long take, is notable for its use of [[slow motion|slow]] and [[fast motion]] while the speed of the camera is apparently static, and the band continues to [[lip sync]] to the song in perfect rhythm. The calculations required to work out the speed changes caused massive delays on set, causing the band to nearly call off the entire plan.<ref>Corgan, Billy and James Iha. Band Commentary for "Ava Adore. " ''[[Greatest Hits Video Collection]]'' DVD. 2001.</ref> The sets seen in the video were arranged in a configuration resembling a hallway, in which a rave sequence functioned as the end of the hall. Instead of continuing to the right, the camera rotates to the left, revealing the artifice of the visuals.


The music video won an award for "most stylish video" at the 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.steveprutz.com/sp/awards.html|title=The SP Heart: Awards won by the Smashing Pumpkins (and Nominations)|website=www.steveprutz.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref>
The music video won an award for "most stylish video" at the 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.steveprutz.com/sp/awards.html|title=The SP Heart: Awards won by the Smashing Pumpkins (and Nominations)|website=www.steveprutz.com|access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref>


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
All songs written by Billy Corgan{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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| all_writing = Billy Corgan
| title1 = Ava Adore
| title1 = Ava Adore
| length1 = 4:22
| length1 = 4:22
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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = UK Limited Edition numbered 7" vinyl<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=157639 |title=Smashing Pumpkins Ave Adore - Numbered UK 7" RECORD (157639) |publisher=Eil.com |accessdate=May 19, 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110607093251/http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=157639| archivedate= June 7, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| headline = UK limited-edition numbered 7-inch single<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=157639 |title=Smashing Pumpkins Ave Adore - Numbered UK 7" RECORD (157639) |publisher=Eil.com |access-date=May 19, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110607093251/http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=157639| archive-date= June 7, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| title1 = Ava Adore
| title1 = Ava Adore
| length1 = 4:22
| length1 = 4:22
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!scope="col"|Chart (1998)
!scope="col"|Chart (1998)
!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|Australia|19|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}
{{Single chart|Australia|19|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2016}}
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|Canadatopsingles|16|chartid=3655|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}
{{Single chart|Canadatopsingles|16|chartid=3655|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2016}}
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|Canadarock|2|chartid=3635|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}
{{Single chart|Canadarock|2|chartid=3635|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2016}}
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-06-06.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=15|issue=23|page=14|date=June 6, 1998|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-06-06.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=15|issue=23|page=14|date=June 6, 1998|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
|42
|42
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Finland ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|date=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|chapter=Smashing Pumpkins|page=238|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|language=fi}}</ref>
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{{Singlechart|Germany2|91|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|songid=49344|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 1, 2019}}
|4
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-06-27.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=15|issue=26|page=13|date=June 27, 1998|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
{{Single chart|Germany|91|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|songid=49344|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2019}}
|-
!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-06-27.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=26|page=13|date=June 27, 1998|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
|2
|2
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Hungary ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Mahasz]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-06-13.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=15|issue=24|page=14|date=June 13, 1998|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Hungary ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Mahasz]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-06-13.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=24|page=14|date=June 13, 1998|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
|10
|10
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=198142&pageId=2970669&lang=is&q=TEAR%20DR0P|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (18.6. – 25.6. 1998)|work=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=Icelandic|date=June 19, 1998|accessdate=October 3, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2970669#page/n7/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (18.6. – 25.6. 1998)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=22|date=June 19, 1998|access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref>
|1
|1
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|Ireland2|15|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}
{{Single chart|Ireland2|15|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2016}}
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1998/week-24|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 24, 1998|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|language=nl|access-date=April 6, 2023}}</ref>
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{{Singlechart|Dutch100|77|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 1, 2019}}
|16
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|New Zealand|5|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}
{{Single chart|Dutch100|77|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2019}}
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|Norway|11|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}
{{Single chart|New Zealand|5|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2016}}
|-
|-
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{{Single chart|Norway|11|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2016}}
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!scope="row"|Poland ([[Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego|LP3]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/notowania/?numer=859|title=Notowanie nr859|publisher=[[Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego|LP3]]|language=Polish|date=July 17, 1998|accessdate=April 25, 2019}}</ref>
|10
|-
|-
⚫
!scope="row"| Poland ([[Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego|LP3]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lp3.pl/wykonawca/941|title=Lista Przebojów Programu 3|publisher=[[Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego|LP3]]|access-date=7 November 2024|language=pl}}</ref>
{{Singlechart|Scotland|11|date=19980530|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 1, 2019}}
|align="center"|10
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|Sweden|19|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}
{{Single chart|Scotland|11|date=19980530|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2019}}
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|UK|11|date=19980530|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 1, 2019}}
{{Single chart|Sweden|19|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Ava Adore|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2016}}
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|Billboardhot100|42|artist=Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}
{{Single chart|UK|11|date=19980530|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2019}}
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|Billboardmainstreamrock|8|artist=Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}
{{Single chart|Billboardhot100|42|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2016}}
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|3|artist=Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}
{{Single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|3|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2016}}
|-
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{{Single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|8|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2016}}
|}
|}
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{{col-2}}


