Backwater (song)
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"Backwater" | ||||
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Single by Meat Puppets | ||||
from the album Too High to Die | ||||
Released | November 14, 1993 | |||
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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."[2]
Track listing[]
(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" () – 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
References[]
- ^ Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ "Meat Puppets - TMBW: The They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base". Retrieved 16 April 2017.
Categories:
- 1993 songs
- 1994 singles
- Meat Puppets songs
- London Records singles
- Music videos directed by Rocky Schenck
- Songs written by Curt Kirkwood
- They Might Be Giants
- 1990s rock song stubs