White, Discussion

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Field	Value
name	White, Discussion
cover	Live - White Discussion.jpg
caption	Dutch commercial single
type	single
artist	Live
album	Throwing Copper
released	1995
length	6:08 (album version)
4:41 (radio edit)
label	Radioactive Records
writer	Live
producer
prev_title	All Over You
prev_year	1994
next_title	Lakini's Juice
next_year	1997
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| name = White, Discussion | cover = Live - White Discussion.jpg | alt = | caption = Dutch commercial single | type = single | artist = Live | album = Throwing Copper | released = 1995 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = 6:08 (album version) 4:41 (radio edit) | label = Radioactive Records | writer = Live | producer = | prev_title = All Over You | prev_year = 1994 | next_title = Lakini's Juice | next_year = 1997

"White, Discussion" is a song by the rock group Live, which was released as the fifth and final single from their 1994 album, Throwing Copper.

Background

The 100 Best Selling Albums of the 90s described "White, Discussion" as a "bilious, rage-fueled vision of an apocalyptic dying Earth." The Arizona Republic regarded the lyric as a "compelling torrent of rage against politically correct, do-nothing activism."

In a 1995 interview with the Live e-mail fanzine Straight Outta York, Ed Kowalczyk said that the preacher's voice sampled in the song ("I warned you, I prepared you") was recorded from a shortwave radio station in Colorado.

Release and reception

The song was released as a single in the United States and reached No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, No. 15 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 12 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In Canada, "White, Discussion" reached #12 on the RPM Alternative chart.

Billboard called "White, Discussion" an "apocalyptic tale with a killer kiss-off line."

Track listings

All songs written by Live:

;Italian single

1. "White, Discussion" (Album Version) – 6:08
2. "Lightning Crashes" (Live) – 6:03
3. "I Alone" (Live) – 4:17
4. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" – 5:11
5. "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" (Live) – 3:47
6. "The Beauty of Gray" (Live) – 4:30

;Australian single

1. "White, Discussion" – 4:41
2. "I Alone" (Acoustic) – 3:48

;Netherlands single

1. "White, Discussion" (Sam Sever Remix) – 4:23
2. "White, Discussion" (Live at Glastonbury) – 5:34
3. "White, Discussion" (Album Version) – 6:08

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1995) | Peak position | |---|---| ::

References

References

1. (2018). "100 Best-Selling Albums of the 90s". [[Thunder Bay Press.
2. Simon, Jeremy. (1995-08-10). "Live shows why it's hot as Arizona in August". [[The Arizona Republic]].
3. Kowalczyk, Ed. (1995). "Straight Outta York Interview with Edward Kowalczyk (Geocities Archive)".
4. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/throwing-copper-r199090/charts-awards/billboard-single "Throwing Copper > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles"] {{Webarchive. link. (July 11, 2023 ''[[Allmusic]]'')
5. (1995-09-11). "RPM - Rock/Alternative".
6. (1994-05-15). "Album Reviews".

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