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"Swallowed " is a song by British rock band Bush , released on 15 October 1996 as the lead single from the band's 1996 album, Razorblade Suitcase Billboard 200[4] Deconstructed , the live album Zen X Four , and the Bush greatest hits compilation. The release of "Swallowed" followed the fifth and final single off of the band's 1994 debut album Sixteen Stone Machinehead ", by only six months.
Critical reception [ edit ]
British magazine Music Week [5] The Times Nirvana -isms."[6]
Commercial performance [ edit ]
"Swallowed" was released as the lead single from the follow-up to their massively successful debut album, Sixteen Stone , which was released two years prior. Upon release, the song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for seven consecutive weeks, and peaked at #27 on the mainstream Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. This is the longest Bush ever stayed at #1, on any chart. It was also Bush's biggest hit in their native Britain, where it peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart .
It was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 1998 Grammy Awards, but lost to the Smashing Pumpkins ' "The End Is the Beginning Is the End ". This was the band's third crossover hit to Top 40 radio after "Comedown " and "Glycerine ".
Composition [ edit ]
A power ballad ,[7]
Gavin Rossdale opined in 1999 that, despite a musical dissimilarity, the song was "[his] version" of the Beatles ' song "Help! ".[8]
Music video [ edit ]
The accompanying music video for "Swallowed", directed by Jamie Morgan, was filmed in October 1996 and released later that month, is set in a retro apartment with myriad alternative youths.[9] crucifix (which would later become the album cover for Deconstructed [10]
The video was nominated for several MTV Video Music Awards .
American rock band Third Eye Blind opted to work with Jamie Morgan for their "Semi-Charmed Life " music video after seeing his work on "Swallowed".[11]
Track listing [ edit ]
UK CD Single 2 INDX95528
"Swallowed" [LP Version] - 4:53
"Swallowed [Toasted Both Sides Please Goldie Remix]" - 5:50
"Insect Kin [Live on Saturday Night Live ]" - 4:09
"Cold Contagious [16"oz Demo Version]" - 5:57
AUS CD single IND95519 (Cardsleeve)
"Swallowed [Radio Edit]" - 4:22
"Broken TV" - 4:28
"Communicator" - 4:24
"Glycerine [Live At Pinkpop , Holland]" - 4:42
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Sterdan, Darryl (10 April 2012). "Bush Returns To Canada" . Toronto Sun. Retrieved 25 November 2018 .
^ "Bush – Chart history – Billboard" . Billboard . Retrieved 6 May 2014 .
^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF) . Music Week 8 . Retrieved 8 May 2022 .
^ Sinclair, David (22 February 1997). "The week's top pop releases; Records". The Times
^ Hoard, Christian David; Brackett, Nathan (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 122 . ISBN 9780743201698 . Retrieved 27 February 2019 .
^ Nine, Jennifer (1999). Bush: Twenty-seventh Letter : the Official History ISBN 9780753501894 . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ "Site Maintenance" . www.mvdbase.com .
^ "Music Video History at OneSecondBush.com - A Comprehensive Fan Site for the Band Bush" . Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ " . Billboard. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022 .
^ "Bush – Swallowed" . ARIA Top 50 Singles . Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9806 ." RPM Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9882 ." RPM Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Swallowed" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Bush – Swallowed" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Bush Chart History (Radio Songs)" . Billboard
^ "Bush Chart History (Alternative Airplay)" . Billboard
^ "Bush Chart History (Mainstream Rock)" . Billboard
^ "RPM Year End Alternative Top 50" . RPM Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 24 August 2021 .
^ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Mainstream Rock Tracks" (PDF) . Airplay Monitor . Vol. 4, no. 53. 27 December 1996. p. 23 . Retrieved 25 December 2023 .
^ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Modern Rock Tracks" (PDF) . Airplay Monitor . Vol. 4, no. 53. 27 December 1996. p. 24 . Retrieved 25 December 2023 .
^ "RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 August 2021 .
^ "RPM '97 Year End Top 50 Alternative Tracks" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 August 2021 .
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