Doll Parts
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| "Doll Parts" | ||
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| Single by Hole | ||
| Released | Winter 1994 | |
| Format | CD-Single | |
| Recorded | 1993 | |
| Genre | Grunge | |
| Label | Geffen | |
| Hole singles chronology | ||
| Miss World (1994) |
Doll Parts | Violet (1995) |
"Doll Parts" is a song by the rock band Hole, fronted by Courtney Love. It was the second single to be released from their second album, Live Through This, following "Miss World" which was released in April 1994. It was the first single the band released after the untimely death of their bassist, Kristen Pfaff, of a heroin overdose in the June of 1994.
The subject matter of "Doll Parts" is love and rejection. Love penned the song in 1991 after meeting her future husband Kurt Cobain, and thinking he wasn't interested in her. The lyrics convey this 'He only loves those things because he loves to see them break... and someday you will ache like I ache.' The song was first performed in concerts as 'Dissed.' It took on new, more tragic meaning after Cobain died, with Love giving heartrending performances of the song on tour.
The song is credited on record as written by Hole, but according to BMI's website, the only official author is Courtney Love; just as "Plump", which was written only by Love and Eric Erlandson.
[edit] Tracks
- "Doll Parts"
- "Plump" (Live)
[edit] The video
The video for "Doll Parts" was filmed in June or July of 1994, and was directed by Samuel Bayer, who has also directed videos for the Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana and Green Day. The bassist in the video is Jennifer Finch of L7 as a new bassist hadn't been recruited at this point. The original version of the video had a lot of doll imagery in which was later taken out and replaced with shots of Courtney in a field of petals. The video uses both black and white and colour imagery and shots of Courtney interspersed with shots of the band playing as a whole. The video also features a small blonde boy, which many take to be the figure of Cobain, as he pays more than a passing resemblance to the singer in his youth.
[edit] Charts
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1994 | "Doll Parts" | Billboard Hot 100 | #58 |
| 1994 | "Doll Parts" | Modern Rock Tracks | #4 |
| 1994 | "Doll Parts" | UK | #16 |
| 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 |
