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{{short description|1995 single by Silverchair}}
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{{Infobox single |
{{Infobox song
| Name = Pure Massacre
| name = Pure Massacre
| Cover = Pure Massacre.jpg
| cover = Pure Massacre.jpg
| Artist = [[Silverchair]]
| alt =
| from Album = [[Frogstomp]]
| type = single
| artist = [[Silverchair]]
| Released = 16 January 1995<ref>[http://www.chairpage.com/gallery/ Silverchair - Gallery<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| Format = [[CD single]], [[Vinyl record|12"]]
| album = [[Frogstomp]]
| Recorded = 1994
| B-side = * "Faultline" (live)
* "Stoned" (live)
| Genre = [[Grunge]], [[alternative metal]]
| Length = 4:34
| released = {{start date|1995|1|16|df=y}}
| recorded =
| Label = [[Murmur (record label)|Murmur]]
| Writer = [[Daniel Johns]], [[Ben Gillies]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[Phil McKellar]]
| venue =
| genre = * [[Grunge]]
| Last single = "[[Tomorrow (Silverchair song)|Tomorrow]]"<br>(1994)
* [[alternative metal]]
| This single = "'''Pure Massacre'''"<br>(1995)
| length = 4:34
| Next single = "[[Israel's Son]]"<br>(1995)
| label = [[Murmur (record label)|Murmur]]
{{Extra album cover
| writer = {{hlist|[[Daniel Johns]]|[[Ben Gillies]]}}
| Upper caption = Alternative Covers
| producer = [[Kevin Shirley|Kevin "Caveman" Shirley]]
| Type = single
| prev_title = [[Tomorrow (Silverchair song)|Tomorrow]]
| Cover = SilverchairEuMassacre.jpg
| prev_year = 1994
| Lower caption = UK edition CD/12" Vinyl single
| next_title = [[Israel's Son]]
}}
| next_year = 1995
}}
}}


"'''Pure Massacre'''" is a song by Australian [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Silverchair]], released on 16 January 1995 as the second single from their debut album, ''[[Frogstomp]]'' (1995). It was a successful follow-up to the band's debut number-one single, "[[Tomorrow (Silverchair song)|Tomorrow]]" (1994), peaking at number two in both Australia and New Zealand. It also reached number 17 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart and number 12 on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Album Rock Tracks]] chart. Silverchair played the song during a live performance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on 9 December 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chairpage.com/_news/archive/1995/dec01.htm|title = Chairpage News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chairpage.com/tour/roadreports/1995/december9.htm|title = Chairpage News Archive}}</ref><ref>[http://snlarc.jt.org/ep.php?i=199512098 SNL Archives | Detail.]{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved 14 October 2007.</ref> The song was included on Silverchair's [[The Best Of: Volume 1 (Silverchair album)|''The Best Of: Volume 1'']] compilation album, released on 13 November 2000. A live recording of "Pure Massacre" was included on the bonus "Rarities" CD with the ''Frogstomp: 20th Anniversary'' remaster, released on 27 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chairpage.com/news/item/377/ |title=Silverchair – News Archive – Silverchair ''Frogstomp'' Turns 20 Today |website=chairpage.com |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref>
"'''Pure Massacre'''" is a single released by [[Rock music|rock]] [[Musical ensemble|band]] [[Silverchair]] in 1995 and is the second single from their debut album ''[[Frogstomp]]'', which was also released in 1995. The song was performed on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>[http://snlarc.jt.org/ep.php?i=199512098 SNL Archives | Detail.] Retrieved 14 October 2007.</ref>

==Lyrics==
According to interviews with lead singer and guitarist [[Daniel Johns]] in January 1995 and 1996, the song and its lyrics are inspired by the [[Bosnian War]]:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chairpage.com/app/webroot/_news/archive/1995/jan01.htm|title = Chairpage News Archive}}</ref>

<blockquote>"It's pretty stupid, war, like that. So, it seemed the right thing to write a song about, rather than about the usual--girls or whatever. It took about a half an hour; it came straight to my head."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zg4EAAAAMBAJ&q=silverchair+pure+massacre+bosnian+war&pg=PA69|title = Billboard|date = 13 January 1996}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bloodytuesday.tripod.com/board32.html|title = Gena Marie's Article File BB}}</ref></blockquote>

