Backwater (song)
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| "Backwater" | ||||
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| Single by Meat Puppets | ||||
| from the album Too High to Die | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
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| Length | 6:03 (2 track version) 12:26 (3 track version) 17:30 (5 track version) | |||
| Label | London Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Curt Kirkwood | |||
| Meat Puppets singles chronology | ||||
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"Backwater" is a song recorded by the Meat Puppets. It was released as the first single from the group's album Too High to Die. The single was released in three versions: one promo CDS and two singles. It is the Meat Puppets' most successful single. The highest position in the US was No. 47 in Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, No. 11 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart. The 3 track single features a cover of the Feederz. They Might Be Giants sing back-up vocals on "White Sport Coat".[4]
Track listing
[edit](All songs by Curt Kirkwood unless otherwise noted)
- 2 track single track listing
- "Backwater" – 3:39
- "Station" (Cris Kirkwood) – 2:20
- 3 track promo single track listing
- "Backwater" – 3:39
- "Lake of Fire" (1994 re-recorded version) - 3:13
- "Fuck You" (Feederz cover) – 5:31
- 5 track single track listing
- "Backwater" – 3:39
- "Open Wide" – 3:13
- "Animal" – 4:33
- "Up on the Sun" (1994 re-recorded version) – 3:49
- "White Sport Coat" (Marty Robbins cover) – 2:12
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 47 |
References
[edit]- ^ Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ "The 100 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1994". SPIN. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ Dolan, Jon (19 March 2019). "Review: Meat Puppets Remain Easygoing Psychedelic Country-Punk Gods on 'Dusty Notes'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Meat Puppets - TMBW: The They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base". Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 562.
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