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Released in 1996 as the second single from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, “1979” became the Smashing Pumpkins' biggest American hit, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on both the Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The album was × Platinum in the United States. “1979” was almost left off the album: producer Flood gave Corgan a final deadline to complete the unfinished song or remove it from the record. Corgan went home, finished the lyrics that night, and returned the next day with a new demo that convinced Flood to keep it.
Billy Corgan wrote the track as a nostalgic reflection on adolescence and the transition into adulthood. Although the title refers specifically to the year Corgan was 12, the song is less a literal autobiography than an idealised reflection on what it felt like to be young.
Billy Corgan wrote the track as a nostalgic reflection on adolescence and the transition into adulthood. Although the title refers specifically to the year Corgan was 12, the song is less a literal autobiography than an idealised reflection on what it felt like to be young.
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“Kool Thing” was written by Sonic Youth and appears as the lead single from their 1990 major-label debut album Goo. The song grew out of an interview Kim Gordon conducted with LL Cool J for Spin magazine in 1989. Gordon came away disappointed by his attitude toward punk and women nter into the track.
Public Enemy’s Chuck D contributed the spoken-word responses simply because he was recording down the hall at the same studio. Released in 1990, the song reached No. 7 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 81 on the UK Singles Chart. It became Sonic Youth’s highest-charting single on alternative radio at the time and remains one of their best-known tracks.
Public Enemy’s Chuck D contributed the spoken-word responses simply because he was recording down the hall at the same studio. Released in 1990, the song reached No. 7 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 81 on the UK Singles Chart. It became Sonic Youth’s highest-charting single on alternative radio at the time and remains one of their best-known tracks.
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“The Kill (Bury Me)” was written by Jared Leto for Thirty Seconds to Mars’ album A Beautiful Lie. Released in January 2006 as the album’s second single, it reached No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart. It spent 52 weeks on Billboard’s Modern Rock t No. 3 and setting a then-record for the longest-running song on the chart.
The music video, directed by Leto under the alias Bartholomew Cubbins, is loosely based on The Shining and won several awards, including the MTV2 Award for Best Video at the 2006 VMAs.
The music video, directed by Leto under the alias Bartholomew Cubbins, is loosely based on The Shining and won several awards, including the MTV2 Award for Best Video at the 2006 VMAs.
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“Adam’s Song” is from blink-182’s 1999 album Enema of the State. Written mainly by Mark Hoppus, it was inspired by the loneliness he felt on tour (while his bandmates had girlfriends to go home to) and by a teenage note he had read in a magazine.
Released in 2000 as the album’s d No. 2 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart. It contains a clear lyrical nod to Nirvana’s “Come as You Are,” and Hoppus has said he almost left it off the album because he worried the subject was too dark for a blink-182 record.
Released in 2000 as the album’s d No. 2 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart. It contains a clear lyrical nod to Nirvana’s “Come as You Are,” and Hoppus has said he almost left it off the album because he worried the subject was too dark for a blink-182 record.
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“Again” was released in 2000 as the only previously unreleased track from Lenny Kravitz’s Greatest Hits album. Written, arranged and produced entirely by Kravitz, the emotional rock ballad became one of his biggest commercial successes, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 while Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 charts. It also became a major international hit, reaching #1 in Italy and the Top 10 in several other countries. The song earned Kravitz a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 2001, marking his third consecutive win in the category.
The song's music video was notable for being among the earliest major music videos made available for online download. Kravitz would go on to make Grammy history the following year, when “Dig In” earned him his fourth consecutive Best Male Rock Vocal Performance award in 2002.
The song's music video was notable for being among the earliest major music videos made available for online download. Kravitz would go on to make Grammy history the following year, when “Dig In” earned him his fourth consecutive Best Male Rock Vocal Performance award in 2002.
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Dave Grohl wrote “Everlong” while falling in love with Louise Post of Veruca Salt, shortly after the collapse of his first marriage. The song's iconic drum track was actually recorded by Grohl himself after he re-recorded most of the album's drums, leading original drummer ave the band.
The song reached #3 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart, but its legacy transcends rock radio. It famously became TV host David Letterman's all-time favorite song, and he had the band perform it upon his return from heart surgery in 2000 and again to close his final late-night broadcast in 2015. The song's dreamlike music video, directed by Michel Gondry, won the Best Group Video award at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.
The song reached #3 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart, but its legacy transcends rock radio. It famously became TV host David Letterman's all-time favorite song, and he had the band perform it upon his return from heart surgery in 2000 and again to close his final late-night broadcast in 2015. The song's dreamlike music video, directed by Michel Gondry, won the Best Group Video award at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.
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“Clint Eastwood” is the lead single from Gorillaz’s 2001 self-titled debut album. Written by Damon Albarn and featuring rap verses by Del the Funky Homosapien, the track blends electronic, dub, hip-hop and rock elements. It was named after the actor because of its similarity to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Released in 2001, it reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming a major international hit. Del the Funky Homosapien was brought in at the last minute to replace an earlier rap, he wrote and recorded his verses in about 30 minutes during a session for his own Deltron 3030 album.
Released in 2001, it reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming a major international hit. Del the Funky Homosapien was brought in at the last minute to replace an earlier rap, he wrote and recorded his verses in about 30 minutes during a session for his own Deltron 3030 album.
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