Machinehead (song)

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"Machinehead"
File:MachineheadBush.jpg
Single by Bush
from the album Sixteen Stone
ReleasedApril 1996 (US)[1]
May 1996 (UK)[2]
Recorded1994
StudioWestside Studios, London[3]
Genre
Length4:16
Label
SongwriterGavin Rossdale
Producers
Bush singles chronology
"Glycerine"
(1996) 		"Machinehead"
(1996) 		"Swallowed"
(1996)

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

In 2024, the staff of Consequence included the song in their list of "50 Kick-Butt Post-Grunge Songs We Can Get Behind".[7]

Music video

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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.[8]

Commercial performance

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"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

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  • 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"

Chart positions

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 40
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[10] 1
Quebec Airplay (ADISQ)[11] 50
Scotland Singles (OCC)[12] 49
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 48
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[14] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 43
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[16] 4
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[17] 4

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] Gold 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  9. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3004." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 2967." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Bush Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Bush Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Bush Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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