Greedy Fly
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Bush | ||||
| from the album Razorblade Suitcase | ||||
| B-side | "Old" | |||
| Released | 26 May 1997[1] | |||
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| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Gavin Rossdale | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Steve Albini | |||
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"Greedy Fly" is a song by alternative rock band Bush, released on 26 May 1997 as the second single from their second studio album, Razorblade Suitcase (1996).
Music
"Greedy Fly" was described by Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian to show the band to "have a streak of goth a mile wide".[3]
Music video
Bush were one of the early pioneers of the enhanced CD single, with the full video being available as a file on CD 2. The video was directed by Marcus Nispel in December 1996 in Los Angeles. The video was shot in the same building Se7en was shot in and cost nearly half a million pounds (around £961,0000 in 2024).[4]
Commercial performance
"Greedy Fly" was released as the second single from the album, after "Swallowed". The song became a hit, possibly due to its well-known music video, which clocks in at over 7 minutes (although the song itself is only 4:29 long). The song reached the top 5 on both the US Alternative Songs chart and Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song is also the band's second biggest hit in their native Britain where it peaked at #22 (behind "Swallowed" which peaked at #7).
Allusions
In 2023, American musician Corey Taylor, best known as the lead vocalist of alternative metal band Slipknot, named "Greedy Fly" the Bush song he wished he'd written.[5]
Track listing
- All songs written by Gavin Rossdale unless stated.
- UK CD 1 Single IND95536 (Cardsleeve)
- "Greedy Fly [Radio Edit]" - 3:50
- "Old" - 2:51
- "Insect Kin [Live at the London Forum]" - 4:57
- "Personal Holloway [Live]" - 3:28
- UK CD 2 Single INDX95536
- "Greedy Fly [Video]" - 7:09
- "Greedy Fly [LP Version]" - 4:27
- "Greedy Fly [Demo]" - 4:25
- AUS CD Single IND95536 (Slidecase)
- "Greedy Fly" - 4:28
- "Swallowed [Toasted Both Sides Please - Goldie Remix]" - 5:49
- "Cold Contagious [16"oz Demo Version]" - 5:57
- "Greedy Fly [Video]" - 7:09
Appearances in the media
- Featured on Cold Case in the episode "Spiders".
Chart performance
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 78 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 88 |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Releases: singles". Music Week. 24 May 1997. p. 55.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Piccoli, Sean (22 March 1997). "Bush: America's Band". Sun Sentiel. Sun Senitel. Retrieved 23 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sullivan, Caroline (3 March 2000). "Briddish rock hunks". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Music Video History at OneSecondBush.com - A Comprehensive Fan Site for the Band Bush". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rogers, Ellie (9 November 2023). "Gavin Rossdale talks us through Bush's platinum hits: "These songs were not written with a view to any degree of success… I had toiled for many years and nothing had worked"". Music Radar. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 7. 14 June 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
External links
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