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"Cherub Rock" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the first single from their second album, Siamese Dream, and was written by Billy Corgan. It was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal at the Grammy Awards of 1994, their first Grammy nomination along with a Best Alternative Music Performance nomination for Siamese Dream. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... Siamese Dream is the second album for alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit ÄŒeskÃ© DrÃ¡hy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers DatorfÃ¶rening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... William Patrick Corgan, Jr. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Butch Vig (born Bryan David Vig, August 2, 1957 in Viroqua, Wisconsin) is both a rock drummer and record producer. ... William Patrick Corgan, Jr. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... Rhinoceros is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins (at the time, known as just Smashing Pumpkins) released on their debut album, Gish. ... Siamese Dream track listing Quiet (2) Today (3) Hummer (4) Today is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, written by lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan. ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Siamese Dream is the second album for alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. ... William Patrick Corgan, Jr. ... The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance has been awarded since 1990. ... The 36th Grammy Awards were held in 1994. ... The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album has been awarded since 1991. ...

Composition

The song was one of the last written for the album, and the lyrics relate to Corgan's relationship with his perception of the indie-rock community and larger media.^[1] The song was performed in standard tuning with a G sharp octave played at the 11th fret, which the band used on other songs, such as "Drown" and "Starla". Apparently this caused many to bring other bands using the same chord to Corgan's attention as "sounding like The Smashing Pumpkins". The prominent effect on the solo was achieved by recording the guitar solo to two different tapes which were then run simultaneously, with the speed of one tape slightly altered. Starla is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. ...

Reception

Corgan insisted that the song be released as the first single from the album, against the wishes of record executives who believed that "Today" would be a stronger opening single. Although Corgan's wishes were honored, the single was indeed received with much less enthusiasm than "Today", although it remains a fan favorite. An acoustic version of the song is performed on Vieuphoria and its CD companion, Earphoria. Siamese Dream track listing Quiet (2) Today (3) Hummer (4) Today is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, written by lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan. ... Vieuphoria was a part of a live CD/VHS (with Earphoria) released in 1994 (and rereleased as a CD/DVD set on November 26, 2002) by The Smashing Pumpkins. ... Earphoria is a live CD soundtrack of the Smashing Pumpkins Vieuphoria. ...

The song was a moderate success for the band, being performed on Saturday Night Live and making it to the Triple J Hottest 100 at number 43. Readers ranked Cherub Rock at number 97 in Guitar World's list of the 100 greatest guitar solos of all time. In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 67 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. In October 2005, the Fox Broadcasting Company used "Cherub Rock" to advertise their Major League Baseball postseason coverage. Also for some time, professional wrestler Psicosis used "Cherub Rock" as his entrance theme. The song also appears in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and will appear in Rock Band, slated to be released in November 2007. This article is about the American television series. ... Double J redirects here. ... The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual text message or internet based poll of the listeners of the Australian youth radio station Triple J, to determine their favourite song of the year. ... Two issues of Guitar World featuring Jimmy Page, and Jimi Hendrix on the covers, and the accompanying CDs (May 2005, October 2005) Guitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. ... Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â†’ Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: JosÃ© Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles... The 2005 MLB season was the 102nd season of Major League Baseball. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... Major League Baseball on FOX or MLB on FOX is a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games on the Fox television network. ... Dionicio Castellanos Torres (born May 19, 1971) is a Mexican professional wrestler (best known by the stage names Psychosis or Psicosis) currently in AAA. He has performed for the WWE, WCW, ECW, CMLL, TNA, and XPW. His name is often spelled Psychosis (most notably in WCW), but the correct spelling... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rock Band is an upcoming music video game under development by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games, and to be distributed by Electronic Arts Partners scheduled for a North American release during the 2007 holiday season. ...

Music video

The video features footage of the band performing the song live in a forest setting. When developing the film, the director, Kevin Kerslake, threw the film into a bath tub to give the video a broken and dirty look. It was shot outside San Francisco entirely on Super8 film at a very modest budget. Corgan was reportedly extremely unhappy with the shooting experience, and the band never worked with Kerslake again.^{[citation needed]} Kevin Kerslake is an American music video director. ...

Track listing

7" single

12"/CD single

Personnel

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External links

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