Machinehead (song)

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“Machinehead”
“Machinehead” cover
Single by Bush
from the album Sixteen Stone
Released 1996 (single)
Format CD Single
Recorded 1994
Genre Grunge
Length 4:16
Label Trauma/Interscope
Writer(s) Gavin Rossdale
Producer Clive Langer
Alan Winstanley
Bush
Bush singles chronology
"Glycerine"
(1995)		 "Machinehead"
(1996)		 "Swallowed"
(1996)

"Machinehead" was a hit single from grunge band Bush. It was released in 1994 on their debut album Sixteen Stone. The song reached the Top 5 of the Modern Rock Tracks as well as the Mainstream Rock Tracks, lifting the band to stardom in the 1990s. "Machinehead" also appeared on Zen X Four and 1994-1999 and is frequently played during kickoffs in many NFL stadiums. Also, this song is played when the Columbus Blue Jackets NHL team exits the tunnel onto the ice at the start of periods.


[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1996 Modern Rock Tracks (US) No. 4
1996 Mainstream Rock Tracks (US) No. 4
1996 Official UK Singles Charts (UK) No. 48
1996 Billboard Hot 100 (US) No. 43
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