Machinehead (song)
1996 single by Bush
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::summary 1996 single by Bush ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Machinehead |
| cover | MachineheadBush.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | Bush |
| album | Sixteen Stone |
| released | |
| studio | Westside (London, England) |
| * Post-grunge{{cite web | url |
| * grunge{{cite magazine | url |
| * alternative rock<ref name | "RS Staff 2024" |
| length | 4:16 |
| writer | Gavin Rossdale |
| prev_title | Glycerine |
| prev_year | 1996 |
| next_title | Swallowed |
| next_year | 1996 |
| :: |
| name = Machinehead | cover = MachineheadBush.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Bush | album = Sixteen Stone | released = | recorded = | studio = Westside (London, England) | genre =
- Post-grunge
- grunge
- alternative rock | length = 4:16 | label =
- Interscope
- Trauma
- MCA | writer = Gavin Rossdale | producer =
- Clive Langer
- Alan Winstanley
- Bush | prev_title = Glycerine | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = Swallowed | next_year = 1996
"Machinehead" is a song by English rock band Bush, released in 1996 as the fifth and final single from their 1994 debut album, Sixteen Stone. In 2024, the staff of Consequence included the song on their list of "50 Kick-Butt Post-Grunge Songs We Can Get Behind".
Commercial performance
"Machinehead" reached No. 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on 4 May 1996. It reached No. 4 on both the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The song was nominated for Best Video from a Film at the 1996 MTV Music Video Awards but lost; however, it did win the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards.
Music video
The music video was directed by Shawn Mortensen in London and Portsmouth. Sections of Shepherd's Bush, where the band members used to live, can be seen in the video. Gavin Rossdale's dog Winston is also in the video.
Track listings
- US CD single
- "Machinehead" – 4:20
- "Comedown" (acoustic)" – 4:24
- "X-Girlfriend" – 0:44
- UK limited-edition CD single
- "Machinehead"
- "Bud"
- "Solomon's Bones"
- UK 10-inch vinyl
- "Machinehead"
- "Comedown [Acoustic]"
- "Solomon's Bones"
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1996) | Peak position | Quebec Airplay (ADISQ) | |---|---|---| | 50 | | | ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table]
| Chart (1996) | Position | Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM) | US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard) | US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | ||||
| 13 | ||||
| 9 | ||||
| :: |
Certifications
References
References
- "Great Rock Discography, 2004 edition".
- Flans, Robyn. (26 January 2024). "Classic Tracks: Bush's 'Glycerine'".
- Wild, David. "Gavin Rossdale Biography". ARTISTdirect Music.
- Michael Danaher. (4 August 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs".
- Rolling Stone Staff. (8 February 2024). "The 100 Greatest Jock Jams of All Time: Staff List".
- https://consequence.net/list/best-post-grunge-songs/fuel-shimmer/
- "Music Video History at OneSecondBush.com – A Comprehensive Fan Site for the Band Bush".
- "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec". [[Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
- "RPM Year End Alternative Top 50".
- (28 December 1996). "The Year in Music: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks".
- (28 December 1996). "The Year in Music: Hot Modern Rock Tracks".
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