Cannonball (Breeders song)
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| Single by The Breeders from the album Last Splash |
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| B-side | "Cro-Aloha", "Lord of the Thighs","900" | ||||
| Released | August 9, 1993 | ||||
| Format | 12", CD single | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Label | 4AD/Elektra Records | ||||
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"Cannonball" is a song by The Breeders from their 1993 album Last Splash. It was released as a single on August 9, 1993 on 4AD/Elektra Records.
In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Cannonball" at number 22 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.
Cannonball was featured in a preview for South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, and also appeared in the introduction of the motion picture A Walk to Remember (2002) as well as in the heist scene of the 2001 film Sugar & Spice plus it was the original score to the infamous pants skit on MTV's sketch comedy show "The State." It ranked #83 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s.
[edit] Track listing
- "Cannonball" - 3:33
- "Cro-Aloha" - 2:15
- "Lord of the Thighs" - 3:58 (Aerosmith)
- "900" - 4:27 (Wiggs)
"Cro-Aloha" is a demo version of "No Aloha" from Last Splash.
[edit] Music video
The music video for "Cannonball" was directed by Kim Gordon and Spike Jonze. It features the band in a garage, and the Deal sisters in what seems to be a dressing room trashed with clothes, sitting in a chair together. There are also shots of a cannonball rolling down suburban streets, as well as a shot of Kim Deal singing underwater.
[edit] Singles chart
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
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| 1993 | "Cannonball" | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 2 |
| 1993 | "Cannonball" | UK Singles Chart | No. 40 |
| 1994 | "Cannonball" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 32 |
| 1994 | "Cannonball" | Top 40 Mainstream | No. 39 |
| 1994 | "Cannonball" | The Billboard Hot 100 | No. 44 |
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