===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
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!scope="col"|Chart (1998)
!scope="col"|Chart (1998)
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Rock/Alternative (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6985&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6985.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6985|title=RPM's Top 50 Alternative Tracks of '98|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|accessdate=February 1, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Canada Rock/Alternative (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6985&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6985.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6985|title=RPM's Top 50 Alternative Tracks of '98|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref>
|8
|8
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite newspaper|url=https://timarit.is/page/2978871?iabr=on#page/n29/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 100 – Vinsælustu Lögin '98|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=Icelandic|page=34|date=January 2, 1999|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2978871?iabr=on#page/n29/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 100 – Vinsælustu Lögin '98|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=34|date=January 2, 1999|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref>
|18
|18
|-
!scope="row"|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most Played Mainstream Rock Songs of 1998|magazine=[[Airplay Monitor]]|volume=6|issue=52|page=34|date=December 25, 1998}}</ref>
|47
|-
!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 1998: Hot Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=110|issue=52|page=YE-84|date=December 26, 1998}}</ref>
|26
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}

==Release history==
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!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}
|-
!scope="row"|United States
|May 11, 1998
|[[Active rock]] radio
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|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Adds for May 11/12|magazine=[[Gavin Report]]|issue=2205|page=45|date=May 8, 1998}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|May 18, 1998
|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|{{hlist|Virgin|[[Hut Records|Hut]]}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-05-16.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=35|date=May 16, 1998|access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Japan
|June 6, 1998
|CD
|rowspan="2"|Virgin
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/96621/products/296679/1/|title=アバ・アドア {{!}} スマッシング・パンプキンズ|trans-title=Ava Adore {{!}} Smashing Pumpkins|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=September 1, 2023}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United States
|June 16, 1998
|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Ava-Adore-Czarina-Once-While/dp/B000007RQO|title=Ava Adore / Czarina / Once in a While|publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Ava-Adore-Smashing-Pumpkins/dp/B000007RRW|title=Ava Adore|publisher=Amazon|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{youtube|9uWwvQKGjLI|"Ava Adore" Official music video}}
* {{YouTube|9uWwvQKGjLI|"Ava Adore" Official music video}}


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Latest revision as of 10:00, 23 November 2024

"Ava Adore"
Single by the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Adore
B-side
  • "Czarina"
  • "Once in a While"
ReleasedMay 18, 1998 (1998-05-18)
Genre
Length4:21
Label
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan
Producer(s)Brad Wood
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"The End Is the Beginning Is the End"
(1997) 		"Ava Adore"
(1998) 		"Perfect"
(1998)

"Ava Adore" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was the first single from their fourth album, Adore, and exhibited a new sound from the band which integrated traditional instruments with loops and electronic music. "Ava Adore" and the B-sides were written by Billy Corgan.

When released as a single in May 1998, "Ava Adore" reached number one in Iceland, number two in Greece, number five in New Zealand, and the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it reached number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100, number three on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number eight on the Mainstream Rock chart.

Music video

[edit]

The music video was released on June 1, 1998, and was directed by Dom and Nic, featuring the band in gothic-inspired clothing and walking through a variety of scenes. The video, filmed in one long take, is notable for its use of slow and fast motion while the speed of the camera is apparently static, and the band continues to lip sync to the song in perfect rhythm. The calculations required to work out the speed changes caused massive delays on set, causing the band to nearly call off the entire plan.[4] The sets seen in the video were arranged in a configuration resembling a hallway, in which a rave sequence functioned as the end of the hall. Instead of continuing to the right, the camera rotates to the left, revealing the artifice of the visuals.

The music video won an award for "most stylish video" at the 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards.[5]

Track listings

[edit]

All tracks are written by Billy Corgan

No.TitleLength
1."Ava Adore"4:22
2."Czarina"4:43
3."Once in a While"3:33
UK limited-edition numbered 7-inch single[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Ava Adore"4:22
2."Czarina"4:43

Charts

[edit]

Release history

[edit]
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States May 11, 1998 Active rock radio Virgin [32]
United Kingdom May 18, 1998
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[33]
Japan June 6, 1998 CD Virgin [34]
United States June 16, 1998
  • CD
  • cassette
 [35][36]

References

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