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Machinehead (song)

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"Machinehead"
MachineheadBush.jpg
Single by Bush
from the album Sixteen Stone
Released9 April 1996
Recorded1994
Genre
Length4:16
Label
Songwriter(s)Gavin Rossdale
Producer(s)
Bush singles chronology
"Glycerine"
(1995)
"Machinehead"
(1996)
"Swallowed"
(1996)

"Machinehead" is a song by English rock band Bush, released on 9 April 1996 as the fifth and final single from their 1994 debut album, Sixteen Stone.

Music video[edit]

The music video was directed by Shawn Mortensen in London and Portsmouth. Sections of Shepherd's Bush, where the band members used to live, can be seen in the video. Gavin Rossdale's dog Winston is also in the video.[3]

Commercial performance[edit]

"Machinehead" reached No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 4 May 1996. It reached No. 4 on both the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The song was nominated for Best Video from a Film at the 1996 MTV Music Video Awards but lost; however, it did win the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards.

Track listing[edit]

  • US CD Single IND95505
    1. "Machinehead" - 4:20
    2. "Comedown [Acoustic]" - 4:24
    3. "X-Girlfriend" - 0:44
  • UK CD Limited Edition Single (Numbered Metal Insert - 7500 Made) INDX95505
    1. "Machinehead"
    2. "Bud"
    3. "Solomon's Bones"
  • UK 10" Vinyl (Numbered) INV95505
    1. "Machinehead"
    2. "Comedown [Acoustic]"
    3. "Solomon's Bones"

Appearances in the media[edit]

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart40
Canadian RPM Alternative 301
UK Singles Chart[8]48
US Billboard Hot 100[9]43
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10]4
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11]4

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