Crestfallen (song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

“Crestfallen”
“Crestfallen” cover
Single by The Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Adore
Released November 1998
Format CD
Recorded December 1997 - March 1998
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 4:09
Label Virgin Records
Writer(s) Billy Corgan
Producer Billy Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"Perfect"
(1998)
"Crestfallen"
(1998)
"To Sheila"
(1999)
Adore track listing
"Tear"
(6)
"Crestfallen"
(7)
"Appels + Oranjes"
(8)

"Crestfallen" is a track on The Smashing Pumpkins' 1998 album, Adore. Originally scheduled as the the third single from the album, the song was finally released as a promotional CD in the US. [1]It received moderate play on modern rock stations but did not chart. The single's artwork is by Yelena Yemchuk.

The song features Billy Corgan on piano, with James Iha standing in on lead guitar. It was also the very first to include Corgan on piano live, the first performance of which took place on band's gig in Nashville during the promo tour in summer of 1998. The band performed the song at the VH1 Fashion Awards on October 27, 1998.

"Crestfallen" was played at the end of the 2000 TV movie Homicide: Life Everlasting,

[edit] Formats and tracklisting

US Promo CD single (DPRO-13629)

  1. "Crestfallen" -4:09
  2. "Call Out Research Hook" -0.10

[edit] References