Feed the Tree

"Feed the Tree"
Single by Belly
from the album Star
Released 1993
Format CD single
Recorded 1993
Genre Alternative rock
Length 3:28
Label Sire, Reprise
Writer(s) Tanya Donelly
Producer Belly, Gil Norton
Belly singles chronology
"Feed the Tree"
(1993)		 "Slow Dog"
(1993)

"Feed the Tree" is a song by Belly, released as the band's first single from their debut album, Star, in 1993. It is also the band's biggest hit, reaching number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States. According to lead singer Tanya Donelly, the song is a metaphor about commitment and respect, with the tree being a place on a large farm where a family would be buried.[1]

The song is featured as a downloadable track for the Rock Band series.

Contents

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 95
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 1

Accolades

The song ranked #24 on VH1's 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 90s.

See also

References

  1. ^ Songfacts.com
2,http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/57413/ Lyrics and meaning
Belly
Tanya Donelly • Tom Gorman • Chris Gorman • Gail Greenwood
Fred Abong
Studio albums
EPs
Slow Dust · Moon · Sun
Singles
"Gepetto" · "Feed the Tree" · "Super-Connected" · "Now They'll Sleep" · "Seal My Fate" · "Are You Experienced?"
Compilations
Sweet Ride: The Best of Belly
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