Eat the Music
| "Eat the Music" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Eat the Music" (12" Mix) "Big Stripey Lie" "Candle in the Wind" |
"Eat the Music" is a song written and recorded by Kate Bush. Columbia Records released it as the lead single from Bush's album The Red Shoes in the U.S., while EMI chose "Rubberband Girl" everywhere else in the world. It was released in the Netherlands and a few other countries 7 or 8 months later, but never in the UK as an A-side, except for a small handful of extremely rare 7" vinyls and promo CD singles, which remain in circulation despite being recalled by the label.
"Eat the Music" is about opening up in relationships to reveal who we really are inside. The single reached number ten in the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart.[1]
Tricky included the song on his edition of the mix album series Back to Mine.
Track listings
All songs were written by Kate Bush, except where noted.
CD single (US)
Columbia - 44K 77165 44T-77165
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eat The Music" | 4:55 | |
| 2. | "Eat The Music" (12" Version) | 9:19 | |
| 3. | "Big Stripey Lie" | 3:32 | |
| 4. | "Candle in the Wind" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 4:26 |
Cassette single (US)
Columbia - 44T 77165
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eat The Music" | 4:55 | |
| 2. | "Eat The Music" (12" Version) | 9:19 | |
| 3. | "Big Stripey Lie" | 3:32 | |
| 4. | "Candle in the Wind" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 4:26 |
CD single (non-US)
EMI - 7243 8 81317 2 8
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eat The Music" | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Eat The Music" (Extended Mix) | 4:58 |
| 3. | "You Want Alchemy" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Shoedance" (The Red Shoes Dance Mix) | 10:05 |
Chart performance
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[1] | 10 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[1] | 31 |