Plush (song)
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| Single by Stone Temple Pilots | ||
| from the album Core | ||
| B-side(s) | "Sin" | |
| Released | 1993 | |
| Format | CD single, Cassette, Vinyl |
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| Recorded | 1992 | |
| Genre | Grunge | |
| Length | 5:13 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Writer(s) | Music: Robert DeLeo Lyrics: Scott Weiland & Eric Kretz |
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| Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien | |
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| Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology | ||
| "Sex Type Thing" (1992) |
"Plush" (1993) |
"Creep" (1993) |
| Core track listing | ||
| "Piece of Pie" (Track 8) |
"Plush" (Track 9) |
"Wet My Bed" (Track 10) |
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"Plush" is perhaps the best known song performed by the San Diego Grunge band Stone Temple Pilots. It is instantly recognizable by its opening chords. The song was composed and written by singer Scott Weiland, drummer Eric Kretz and bassist Robert DeLeo for Stone Temple Pilots' debut album, Core (see 1992 in music).
The song was released in 1993 as Core's second single and became a major rock radio hit in the U.S. "Plush" won in the category of "Best Hard Rock Performance" at the 1994 Grammy Awards.
Weiland and STP guitarist Dean DeLeo performed an acoustic version of "Plush" on the MTV show Headbanger's Ball that was also very popular. It was originally only available on a CD single import from England for their single, "Creep", but is now featured on the band's "greatest hits" compilation, Thank You, along with the original electric version.
[edit] Composition and inspiration
The song's chord structure was inspired by DeLeo's love of Ragtime music, and its lyrics were loosely based on a newspaper article Weiland had read about a girl who had been found dead in an area outside of Seattle. Weiland has also said that the songs lyrics are a metaphor of a failed relationship.
[edit] Music video
The award-winning music video, directed by Josh Taft, was released in 1993 and had heavy rotation on MTV. It combines a visual interpretation of the song's lyrics with footage of red-haired Weiland singing amidst the other band members in a colorful set. There are two different versions of this video, with minor but very noticeable differences. Example: In the version that appears on the Thank You Bonus DVD, the last shot of the video is a woman looking at a mirror image of herself and viewing her whole body while the mirror image drifts away. In another version, she's looking at a mirror image of her face, with water (possibly rain) dripping down the reflection.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 18 |
| UK Singles Chart | 23 |
| Stone Temple Pilots |
| Scott Weiland | Dean DeLeo | Robert DeLeo | Eric Kretz |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Core | Purple | Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop | No. 4 | Shangri-La Dee Da |
| Compilations: Thank You |
| Singles: "Sex Type Thing" | "Wicked Garden" | "Plush" | "Creep" | "Big Empty" | "Vasoline" | "Interstate Love Song" | "Unglued" | "Pretty Penny" | "Dancing Days" | "Big Bang Baby" | "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" | "Lady Picture Show" | "Tumble In The Rough" | "Down" | "Sour Girl" | "No Way Out" | "Days of the Week" | "Hollywood Bitch" | "Revolution" | "All In The Suit That You Wear" |
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