The Taste of Ink

"The Taste of Ink" is the debut single by the Used from their self-titled debut album The Used. It was released to radio September 2002 along with a music video for TV directed by the Malloys. A CD single was later released in March 2003 with contained a b-side, Christmas song, and music video. A demo version can be found on the bands demo album Demos from the Basement which was a CD distributed by the band in 2001 which was then called Used.[2]

"The Taste of Ink"
Single by The Used
from the album The Used
ReleasedSeptember 2002
FormatCD single, 7-inch vinyl, digital download
Recorded2002
StudioFoxy Studios in Marina del Rey, California, US
GenrePop punk, emo[1]
Length3:28
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Feldmann
The Used singles chronology
"The Taste of Ink"
(2002)		 "Buried Myself Alive"
(2003)

Track listings

CD single

All tracks are written by The Used.

No.TitleLength
1."The Taste of Ink"3:28
2."Just a Little"3:28
3."Alone This Holiday"2:56
4."The Taste of Ink" (music video on enhanced CD) 
Total length:9:52

7-inch vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."The Taste of Ink"3:28
2."Just a Little"3:28
Total length:6:56

Personnel
  • Craig Aaronson – A&R
  • John Feldmann – engineer (track 1), mixed by (tracks: 1 & 2), producer
  • Freeze Artist Management – management
  • Paul Gomez – management
  • John Reese – management

Charts
Chart (2002/3) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 52
US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[4] 19

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom March 10, 2003 Reprise 7-inch vinyl 5439166657, W601
CD single 9362426112, W601CD

References
  1. Ian Cohen; David Anthony; Nina Corcoran; Emma Garland; Brad Nelson (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture.com. Vox Media. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  2. The Taste Of Ink Demo
  3. "Chart Log UK (1994–2008) U2 – Utopia". Zobbel. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  4. "The Used Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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