Possum Kingdom (song)
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"Possum Kingdom" | ||||
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Single by Toadies | ||||
from the album Rubberneck | ||||
Released | August 30, 1994 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge,[1] noise rock | |||
Length | 5:09 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
Songwriter(s) | Todd Lewis | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf | |||
Toadies singles chronology | ||||
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"Possum Kingdom" is a song by American alternative rock band Toadies released as the second single from their 1994 album, Rubberneck.
The song's origins lie in folklore from the band's native state of Texas. Possum Kingdom Lake is a lake in North Texas near Fort Worth. In the documentary "Dark Secrets: The Stories of Rubberneck", Lewis further elaborates that he intended "Possum Kingdom" to be a continuation of the story told in the song "I Burn". While he envisioned "I Burn" to be a story about cult members immolating themselves in order to ascend to a higher plane, "Possum Kingdom" was about one of the immolated people becoming "just smoke, and ...he goes to Possum Kingdom [Lake] and tries to find somebody to join him."[2]
Most of the song alternates between a 7
4 and an 8
4 time signature, which alternatively may be notated as 15
4.[citation needed]
Music video[]
The music video for "Possum Kingdom" was directed by Thomas Mignone and begins with a body bag being dragged from a lake, then pans to the lead singer, Vaden Todd Lewis, singing in a dark room. It then pans to a shot of the band performing in a small venue with several dozen dancing fans. The individual who dragged the body bag from the river then opens it and begins violently hacking away at it. The video ends by revealing the individual is actually an ice sculptor that is creating the image of a beautiful woman. A drop of water is seen streaming down her face. Filming was done in Dallas, TX.
Charts[]
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[3] | 3 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] | 4 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] | 9 |
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[6] | 40 |
References[]
- ^ "Possum Kingdom - Toadies - Song Info". AllMusic.
- ^ "Dark Secrets: The Stories of Rubberneck". 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 2774." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Toadies Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Toadies Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Toadies Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
External links[]
- Toadies songs
- 1994 singles
- Songs about death
- Songs about sexuality
- Songs about Texas
- Song recordings produced by Tom Rothrock
- 1994 songs
- Interscope Records singles