Swallowed (song)

For the song by Blind Melon, see Nico (album).

"Swallowed"
Single by Bush
from the album Razorblade Suitcase
Released	October 15, 1996
Format	CD, 7"
Recorded	1996
Genre	Post-grunge
Length	4:51 (Album Version) 4:08 (UK Radio Edit) 4:22 (Australian Radio Edit)
Label	Trauma/Interscope
Writer(s)	Gavin Rossdale
Producer	Steve Albini
Bush singles chronology
"Machinehead" (1996) "Swallowed" (1996) "Greedy Fly" (1997) Alternative Covers UK CD2 Cover

'Swallowed' is a song by British post-grunge band Bush. It was included on the 1996 album Razorblade Suitcase, which topped the Billboard 200 chart. It was later included on the remix album Deconstructed, the live album Zen X Four, and the Bush greatest hits compilation.

Commercial performance

"Swallowed" was released as the first single from the follow-up to their massively successful debut album, Sixteen Stone, which was released two years earlier. Upon release, the song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks for seven consecutive weeks. This is the longest Bush ever stayed at number one on any chart. It was also Bush's biggest hit in their native Britain, where it peaked at number 7 in the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 1998 Grammy Awards, but lost to the Smashing Pumpkins' "The End Is The Beginning Is The End".

Music video

The music video, directed by Jamie Morgan, was filmed in October 1996 and released in later that month, is set in a retro apartment with myriad alternative youths.[1] A neon crucifix (which would later become the album cover for Deconstructed) is frequently interspersed amongst the antics of houseguests. The video was shot at Twickenham Studios England and in Florida

The video was nominated for several MTV Video Music Awards.

Track listing

• UK CD 1 Single IND95528
  1. "Swallowed [Radio Edit]" - 4:08
  2. "Broken TV" - 4:28
  3. "Glycerine" - 4:26
  4. "In a Lonely Place" - 5:58 (Written by Ian Curtis/Peter Hook/Stephen Morris/Bernard Sumner) Produced by Tricky

• UK CD 2 Single INDX95528
  1. "Swallowed [LP Version] - 4:53
  2. "Swallowed [Toasted Both Sides Please Goldie Remix]" - 5:50
  3. "Insect Kin [Live on Saturday Night Live]" - 4:09
  4. "Cold Contagious [16"oz Demo Version]" - 5:57

• AUS CD Single IND95519 (Cardsleeve)
  1. "Swallowed [Radio Edit]" - 4:22
  2. "Broken TV" - 4:28
  3. "Communicator" - 4:24
  4. "Glycerine [Live At Pinkpop, Holland]" - 4:42

Appearances in the media

- Featured in the film Mrs. Death 3.

- Goldie/Toasted On Both Sides Mix featured in the 1997 film The Jackal.

- Featured on Cold Case in the episode "Bad Reputation".

Chart positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	5
Canadian RPM Alternative 30	1
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
UK Singles Chart	7
ARIA Charts	25
MegaCharts	100

Preceded by "What I Got" by Sublime	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single November 16 - December 28, 1996	Succeeded by "#1 Crush" by Garbage
Preceded by Stinkfist by Tool	Canadian RPM Alternative 30 number-one single December 2, 1996 - January 13, 1997	Succeeded by "#1 Crush" by Garbage

External links

• "Swallowed" Official music video on YouTube