Caught a Lite Sneeze

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"Caught a Lite Sneeze"
Song
B-side"This Old Man" "Hungarian Wedding Song" "London Girls" "That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)" "Samurai" "Graveyard" "Toodles Mr. Jim"

"Caught a Lite Sneeze" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the first single from her 1996 album Boys for Pele. It reached number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and Canada's RPM Top Singles chart. Despite being one of her higher-charting singles, it does not appear on her best-of collection, Tales of a Librarian.

The song is about wanting to do anything to keep a relationship going, knowing that it's over.[1] It references Nine Inch Nails's album Pretty Hate Machine in the following lyric: "Caught a lite sneeze / Dreamed a little dream / Made my own pretty hate machine."

In live performances from 1996 and 1998, Amos would frequently insert lines directly from and inspired by "Hurt," another song by Nine Inch Nails.

The song holds historical significance as the first ever to be made available as a free internet download.[2]

It has been covered by a variety of artists, including by Voltaire on his album Boo Hoo, and Evans Blue on their album The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends.

Personnel

Track listing

UK CD Version 1

  1. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" - 4:24
    Silly Songs:
  2. "This Old Man" - 1:44
  3. "Hungarian Wedding Song" - 1:00
  4. "Toodles Mr. Jim" - 3:09
  5. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" (video) - 4:26

UK CD Version 2

  1. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" - 4:24
    Tribute to Chas and Dave:
  2. "London Girls" - 3:20
  3. "That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)" - 2:59
  4. "Samurai" - 3:03

US Maxi-Single

  1. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" - 4:24
    Silly Songs:
  2. "This Old Man" (Traditional) - 1:44
  3. "That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)" (Chas Hodges & Dave Peacock) - 2:59
  4. "Graveyard" - 0:55
  5. "Toodles Mr. Jim" - 3:09

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3][4] 51
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 20
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[6] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 21
Scotland (OCC)[8] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 60
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11] 13

Sources

  1. ^ Quotes from interviews with Tori Amos Archived 2008-01-21 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "SongFacts". Retrieved 2009-08-02.
  3. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 31 Mar 1996". Img.ur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2016-03-12. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2926." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9200." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Caught a Lite Sneeze". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Tori Amos Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Tori Amos Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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