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===''Gish'' (2011 reissue)===
===''Gish'' (2011 reissue)===
The complete version of "Drown" was included with an alternate guitar solo on the bonus CD in the 2011 Reissue of ''[[Gish]]''.
The complete version of "Drown" was included with an alternate guitar solo on the bonus CD in the 2011 Reissue of ''[[Gish]]''.

==Live performances==
The Smashing Pumpkins often include "Drown" in medleys with songs such as "The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right)", "To Sheila", "Hummer", and "Shame".{{Citation needed|date=December 2007}}


==Charts==
==Charts==

Revision as of 02:33, 23 November 2019

"Drown"
Single by Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedJune 30, 1992
GenreGrunge[1]
Length8:17 on Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
4:30 on Rotten Apples
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan
Producer(s)Billy Corgan, Butch Vig
Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"Rhinoceros"
(1991) 		"Drown"
(1992) 		"Cherub Rock"
(1993)

"Drown" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins from the soundtrack to the 1992 Cameron Crowe film, Singles.

Release

The song debuted during the Gish tour and was written not long after that record was released. The first take of the song was recorded at Waterfront Studios, which belongs to Lenny Kravitz, who was also signed to Virgin Records. The song became a moderate radio hit in mid-1992 and gave the band significant exposure just before work commenced on Siamese Dream. [citation needed]

"Drown" was to be released as a commercial single, but, as Billy Corgan explained,

We wanted it to be a single, we were pushing for it. I was even willing to make it a video. Radio stations were playing it. And when it came time for the third single, they said, 'Screaming Trees.' And I was like, 'Screaming Trees??' But what label is Alice in Chains on and what label are the Screaming Trees on? Epic, which is the label that put out the soundtrack. And that's what killed the song.[2]

Nonetheless, the song was given a promotional single, and became their highest-charting single at the time, peaking at number 24 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart.[citation needed]

The song has also been released publicly as an early demo through SPRC, which is 8:58 in length.

Greatest hits release

The song was also released on the band's official greatest hits compilation Rotten Apples in 2001, though the length of the song was reduced from 8:17 to 4:30, cutting off the extended feedback and E-Bow solo at the end. "Drown" was considered for Pisces Iscariot, but Corgan decided against it.[citation needed]

Gish (2011 reissue)

The complete version of "Drown" was included with an alternate guitar solo on the bonus CD in the 2011 Reissue of Gish.

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] 24

References

  1. ^ Leas, Ryan (August 1, 2018). "30 Essential Grunge Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Corgan, Billy. Interview. Impact Magazine. September 1994.
  3. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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