Untitled (song)
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| "Untitled" | ||
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| Single by The Smashing Pumpkins | ||
| from the album Rotten Apples | ||
| Released | 2001 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 2000 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 3:54 | |
| Label | Virgin Records | |
| Writer(s) | Billy Corgan | |
| Producer(s) | Billy Corgan | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology | ||
| "Try, Try, Try" (2000) |
"Untitled" (2001) |
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"Untitled" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. It was their final release and recording as a band, before their 2006 reunion. "Untitled" was written by Billy Corgan.
On November 29, 2000, just prior to the Pumpkins' penultimate show at the United Center in Chicago, Corgan debuted this song by presenting it to Q101 DJ James VanOsdol, saying that the song was recorded as a "sort of special see-ya-later song".
Q101 gave away a single copy of the single that was given to them by Corgan. The single featured the artwork of Rotten Apples, their upcoming Greatest Hits album.
An official single was issued by Virgin Records in Europe with outtakes from the MACHINA/The Machines of God sessions as b-sides.
Two music videos for the song were released. The first was an edited collage of footage of the band from 1988 to 2000, and was only released through television and online content providers in the late summer of 2001. A second one was released as a secret feature (easter egg) on the band's Greatest Hits DVD. The video simply features footage of the band recording the song at the Chicago Recording Company, the band's preferred studio. Stills from this footage were used on the cover of the European single. The video was directed by Bart Lipton and edited by Mark Imgrund.
Some have said that "Untitled" sounds more like the earlier Pumpkins of Gish and Siamese Dream. Corgan went on to say that they could always produce music that sounded like their older albums, but always chose to pioneer new sounds instead of re-use old ones.
Neither D'Arcy Wretzky nor her replacement Melissa Auf der Maur were present at the recording, only the three core members active in the band at the beginning and end, so bass duties were handled by James Iha, though Corgan can be seen working on the bassline in the aforementioned "Studio" video.
All songs were written by Billy Corgan.
[edit] Single tracklist
- "Untitled" - 3:54
- "Try, Try, Try (Alternate Version)" - 4:20
- "Age of Innocence (Early Version)" - 4:14
