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{{Infobox single
{{Short description|1992 single by Sonic Youth}}
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| Name = 100%
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{{Infobox song
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| Cover = Sonic Youth 100 percent.jpg
| Artist = [[Sonic Youth]]
| name = 100%
| from Album = [[Dirty (Sonic Youth album)|Dirty]]
| cover = Sonic Youth 100 percent.jpg
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| alt =
| B-side = "Creme Brulee" (LP Version), "Genetic", "Hendrix Necro"
| Released = July 1992
| border = yes
| Format = [[7"]], [[10"]], [[12"]], [[Cassette single]], [[CD single]]
| type = single
| Recorded =
| artist = [[Sonic Youth]]
| Genre = [[Noise rock]]
| album = [[Dirty (Sonic Youth album)|Dirty]]
| Length =
| B-side =
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* "Crème Brûlée"
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| Label = [[DGC Records|DGC]]
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* "Genetic"
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| Writer = [[Sonic Youth]]
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* "Hendrix Necro"
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| Producer =
| released = {{Start date|1992|07}}
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| Last single = "[[Dirty Boots]]"<br />(1991)
| This single = "100%"<br />(1992)
| recorded = Early 1992
| studio = [[Magic Shop (recording studio)|Magic Shop]], New York City
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| Next single = "[[Youth Against Fascism]]"<br />(1992)
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| genre =
* [[Noise rock]]
* [[experimental rock]]
* [[art punk]]
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=28}}
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| label = [[DGC Records|DGC]]
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| writer = Sonic Youth
| producer =
* [[Butch Vig]]
* Sonic Youth
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| chronology = [[Sonic Youth]]
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| prev_title = [[Dirty Boots]]
| prev_year = 1991
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| next_title = [[Youth Against Fascism]]
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|N3gN9Up6hmc|"100%"}}}}
}}
}}
"'''100%'''" is a song by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Sonic Youth]] from their seventh studio album ''[[Dirty (Sonic Youth album)|Dirty]]'' (1992). It was released as the [[lead single]] from the album in July 1992, by [[DGC Records|DGC]]. Written by Sonic Youth, the song discusses the [[murder of Joe Cole]], a friend of the band who was killed in an armed robbery on December 19, 1991.


==Recording==
"'''100%'''" was the first single from [[Sonic Youth|Sonic Youth's]] 1992 album ''[[Dirty (Sonic Youth album)|Dirty]]''. It was released in 1992 on [[Geffen Records|DGC]]. The song was dedicated to [[Joe Cole (roadie)|Joe Cole]], who was killed by a gunman in 1991. The lyrics were written by [[Kim Gordon]].
The song was recorded and produced in early 1992 at Magic Shop in New York City by [[Butch Vig]] and Sonic Youth.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chick |first=Stevie |title=Psychic confusion: the Sonic Youth story |date=2007 |publisher=Omnibus |isbn=978-1-84449-931-1 |location=London}}</ref> Vig also engineered the song, with assistance from Edward Douglas.


==Track listing==
==Critical reception==
[[Greg Kot]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' praised the song's "garage-rock power chords", in addition to designating it as "a great single".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-07-23-9203060466-story.html|title=Sonic Boom|date=July 23, 1992|work=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=June 13, 2021}}</ref> [[Dele Fadele]] of ''[[NME]]'' said the song "sets the tone perfectly for ''Dirty'''s loving seedy, political and romantic take on classic rock n roll - an ''[[Exile on Main St.|Exile On Main Street]]'' for the '90s".<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000001reviews.html |title=Sonic Youth – ''Dirty'' |journal=[[NME]] |date=July 18, 1992 |access-date=January 27, 2015 |last=Fadele |first=Dele |author-link=Dele Fadele |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817174637/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000001reviews.html |archive-date=August 17, 2000}}</ref> Scott Hreha of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' spoke positively of the confrontational lyrical content of "100%", describing the song, alongside "JC", as "elegiac tributes to murdered friends".<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7345-dirty-deluxe-edition/ |title=Sonic Youth: ''Dirty'': Deluxe Edition |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=May 14, 2003 |access-date=April 17, 2013 |last=Hreha |first=Scott}}</ref> ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' praised the radio-friendly nature of the song, referring to it as "contagious grunge-pop".<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/sonic-youth-dirty-25496/ |title=Sonic Youth – ''Dirty'' |journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |issue=72 |date=May 2003 |access-date=January 27, 2015 |page=114}}</ref>


