The Freshmen (song)
| "The Freshmen" | |
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"The Freshmen" is a song by The Verve Pipe that was first featured, in acoustic style, on their 1992 album I've Suffered a Head Injury (although not as a single, and the album was later recut as an EP without the song) and later re-recorded and released as a featured single on their 1996 album Villains. It was released as the album's third single on March 31, 1997.[1] The song peaked at #5 in the United States.
Song meaning
According to the Verve Pipes' FAQ, guitarist and lead singer Brian Vander Ark wrote the song in 1991 about the guilt he felt from his ex-girlfriend committing suicide. [2]
According to an external interview site, The girl in the song is based on Vander Ark's girlfriend who really had an abortion. However, she didn't actually commit suicide like in the song, which Vander Ark said was poetic license.[3][4]
Chart performances
Peak positions
| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Singles Chart | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | |
| US Billboard Adult Top 40 | |
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Singles Chart[5] | 48 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 21 |
Covers
In 1998, the ska band Mustard Plug released a cover of the song on Hopeless Records as the B-Side to their single "You" from their album 1997 Evildoers Beware!.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Freshmen-Verve-Pipe/dp/B00000E6QVwas
- ^ Verve Pipeings FAQ
- ^ Verve Pipeings FAQ
- ^ Carlini, Anne. (n.d.). "Brian Vander Ark: What’s Lurking Underneath." Exclusive Magazine. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 66, No. 15, December 15 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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