==Music video==
The Australian music video was directed by [[Robert Hambling]] and consists of Silverchair concert footage in [[Sydney|Sydney, Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Silverchair - Pure Massacre |date=26 October 2017 |url=https://vimeo.com/239963785 |via=Vimeo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 1995 |title=Interview with Daniel Johns |url=https://www.chairpage.com/press_releases/item/37/ |work=Dolly Magazine}}</ref> The video was filmed in December 1994. The American music video was directed by [[Peter Christopherson]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 April 2015 |title=Silverchair releases Frogstomp 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition |url=https://www.frontview-magazine.be/en/news/silverchair-releases-frogstomp-20th-anniversary-deluxe-edition |website=Front View Magazine}}</ref> The Australian "Pure Massacre" music video and a live video performance of the song from June 1995 were included on the ''Frogstomp: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition'' bonus DVD in March 2015.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
'''Australian CD <small>(MATTCD005)</small> /Cassette Single <small>(MATTC005)</small>'''
'''Australian CD and cassette single <small>(MATTCD005; MATTC005)</small>'''
# "Pure Massacre"
# "Pure Massacre"
# "Faultline" (Live in Newcastle 21 October 1994)
# "Faultline" (live in [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], 21 October 1994)
# "Stoned" (Live in Newcastle 21 October 1994)
# "Stoned" (live in Newcastle, 21 October 1994)


'''European CD Single (Austrian/EU) <small>(6612872)</small>'''
'''European CD single <small>(6612872)</small>'''
# "Pure Massacre"
# "Pure Massacre"
# "Acid Rain"
# "Acid Rain"
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# "Stoned"
# "Stoned"


'''UK CD Single <small>(6622642)</small> '''
'''UK CD single <small>(6622642)</small> '''
# "Pure Massacre"
# "Pure Massacre"
# "Acid Rain"
# "Acid Rain"
# "Blind"
# "Blind"


'''UK 12" Vinyl <small>(0166226420)</small>'''
'''UK 12-inch single <small>(0166226420)</small>'''
# "Pure Massacre"
# "Pure Massacre"
# "Acid Rain"
# "Acid Rain"
# "Stoned"
# "Stoned"
# "Blind"
# "Blind"

'''US promo CD <small>(ESK7275)</small>'''
# "Pure Massacre (Radio Edit)"


==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{| class="wikitable"
{{col-2}}
|-

===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1995)
!Chart (1995)
!Peak<br/>position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{single chart|Australia|2|song=Pure Massacre|artist=Silverchair|rowheader=true|access-date=10 April 2018}}
|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Silverchair&cat=s |title=Silverchair singles|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=2001-06-14}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
{{single chart|Canadarock|13|chartid=2821|rowheader=true|access-date=10 April 2018}}
|[[Canadian rock/alternative chart|Canadian Rock/Alternative Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5&q1=Silverchair&q2=Rock%2FAlternative&interval=20|title=Silverchair Rock/Alternative positions |publisher=''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' |accessdate=2011-06-14}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
|-
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|2|song=Pure Massacre|artist=Silverchair|rowheader=true|access-date=10 April 2018}}
|[[RIANZ|New Zealand Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Silverchair&cat=s |title=Silverchair singles|publisher=charts.org.nz|accessdate=2011-06-14}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|91|date=19950729|rowheader=true|access-date=10 April 2018}}
|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>{{Cite book | year = 2006 | editor-last = Roberts | editor-first = David | title = [[Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums|British Hit Singles & Albums]] | edition = 19th | publisher = [[HIT Entertainment]] | isbn = 1-904994-10-5 | postscript = <!--None--> }}</ref>
|align="center"|71
|-
|-
{{single chart|UK|71|date=19950729|rowheader=true|access-date=10 April 2018}}
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]]<ref name=AMGSingles>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=silverchair-p144747/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |title=Silverchair - Billboard singles|publisher=[[allmusic]]|accessdate=2011-06-14}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|12
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|17|artist=Silverchair|rowheader=true|access-date=10 April 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|12|artist=Silverchair|rowheader=true|access-date=10 April 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardradiosongs|72|artist=Silverchair|rowheader=true|access-date=10 April 2018}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1995)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ausye">{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1995/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1995|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=22 February 2019}}</ref>
|31
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1995-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1995|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=3 December 2017}}</ref>
|37
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1995|certyear=2020|access-date=19 March 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australia
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Modern Rock Tracks]]<ref name=AMGSingles />
|16 January 1995
|align="center"|17
|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Murmur (record label)|Murmur]]
|<ref>[http://www.chairpage.com/gallery/ Silverchair – Gallery<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2023}}
|-
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|17 July 1995
|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=31|date=15 July 1995}}</ref>
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{YouTube|oiOX4YNpTCA|"Pure Massacre" (Audio)}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|silverchair|pure-massacre}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
* {{YouTube|2oPBBRpaJFI|"Pure Massacre" (Australian music video)}}
* {{YouTube|c6wMH2AGbwg|"Pure Massacre" (American music video)}}