==Chart performance==
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# "100%" (LP Version) - 2:29
In the United States, "100%” debuted at number 22 on the [[Alternative Airplay]] chart for the issue dated July 18, 1992.<ref name="air"/> Within five weeks, the song reached its peak position of number four, becoming Sonic Youth's highest charting song on the chart.<ref name="air"/> The song spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart.<ref name="air"/>
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# "Crème Brûlée" (LP Version) - 2:32
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# "Genetic" - 3:50
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# "Hendrix Necro" - 2:50

The songs "Genetic" and "Hendrix Necro" are not featured on the 7" version.


==Music video==
==Music video==
The [[music video]] for "100%" was directed by [[Tamra Davis]] and [[Spike Jonze]]. Much of the video footage is shot by Spike while riding on a skateboard following others in the streets (including then skateboarder, now actor [[Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]]). The video also alludes to the shooting death of their friend [[Joe Cole (roadie)|Joe Cole]], but is not specifically about him, and more about friendship between two skateboarders. Sonic Youth is shown playing a house party throughout the film. Kim Gordon plays a yellow Fender [[bass guitar]], which she borrowed from actor [[Keanu Reeves]].<ref>{{IMDb name|206|section=bio|Keanu Reeves}}</ref> All of the video was shot in [[Los Angeles, California]].
The [[music video]] for "100%" was directed by [[Tamra Davis]] and [[Spike Jonze]], and shot in [[Los Angeles]]. Much of the video footage was shot by Jonze while riding on a skateboard, following others in the streets (including then-skateboarder, now-actor [[Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]]). The video also alluded to the [[Murder of Joe Cole|shooting death of Cole]], but is not specifically about him, and more about friendship between two skateboarders. Sonic Youth is shown playing a house party throughout the film. [[Kim Gordon]] plays a yellow Fender [[bass guitar]], which she borrowed from actor [[Keanu Reeves]].<ref>{{IMDb name|206|section=bio|Keanu Reeves}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211206/N3gN9Up6hmc Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20111005051327/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3gN9Up6hmc&gl=US&hl=en&amp;has_verified=1 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3gN9Up6hmc| title = Sonic Youth - 100% | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==Singles chart==
===Ban===
In the music video, [[Kim Gordon]] dons a [[counterfeit]] [[The Rolling Stones]] T-shirt with the phrase “Eat me” written across the front.<ref name="ban">{{cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/2015/02/22/387207690/sonic-youths-kim-gordon-on-marriage-music-and-moving-on |title= Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon On Marriage, Music And Moving On |date=February 22, 2015|work=[[NPR]]|accessdate=June 13, 2021}}</ref> This phrase was deemed as too obscene for [[MTV]], resulting in the video being banned from the network.<ref name="ban"/> Gordon responded to the banning: “It's a bootleg Rolling Stones shirt — [[Tongue and lips logo|the big mouth]] — and it said 'Eat me' on it. At the time, I just took it, like, ‘Well, that's confusing’, because they've obviously got, like, mostly naked women in their videos”.<ref name="ban"/>
{| class="wikitable"

! Year
==Live performances==
! Single
On September 4, 1992, Sonic Youth performed the song on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/ten-unforgettable-david-letterman-guest-moments-244497|title=Ten Unforgettable David Letterman Guest Moments|date=April 7, 2014|work=[[Newsweek]]|accessdate=June 13, 2021}}</ref>
! Chart

