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For the song by Sevendust, see Alpha (Sevendust album).
"Abuse Me"
Song
B-side"Undecided"

"Abuse Me" was the second single from Silverchair's second album, Freak Show. In the United States, Sony chose "Abuse Me" as the first single from Freak Show despite protests by the band's manager. "Freak" was the Australian lead single and the preferred lead single from the album. It was also released on their The Best of Volume 1. The single peaked at number four on both the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, making it their second biggest hit in the United States (bested by 1995's "Tomorrow").

The single contained the B-side "Undecided", (not to be confused with Undecided from Frogstomp) a Masters Apprentices cover, which featured Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman playing lead guitar. Also included on the single was a remix of "Freak" produced by Paul Mac, marking the first time that Daniel Johns and Paul Mac worked together.

Track listing

Australian CD single (MATTCD049)/ltd. 7" (MATTV049)

  1. "Abuse Me"
  2. "Undecided"
  3. "Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)"
  • The song "Undecided" is not the Silverchair original song included in the Frogstomp album. This song was originally by The Masters Apprentices.
    • The Ltd. 7" edition is now Deleted and VERY hard to find.

UK Single CD1 (6643681)

  1. "Abuse Me"
  2. "Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)"

UK Single CD2 (6647905)

  1. "Abuse Me"
  2. "Surfin' Bird"
  3. "Slab" (Nicklaunoise Mix)
  • Contains fold out Poster.

European CD Single (6647902)

  1. "Abuse Me"
  2. "Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)"
  3. "Blind"

US Promo CD (ESK9310)

  1. "Abuse Me"
  • This promo version has the same cover of the "Freak" single.

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 9
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2][3] 7
Canada Alternative 30 (RPM)[4] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 44
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[6] 40
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[3] 4
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[3] 4
Preceded by Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative 30 number-one single
March 24–31, 1997 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Silverchair – Abuse Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. ^ "Silverchair Top Singles positions". RPM. Retrieved 2011-06-14. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Silverchair - Billboard singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  4. ^ "Silverchair Rock/Alternative positions". RPM. Retrieved 2011-06-14. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Silverchair – Abuse Me". Top 40 Singles.
  6. ^ Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). HIT Entertainment. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

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