"Awful"
Single by Hole
Released	Spring 1999
Format	CD-Single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Rock music
Label	Geffen
Hole singles chronology
Malibu (1998)	Awful	Be a Man (2000)

Awful is the third and final single by Hole from their album Celebrity Skin. The song is about how the media and moder pop culture corrupts young girls and how young girls should rebel. In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Hole was an indie rock band formed in 1989 and (officially) disbanded in 2002, fronted by Courtney Love and co-founded by Eric Erlandson, and featuring Patty Schemel on drums (until 1998. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, a bass guitar, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as keyboards (organ, piano synthesizers) and horns (saxophone, trumpet, trombone) are common in some styles, however, horns have been omitted from newer subgenres... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Geffen can refer to either: Geffen Records - a record label Geffen (Netherlands) - a town in the Netherlands part of Maasdonk This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Hole was an indie rock band formed in 1989 and (officially) disbanded in 2002, fronted by Courtney Love and co-founded by Eric Erlandson, and featuring Patty Schemel on drums (until 1998. ... The last official Hole single, Be A Man was a co-write between Hole members Courtney Love and Eric Erlandson and frequent guest Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins). ... Hole was an indie rock band formed in 1989 and (officially) disbanded in 2002, fronted by Courtney Love and co-founded by Eric Erlandson, and featuring Patty Schemel on drums (until 1998. ... Celebrity Skin is Holes third and final album, released on September 8, 1998 in the United States, and September 7, 1998 in the rest of the world. ...

Tracks

1. Awful (Album Version) (3:29)
2. Pretty On The Inside (Live) (1:44)
3. Heaven Tonight (Live) (3:58)
4. Northern Star (Live) (5:52)
5. Awful (Live) (3:24)
6. Malibu (Ted Ottaviano Club Mix) (7:31)

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