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[[Category:1995 singles]]
[[Category:Silverchair songs]]
[[Category:Silverchair songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Phil McKellar]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Kevin Shirley]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ben Gillies]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ben Gillies]]
[[Category:Songs written by Daniel Johns]]
[[Category:Songs written by Daniel Johns]]

Latest revision as of 09:42, 21 December 2024

"Pure Massacre"
Single by Silverchair
from the album Frogstomp
B-side
  • "Faultline" (live)
  • "Stoned" (live)
Released16 January 1995 (1995-01-16)
Genre
Length4:34
LabelMurmur
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kevin "Caveman" Shirley
Silverchair singles chronology
"Tomorrow"
(1994) 		"Pure Massacre"
(1995) 		"Israel's Son"
(1995)

"Pure Massacre" is a song by Australian rock band Silverchair, released on 16 January 1995 as the second single from their debut album, Frogstomp (1995). It was a successful follow-up to the band's debut number-one single, "Tomorrow" (1994), peaking at number two in both Australia and New Zealand. It also reached number 17 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 12 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. Silverchair played the song during a live performance on Saturday Night Live on 9 December 1995.[1][2][3] The song was included on Silverchair's The Best Of: Volume 1 compilation album, released on 13 November 2000. A live recording of "Pure Massacre" was included on the bonus "Rarities" CD with the Frogstomp: 20th Anniversary remaster, released on 27 March 2015.[4]

Lyrics

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According to interviews with lead singer and guitarist Daniel Johns in January 1995 and 1996, the song and its lyrics are inspired by the Bosnian War:[5]

"It's pretty stupid, war, like that. So, it seemed the right thing to write a song about, rather than about the usual--girls or whatever. It took about a half an hour; it came straight to my head."[6][7]

Music video

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The Australian music video was directed by Robert Hambling and consists of Silverchair concert footage in Sydney, Australia.[8][9] The video was filmed in December 1994. The American music video was directed by Peter Christopherson.[10] The Australian "Pure Massacre" music video and a live video performance of the song from June 1995 were included on the Frogstomp: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition bonus DVD in March 2015.

Track listing

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Australian CD and cassette single (MATTCD005; MATTC005)

  1. "Pure Massacre"
  2. "Faultline" (live in Newcastle, 21 October 1994)
  3. "Stoned" (live in Newcastle, 21 October 1994)

European CD single (6612872)

  1. "Pure Massacre"
  2. "Acid Rain"
  3. "Blind"
  4. "Stoned"

UK CD single (6622642)

  1. "Pure Massacre"
  2. "Acid Rain"
  3. "Blind"

UK 12-inch single (0166226420)

  1. "Pure Massacre"
  2. "Acid Rain"
  3. "Stoned"
  4. "Blind"

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Platinum 70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia 16 January 1995
  • CD
  • cassette
 Murmur [22][failed verification]
United Kingdom 17 July 1995
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [23]

References

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  1. ^ "Chairpage News Archive".
  2. ^ "Chairpage News Archive".
  3. ^ SNL Archives | Detail.[permanent dead link‍] Retrieved 14 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Silverchair – News Archive – Silverchair Frogstomp Turns 20 Today". chairpage.com. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Chairpage News Archive".
  6. ^ "Billboard". 13 January 1996.
  7. ^ "Gena Marie's Article File BB".
  8. ^ "Silverchair - Pure Massacre". 26 October 2017 – via Vimeo.
  9. ^ "Interview with Daniel Johns". Dolly Magazine. 1 September 1995.
  10. ^ "Silverchair releases Frogstomp 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition". Front View Magazine. 20 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Silverchair – Pure Massacre". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 2821." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Silverchair – Pure Massacre". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Silverchair Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Silverchair Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Silverchair Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  19. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1995". ARIA. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  20. ^ "End of Year Charts 1995". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  22. ^ Silverchair – Gallery
  23. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 July 1995. p. 31.
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