Selling the Drama

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"Selling the Drama"
Selling the Drama by Live US cassette single.PNG
US commercial cassette single
Single by Live
from the album Throwing Copper
B-side
  • "The Dam at Otter Creek"
  • "Shit Towne"
  • "Lightning Crashes"
ReleasedFebruary 1994
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge
Length3:27
LabelRadioactive
Songwriter(s)Live
Producer(s)Jerry Harrison and Live
Live singles chronology
"Mirror Song"
(1992) 		"Selling the Drama"
(1994) 		"I Alone"
(1994)

"Selling the Drama" is the first single from Live's 1994 album, Throwing Copper. It reached number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, becoming their first of three singles to reach the top of this chart. The song also reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 49 in Australia, number 41 in Canada and number 30 in the United Kingdom. It achieved its highest peak in the Netherlands, peaking at number 15 on both the Dutch Top 40 and Single Top 100 charts. Live's performance of "Selling the Drama" at Woodstock '94 was their featured song on the Woodstock '94 double album.

Music video[]

The video is set in a wooded area and filmed in both black & white and color, showing the band playing the song and lead singer Ed Kowalczyk tearing pages out of a book. The video is notable for one of the last appearances of Kowalczyk's long hair, which he shaved off around the time that "I Alone" was released as a single.

Track listings[]

All songs written by Live:

US cassette

  1. "Selling the Drama" - 3:26
  2. "Lightning Crashes" - 5:25

Australian CD

  1. "Selling the Drama" - 3:26
  2. "The Dam at Otter Creek" - 4:40
  3. "Shit Towne" - 3:48

UK CD (RAXTD 11)

  1. "Selling the Drama" - 3:27
  2. "Selling the Drama" (Acoustic) - 3:40
  3. "White, Discussion" - 4:39

UK CD (RAXTD 17)

  1. "Selling the Drama" - 3:26
  2. "I Alone (Bootleg)" - 4:23
  3. "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" (Bootleg) - 4:53

UK CD (RAXXD 17)

  1. "Selling the Drama" - 3:26
  2. "The Dam at Otter Creek" (Bootleg) - 5:35
  3. "Selling the Drama" (Bootleg) - 3:35

UK cassette (RAXC 11)

  1. "Selling the Drama" - 3:26
  2. "Selling the Drama" (Acoustic) - 3:40
  3. "White, Discussion" - 4:40

UK cassette (RAXC 17)

  1. "Selling the Drama" - 3:25
  2. "The Dam at Otter Creek" (Bootleg) - 3:35

European CD

  1. "Selling the Drama" - 3:26
  2. "The Dam at Otter Creek" (Bootleg) - 5:35
  3. "Selling the Drama" (Bootleg) - 3:35

French CD

  1. "Selling the Drama" - 3:27
  2. "Selling the Drama" (Acoustic) - 3:38

German CD (RAD 31974)

  1. "Selling the Drama" - 3:27
  2. "Selling the Drama" (Acoustic) - 3:40
  3. "White, Discussion" (Special Radio Edit) - 4:40

German CD (RAD 32228)

  1. "Selling the Drama" - 3:27
  2. "Selling the Drama" (Acoustic) - 3:38

Charts[]

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 49
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 41
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 80
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 89
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 15
Scotland (OCC)[8] 30
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 43
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 34

References[]

  1. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Live – Selling the Drama". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2550." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 27. July 8, 1995. p. 12. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Live – Selling the Drama" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (08.9.–14.9. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). September 8, 1994. p. 16. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 24, 1995" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Live – Selling the Drama" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  10. ^ "Live Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  11. ^ "Live Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  12. ^ "Live Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "Live Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

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