Comedown (song)
| "Comedown" | ||||
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| Single by Bush | ||||
| from the album Sixteen Stone | ||||
| Released | September 26, 1995 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Grunge, post-grunge | |||
| Length |
4:37 (music video) 5:26 (album version) | |||
| Label | Trauma, Interscope, Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | Gavin Rossdale | |||
| Producer(s) |
Clive Langer Alan Winstanley Bush | |||
| Bush singles chronology | ||||
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"Comedown" is a single by British rock band Bush from their first album Sixteen Stone. It was released as the third single from the album in 1995.
Music video
The music video was directed by Jake Scott from the 19th to 21 June 1995 in Los Angeles. Scott used a special "fish eye" lens to film some of the scenes, to give that distorted view as if looking through a peep hole.[1] Another music video was made for the Healy and Amos mashup remix, which was directed by Jason Scott and released in 1998.
Commercial performance
"Comedown" became one of the band's most popular songs reaching number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in late 1995. The song also gave Bush their first American top 40 hit, reaching number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 4, 1995.
"Comedown" was essentially the band's breakthrough hit and paved the way for Sixteen Stone to sell over 6,000,000 copies in America, and for "Glycerine" to become a massive hit.
Track listing
- AUS CD single 6544-95728-2 (cardsleeve version)
- "Comedown"
- "Comedown [acoustic]"
- AUS CD single IND95728 (jewel case version)
- "Comedown"
- "Testosterone [LP version]"
- "Revolution Blues [live]"
Appearances in the media
- The song is featured as a playable track in the video game Guitar Hero 5 and in Rock Band 3 as downlodable content.
- Along with "Machinehead", "Comedown" appears in the 1996 film Fear.
- The song can be heard in the background in the 2010 video of Miley Cyrus smoking salvia.
Chart positions
| Chart (1995) | Peak Position |
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| Canadian RPM Alternative 30 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 30 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
References
Cover Versions
- In 2012 Robert Cole Band released a cover on the album "steel and glass".
External links
| Preceded by "Tomorrow" by Silverchair |
Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks number-one single September 23, 1995 – September 30, 1995 |
Succeeded by "Name" by Goo Goo Dolls |
| Preceded by J.A.R. by Green Day |
Canadian RPM Alternative 30 number-one single September 18, 1995 – September 25, 1995 |
Succeeded by "Lump" by The Presidents of the United States of America |
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