! Peak
==Cover versions==
“100%” was covered by [[Mantar (band)|Mantar]] on their fourth studio album, ''Grungetown Hooligans II'' (2020).<ref name="cover">{{cite web|url= https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/06/09/mantar-debut-sonic-youth-cover/amp/ |title=Mantar Debut Sonic Youth Cover|last=Rosenberg|first=Axl|date=June 9, 2020|work=[[MetalSucks]]|accessdate=June 14, 2021}}</ref> Matthis Van Der Meulen directed an accompanying music video, which acts as an homage to the original music video released by Sonic Youth.<ref name="cover"/>

==Track listings and formats==
* '''12" and 10" vinyl, cassette, and CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=100%|others=Sonic Youth|year=1992|type=United Kingdom 12" vinyl liner notes|publisher=DGC|id=DGCT 11}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=100%|others=Sonic Youth|year=1992|type=United Kingdom 10" vinyl liner notes|publisher=DGC|id=DGCV 11}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=100%|others=Sonic Youth|year=1992|type=Australian cassette liner notes|publisher=DGC|id=DGCCS19077}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=100%|others=Sonic Youth|year=1992|type=United States CD single liner notes|publisher=DGC|id=DGCDM-21735}}</ref>
# "100%" (LP version)&nbsp;– 2:28
# "Crème Brûlée" (LP version)&nbsp;– 2:33
# "Genetic" &nbsp;– 3:34
# "Hendrix Necro" &nbsp;– 2:49
* '''7" vinyl'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=100%|others=Sonic Youth|year=1992|type=United Kingdom 7" vinyl liner notes|publisher=DGC|id=GES 19077}}</ref>
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# "100%" (LP Version)&nbsp;– 2:28
# "Crème Brûlée" (LP version)&nbsp;– 2:33

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for "100%"
!Chart (1992)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=260}}</ref>
| 1992
|67
| "100%"
| Modern Rock Tracks
| No. 4
|-
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{{single chart|New Zealand|30|artist=Sonic Youth|song=100%|rowheader=true|refname="nz"}}
| 1992
|-
| "100%"
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|28|artist=Sonic Youth|artistid=26459|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 13, 2021|refname="uksingles"}}
| UK Singles Chart
|-
| No. 28
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|4|artist=Sonic Youth|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 13, 2021|refname="air"}}
|}
|}


==References==
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==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|sonic-youth|100}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 17:11, 4 June 2024

"100%"
Single by Sonic Youth
from the album Dirty
B-side
  • "Crème Brûlée"
  • "Genetic"
  • "Hendrix Necro"
ReleasedJuly 1992 (1992-07)
RecordedEarly 1992
StudioMagic Shop, New York City
Genre
Length2:28
LabelDGC
Songwriter(s)Sonic Youth
Producer(s)
Sonic Youth singles chronology
"Dirty Boots"
(1991) 		"100%"
(1992) 		"Youth Against Fascism"
(1992)
Music video
"100%" on YouTube

"100%" is a song by American rock band Sonic Youth from their seventh studio album Dirty (1992). It was released as the lead single from the album in July 1992, by DGC. Written by Sonic Youth, the song discusses the murder of Joe Cole, a friend of the band who was killed in an armed robbery on December 19, 1991.

Recording

[edit]

The song was recorded and produced in early 1992 at Magic Shop in New York City by Butch Vig and Sonic Youth.[1] Vig also engineered the song, with assistance from Edward Douglas.

