"Cannonball"
Single by The Breeders
from the album Last Splash
B-side(s)	"Cro-Aloha", "Lord of the Thighs","900"
Released	August 9, 1993
Format	12", CD single
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	4AD/Elektra Records
The Breeders singles chronology
	Cannonball (1993)	"Divine Hammer" (1993)

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Tracklisting

1. "Cannonball" - 3:33
2. "Cro-Aloha" - 2:15
3. "Lord of the Thighs" - 3:58 (Aerosmith)
4. "900" - 4:27 (Wiggs)

"Cro-Aloha" is a demo version of "No Aloha" from Last Splash. Aerosmith are a prominent American rock band, sometimes regarded as Americas Greatest Rock and Roll Band. [1][2] Although they are known as the bad boys from Boston, none of the members are actually from the city. ...

Music Video

The music video for Cannonball was directed by Kim Gordon and Spike Jonze. Gordon in 2005 Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953, in Rochester, New York), is a musician, vocalist, and artist. ... Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel on October 22, 1969), is an American director of offbeat music videos and commercials, and an Academy Award-nominated director and producer in film and television, most notably the 1999 black comedy film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation. ...

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