Abuse Me (Silverchair song)

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“Abuse Me”
“Abuse Me” cover
Single by Silverchair
from the album Freak Show
B-side "Undecided"
Released April, 1997
Format CD
Recorded 1996
Genre Post-Grunge
Length 4:05
Label Murmur
Producer Nick Launay
Silverchair singles chronology
"Freak"
(1997)
"Abuse Me"
(1997)
"Cemetery"
(1997)
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"Abuse Me"

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"Abuse Me" was the second single from Silverchair's second album, Freak Show. In the United States, Sony chose "Abuse Me" as the first single from Freak Show despite protests by the bands manager. "Freak" was the Australian lead single and the preferred lead single from the album. It was also released on their The Best of Volume 1.

The single contained the b-side "Undecided," (not to be confused with Undecided from Frogstomp) a Masters Apprentices cover, which featured Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman playing lead guitar. Also included on the single was a remix of Freak produced by Paul Mac, this marked the first time that Daniel Johns and Paul Mac worked together.

[edit] Track listing

Australian CD Single

  1. Abuse Me
  2. Undecided
  3. Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)
  • The song "undecided" is not the silverchair original song included in the "Frogstomp" album. This is a cover of "The Masters Apprentice".

UK Single CD1

  1. Abuse Me
  2. Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)

UK Single CD2

  1. Abuse Me
  2. Surfin' Bird
  3. Slab (Nicklaunoise Mix)

European CD Single

  1. Abuse Me
  2. Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)
  3. Blind

US Promo CD

  1. Abuse Me
  • This promo version has the same cover of the "Freak" Single.

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