Beautiful Son
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| "Beautiful Son" | ||
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| Single by Hole | ||
| Released | April 1993 | |
| Format | CD-Single, 7" and 12" | |
| Recorded | Winter 1992 | |
| Genre | Grunge | |
| Label | Sympathy for the Record Industry | |
| Hole singles chronology | ||
| Teenage Whore (1991) |
Beautiful Son | Miss World (1994) |
Hole's only single released in 1993, this collection of three songs reveals an interesting progression between Hole's first and second albums.
The single was released by european label City Slang in April 1993 and was released as a CD-Single and in 7" and 12" format. The 7" version only includes "Beautiful Son" and "Old Age".
Love is reported to have written "Beautiful Son" about Kurt Cobain's love of wearing dresses. The single's front cover features a picture of a young Cobain, at the age of around 7.
"20 Years in the Dakota" combines ideas regarding Yoko Ono's retreat/retirement after John Lennon's murder and the 1990s riot grrl movement: "Riot grrls think you can stop me, you're forever in her debt."
The song "Old Age" was taken from a tune that was first used by Kurt Cobain, to which Love added her own distinctive lyrics. The version on this single was recorded in the winter of 1992 and the song has gone through various versions over the years. A later version appears on My Body, the Hand Grenade a b-sides and outtakes album.
The credits on the Beautiful Son single go to Hole, but officially "Beautiful Son" and "20 Years In The Dakota" were written by Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson and Patty Schemel (who had by this time replaced Caroline Rue as drummer in the band).
Having replaced Jill Emery, Leslie Hardy was bassist for this single, and this recording is the only one she made with the band. Leslie left the band not long after the recording of the "Beautiful Son" single and was replaced by Kristen Pfaff.
[edit] Tracks
- Beautiful Son
- Old Age
- 20 Years in the Dakota
[edit] Charts
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1993 | "Beautiful Son" | UK | #54 |
| Hole |
| Courtney Love | Eric Erlandson | Patty Schemel | Melissa Auf der Maur |
| Jill Emery | Leslie Hardy | Samantha Maloney | Kristen Pfaff | Lisa Roberts | Caroline Rue | Errol Stewert |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums and EPs: Pretty on the Inside | Live Through This | Ask for It | The First Session | My Body, the Hand Grenade | Celebrity Skin |
| Singles: "Retard Girl" | "Dicknail" | "Teenage Whore" | "Beautiful Son" | "Miss World" | "Doll Parts" | "Violet" | "Softer, Softest" | "Gold Dust Woman" | "Celebrity Skin" | "Malibu" | "Awful" | "Be a Man" |
| Related articles |
| Sympathy for the Record Industry | Kurt Cobain | Nirvana | Billy Corgan | Kat Bjelland |
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