Disarm
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| Single by The Smashing Pumpkins | ||
| from the album Siamese Dream | ||
| Released | March 22, 1994 | |
| Format | Vinyl record (7" & 12") and 2 CDs | |
| Recorded | 1993 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 3:17 | |
| Label | Virgin Records | |
| Writer(s) | Billy Corgan | |
| Producer(s) | Butch Vig & Billy Corgan | |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology | ||
| "Today" (1993) |
"Disarm" (1994) |
"Rocket" (1994) |
| Siamese Dream track listing | ||
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- This article is about the Smashing Pumpkins song. For "Disarmament", please see Arms control.
"Disarm" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins (then known simply as Smashing Pumpkins). It was the third single from their second album, Siamese Dream. "Disarm" was written by Billy Corgan and is one of the band’s most highly regarded songs.
The BBC banned the song from appearing on Top of the Pops, because of the lyric "cut that little child", and it received little radio airplay in the United Kingdom. That lyric along with lyrics like "what I choose is my choice" and "the killer in me is the killer in you" has also led to some controversy, as some read it as implying that abortion is murder. Corgan, however, has clearly asserted that the song is about the shaky relationship he had with his parents while growing up [1]. It is also thought that the line "the killer in me is the killer in you" was given to Billy by Courtney Love, who ripped it off from a lyrical excerpt by her ex-boyfriend back in Portland, Rozz Rezabek.[citation needed]
While the Pumpkins often produced softer, acoustic versions of many of their louder, more aggressive songs, the band performed a heavy, electric version of "Disarm," as featured on the Vieuphoria video. The electric version changes the tone of the song from that of a powerful yet sad ballad to a more angst-driven rock song.
Two different versions of the single were produced. Each version (Heart and Smile) featured different artwork and different B-sides.
The music video, directed by Jake Scott, is black and white and shows the members of the band floating over images of a house, an old man walking through an underpass while home movie-esque, color footage shows a young boy playing outside. Billy Corgan has said that he didn't want the old man in the video, but Scott insisted. The video was nominated for Best Alternative Video and Best Editing at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards, the Pumpkins' first MTV Video Music Awards nominations.
The b-side to the Heart version, "Dancing in the Moonlight", also became popular, charting at number 90 on the Triple J Hottest 100 in 1994, while "Disarm" did not chart.
"Disarm" was later featured in The Shield episode "Of Mice and Lem".
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] "Heart" track listing
- "Disarm" (Corgan)
- "Landslide" (Nicks)
- "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Thin Lizzy)
[edit] "Smile" track listing
- "Disarm" (Corgan)
- "Soothe (demo)" (Corgan)
- "Blew Away" (Iha)
[edit] 7" single track listing
- "Disarm" (Corgan)
- "Siamese Dream" (Corgan)
[edit] Cover images
 Heart |
 Smile |
