Muzzle (song)
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| "Muzzle" | ||
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| Single by The Smashing Pumpkins | ||
| Released | 24 October 1995 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | March - August 1995 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 3:44 | |
| Label | Virgin Records | |
| Writer(s) | Billy Corgan | |
| Producer(s) | Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan, Flood | |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology | ||
| "Tonight, Tonight" (1996) |
"Muzzle" (1996) |
"Thirty-Three" (1996) |
| Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness track listing | ||
| "Galapogos" (11) |
"Muzzle" (12) |
"Porcelina of the Vast Oceans" (13) |
"Muzzle" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins, from their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It was one of the last songs written by Billy Corgan for "Mellon Collie", with the song's lyrics referring to what Corgan thought the public's perception was of him at the time[1]. It was rumoured to be the Smashing Pumpkins fifth and final single from this album, as is evidenced by the fact that a promotional single for the song was issued to radio stations worldwide. However instead the song "Thirty-Three" was released as the fifth and final single. It is possible that the change was made because "Thirty-Three" is one of the few songs on the album that doesn't feature Jimmy Chamberlin's drums. Jimmy Chamberlin had just been fired from the band due to drug abuse.
Some have gone on to say that a music video was actually filmed for "Muzzle" with Chamberlin, but was never released. Billy Corgan denied this in June 29, 1998 interview for a fan-run mailing list Listessa. The band went on to perform "Muzzle" for their next television appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien with replacement drummer, Matt Walker.
Despite not being released as a single, "Muzzle" reached number 10 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 8 on the US Modern Rock Tracks.
