Caught a Lite Sneeze

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“Caught a Lite Sneeze”
“Caught a Lite Sneeze” cover
Single by Tori Amos
from the album Boys For Pele
Released January 2, 1996
Format CD
Recorded 1995
Genre Alternative rock
Piano rock
Length 4:27
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Tori Amos (lyricist and composer)
Producer Tori Amos
Tori Amos singles chronology
"Past the Mission"
(1994)
"Caught a Lite Sneeze"
(1996)
"Talula"
(1996)

"Caught a Lite Sneeze" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the first single from her 1996 album Boys For Pele. It reached #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 on the UK Singles Charts, and is one of the most recognized songs by Amos and a fan-favourite. Surprisingly, it does not appear on her best-of collection, Tales of a Librarian.

The song is about wanting to do anything to keep a relationship going, knowing that it's over.[1] It references Nine Inch Nails's album Pretty Hate Machine in the following lyric: "Caught a lite sneeze / Dreamed a little dream / Made my own pretty hate machine."

In live performances from 1996 and 1998, Amos would frequently insert lines directly from and inspired by "Hurt," another song from Nine Inch Nails.

It was the first song to be made available as a free Internet download.

It was also covered on Evans Blue's new album The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends.

Contents

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Track Listing

[edit] UK CD Version 1

  1. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" (4:24)
    Silly Songs:
  2. This Old Man (1:44)
  3. Hungarian Wedding Song (1:00)
  4. Toodles Mr. Jim (3:09)

[edit] UK CD Version 2

  1. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" (4:24)
    Tribute to Chas and Dave:
  2. London Girls (3:20)
  3. That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song) (2:59)
  4. Samurai (3:03)

[edit] US Maxi-Single

  1. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" (4:24)
    Silly Songs:
  2. This Old Man (1:44)
  3. Hungarian Wedding Song (1:00)
  4. Graveyard (0:55)
  5. Toodles Mr. Jim (3:09)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996) Position
U.S. Hot 100 Airplay 64
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 12
U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks 13
U.S. Hot Singles Sales 47
U.S. The Billboard Hot 100 60

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Quotes from interviews with Tori Amos.