"Pure Massacre" | ||||
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Single by Silverchair | ||||
from the album Frogstomp | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 16 January 1995 | |||
Length | 4:34 | |||
Label | Murmur | |||
Songwriter(s) | Daniel Johns, Ben Gillies | |||
Producer(s) | Kevin Shirley | |||
Silverchair singles chronology | ||||
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"Pure Massacre" is a song by Australian rock band Silverchair, released in January 1995 as the second single from their debut album, Frogstomp (1995). It was a successful follow-up to the band's debut number-one single, " Tomorrow", peaking at number two in both Australia and New Zealand. It also reached number 17 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 12 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. The song was performed on Saturday Night Live. [1]
According to interviews with lead singer and guitarist Daniel Johns, the song and its lyrics are inspired by the Bosnian War: [2]
"It's pretty stupid, war, like that. So, it seemed the right thing to write a song about, rather than about the usual--girls or whatever. It took about a half an hour; it came straight to my head." [3] [4]
The Australian music video was directed by Robert Hambling and filmed at a real Silverchair concert in Sydney. [5] [6] The American music video was directed by Peter Christopherson. [7]
Australian CD and cassette single (MATTCD005; MATTC005)
European CD single (6612872)
UK CD single (6622642)
UK 12-inch single (0166226420)
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [18] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Australia | 16 January 1995 |
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Murmur | [19][ failed verification] |
United Kingdom | 17 July 1995 |
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"Pure Massacre" | ||||
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Single by Silverchair | ||||
from the album Frogstomp | ||||
B-side |
| |||
Released | 16 January 1995 | |||
Length | 4:34 | |||
Label | Murmur | |||
Songwriter(s) | Daniel Johns, Ben Gillies | |||
Producer(s) | Kevin Shirley | |||
Silverchair singles chronology | ||||
|
"Pure Massacre" is a song by Australian rock band Silverchair, released in January 1995 as the second single from their debut album, Frogstomp (1995). It was a successful follow-up to the band's debut number-one single, " Tomorrow", peaking at number two in both Australia and New Zealand. It also reached number 17 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 12 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. The song was performed on Saturday Night Live. [1]
According to interviews with lead singer and guitarist Daniel Johns, the song and its lyrics are inspired by the Bosnian War: [2]
"It's pretty stupid, war, like that. So, it seemed the right thing to write a song about, rather than about the usual--girls or whatever. It took about a half an hour; it came straight to my head." [3] [4]
The Australian music video was directed by Robert Hambling and filmed at a real Silverchair concert in Sydney. [5] [6] The American music video was directed by Peter Christopherson. [7]
Australian CD and cassette single (MATTCD005; MATTC005)
European CD single (6612872)
UK CD single (6622642)
UK 12-inch single (0166226420)
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia ( ARIA) [18] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Australia | 16 January 1995 |
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Murmur | [19][ failed verification] |
United Kingdom | 17 July 1995 |
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