Backwater (song)

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"Backwater"
Single by Meat Puppets
from the album Too High to Die
Released	November 14, 1993
Genre	Alternative rock grunge[1]
Label	London Records
Songwriter(s)	Curt Kirkwood
Meat Puppets singles chronology
"Whirlpool" (1991) "Backwater" (1993) "We Don’t Exist" (1994)

"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."^[2]

Track listing[]

(All songs by Curt Kirkwood unless otherwise noted)

2 track single track listing

1. "Backwater" – 3:39
2. "Station" (Cris Kirkwood) – 2:20

3 track promo single track listing

1. "Backwater" – 3:39
2. "Lake of Fire" (1994 re-recorded version) - 3:13
3. "Fuck You" () – 5:31

5 track single track listing

1. "Backwater" – 3:39
2. "Open Wide" – 3:13
3. "Animal" – 4:33
4. "Up on the Sun" (1994 re-recorded version) – 3:49
5. "White Sport Coat" (Marty Robbins cover) – 2:12

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