Comedown (song)

"Comedown"
Single by Bush
from the album Sixteen Stone
B-side "Comedown" (Acoustic)
Released 26 September 1995
Format CD
Recorded 1994
Genre Post-grunge,[1] grunge[2]
Length 4:37 (music video)
5:26 (album version)
Label Trauma, Interscope, Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Gavin Rossdale
Producer(s) Clive Langer
Alan Winstanley
Bush
Bush singles chronology
"Little Things"
(1995)
"Comedown"
(1995)
"Glycerine"
(1995)

"Little Things"
(1995)
"Comedown"
(1995)
"Glycerine"
(1995)

"Comedown" is a song by British rock band Bush, released on 26 September 1995 as the third single from their debut album, Sixteen Stone.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jake Scott in Los Angeles. Scott used a special "fish eye" lens to film some of the scenes, to give a distorted view as if looking through a peep hole.[3]

Commercial performance

"Comedown" remains one of the band's most commercially successful songs, reaching number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in late 1995. The song also gave Bush their first American top 40 hit, reaching number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 4 November 1995.

Track listing

  • AUS CD single 6544-95728-2 (cardsleeve version)
    1. "Comedown"
    2. "Comedown [acoustic]"
  • AUS CD single IND95728 (jewel case version)
    1. "Comedown"
    2. "Testosterone [LP version]"
    3. "Revolution Blues [live]"

Appearances in the media

Chart positions

Chart (1995) Peak
Position
Australia ARIA Charts[4] 45
Canadian RPM Alternative 30 1
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 30
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] 2
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[8] 25

Cover versions

  • In 2012 Robert Cole Band released a cover on the album Steel and Glass.[9]
  • In 2014 Mayday Parade released a cover for the compilation Punk Goes 90's 2. It was released as a single.[10]

References

  1. http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/mayday_parade_release_bush_cover_comedown
  2. Williott, Carl (December 5, 2014). "Sixteen Stone Turns 20". Stereogum.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  4. http://swisscharts.com/song/Bush/Comedown-67585
  5. "Bush Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  6. "Bush Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  7. "Bush Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  8. "Bush Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  9. "steel and glass"
  10. "Comedown (2014) | Mayday Parade". 7digital. Retrieved August 30, 2015.


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