Critical reception

[edit]

Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune praised the song's "garage-rock power chords", in addition to designating it as "a great single".[2] Dele Fadele of NME said the song "sets the tone perfectly for Dirty's loving seedy, political and romantic take on classic rock n roll - an Exile On Main Street for the '90s".[3] Scott Hreha of Pitchfork spoke positively of the confrontational lyrical content of "100%", describing the song, alongside "JC", as "elegiac tributes to murdered friends".[4] Uncut praised the radio-friendly nature of the song, referring to it as "contagious grunge-pop".[5]

Chart performance

[edit]

In the United States, "100%” debuted at number 22 on the Alternative Airplay chart for the issue dated July 18, 1992.[6] Within five weeks, the song reached its peak position of number four, becoming Sonic Youth's highest charting song on the chart.[6] The song spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart.[6]

Music video

[edit]

The music video for "100%" was directed by Tamra Davis and Spike Jonze, and shot in Los Angeles. Much of the video footage was shot by Jonze while riding on a skateboard, following others in the streets (including then-skateboarder, now-actor Jason Lee). The video also alluded to the shooting death of Cole, but is not specifically about him, and more about friendship between two skateboarders. Sonic Youth is shown playing a house party throughout the film. Kim Gordon plays a yellow Fender bass guitar, which she borrowed from actor Keanu Reeves.[7][8]

Ban

[edit]

In the music video, Kim Gordon dons a counterfeit The Rolling Stones T-shirt with the phrase “Eat me” written across the front.[9] This phrase was deemed as too obscene for MTV, resulting in the video being banned from the network.[9] Gordon responded to the banning: “It's a bootleg Rolling Stones shirt — the big mouth — and it said 'Eat me' on it. At the time, I just took it, like, ‘Well, that's confusing’, because they've obviously got, like, mostly naked women in their videos”.[9]

Live performances

[edit]

On September 4, 1992, Sonic Youth performed the song on Late Night with David Letterman.[10]

Cover versions

[edit]

“100%” was covered by Mantar on their fourth studio album, Grungetown Hooligans II (2020).[11] Matthis Van Der Meulen directed an accompanying music video, which acts as an homage to the original music video released by Sonic Youth.[11]

Track listings and formats

[edit]
  1. "100%" (LP version) – 2:28
  2. "Crème Brûlée" (LP version) – 2:33
  3. "Genetic"  – 3:34
  4. "Hendrix Necro"  – 2:49
  1. "100%" (LP Version) – 2:28
  2. "Crème Brûlée" (LP version) – 2:33

Charts

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Chart performance for "100%"
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 67
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 30
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 28
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[6] 4

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Chick, Stevie (2007). Psychic confusion: the Sonic Youth story. London: Omnibus. ISBN 978-1-84449-931-1.
  2. ^ "Sonic Boom". The Chicago Tribune. July 23, 1992. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Fadele, Dele (July 18, 1992). "Sonic Youth – Dirty". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. ^ Hreha, Scott (May 14, 2003). "Sonic Youth: Dirty: Deluxe Edition". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "Sonic Youth – Dirty". Uncut (72): 114. May 2003. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d "Sonic Youth Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Biography for Keanu Reeves at IMDb
  8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Sonic Youth - 100%". YouTube.
  9. ^ a b c "Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon On Marriage, Music And Moving On". NPR. February 22, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Ten Unforgettable David Letterman Guest Moments". Newsweek. April 7, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Rosenberg, Axl (June 9, 2020). "Mantar Debut Sonic Youth Cover". MetalSucks. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  12. ^ 100% (United Kingdom 12" vinyl liner notes). Sonic Youth. DGC. 1992. DGCT 11.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ 100% (United Kingdom 10" vinyl liner notes). Sonic Youth. DGC. 1992. DGCV 11.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ 100% (Australian cassette liner notes). Sonic Youth. DGC. 1992. DGCCS19077.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ 100% (United States CD single liner notes). Sonic Youth. DGC. 1992. DGCDM-21735.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ 100% (United Kingdom 7" vinyl liner notes). Sonic Youth. DGC. 1992. GES 19077.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 260.
  18. ^ "Sonic Youth – 100%". Top 40 Singles.
  19. ^ "Sonic Youth: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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