Feed the Tree

"Feed the Tree"
7" cover
Single by Belly
from the album Star
B-side "Trust In Me", "Dream on Me", "Star"
Released January 11, 1993
Format 12", 7", CD single, cassette
Recorded 1992 at Sound Emporium studios, Nashville[1]
Genre Alternative rock
Length 3:28
Label Sire, Reprise
Songwriter(s) Tanya Donelly
Producer(s) Belly, Gil Norton
Belly singles chronology
"Gepetto"
(1992)		 "Feed the Tree"
(1993)		 "Now They'll Sleep"
(1995)

"Gepetto"
(1992)		 "Feed the Tree"
(1993)		 "Now They'll Sleep"
(1995)
Music video
"Feed the Tree on YouTube

"Feed the Tree" is a song by Belly, released as the band's first single from their debut album, Star, in 1993. It is also the band's biggest hit, reaching number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States. According to lead singer Tanya Donelly, the song is a metaphor about commitment and respect, with the tree being a place on a large farm where a family would be buried.[2]

The song is featured as a downloadable track for the Rock Band series.

Track listing

All songs written by Tanya Donelly, except where noted.

7" and cassette single

  1. "Feed the Tree" - 3:28
  2. "Dream on Me" - 4:56

12" and CD single

  1. "Feed the Tree" - 3:28
  2. "Trust in Me" - 4:19 (Robert Sherman and Richard Sherman)
  3. "Dream on Me" - 4:56
  4. "Star" - 3:02

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 32
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 95
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Accolades

The song ranked number 24 on VH1's 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 90s.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Star liner notes
  2. ↑ Songfacts.com
  3. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Belly rock Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Belly rock Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "VH1's 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '90s". TopOneHitWonders. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2018.


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