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"Awful" is a single by American alternative rock band Hole from the band's third studio album, Celebrity Skin. Released in April 1999 by Geffen Records as a CD single, the song's lyrics explore how the media and modern pop culture corrupt young girls and how they should rebel against this. The line "swing low, sweet cherry" in the song is an allusion to the African American spiritual hymn, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot".

"Awful"
Single by Hole
from the album Celebrity Skin
ReleasedApril 27, 1999[1]
Genre
  • Alternative rock
  • power pop
Length3:16
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Hole
Producer(s)Michael Beinhorn
Hole singles chronology
"Malibu"
(1998)		 "Awful"
(1999)		 "Be a Man"
(2000)
Music video
"Awful" on YouTube

Background and history


Described as "funny" but also "kind of sad" by the writer herself, vocalist and guitarist Courtney Love has proclaimed that this is one of the favorite songs she has written. Writing the lyrics offered her a backwards glimpse at the angry, determined youth she once was but with the sobering experience of her adult years.[citation needed] The words were written before the music and were initially more than two pages long. At the time, they included "we are always on the list, we have always wanted this, finally we're popular, finally we're pretty". Courtney condensed the tome into the finished format to give the song a more suitable length.[citation needed]

The opening riff, which carries throughout the song, and the rhythm were written by bassist Melissa Auf der Maur and drummer Patty Schemel, who were roommates at the time. Although credited for authorship, Schemel left during the recording sessions due to personal issues and does not drum on the track, something Love laments.[citation needed] While Love has revealed only that she wishes Schemel's great rhythm was still on the track, Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson implied that Celebrity Skin producer Michael Beinhorn drove Schemel to a nervous breakdown.[citation needed]


Music video


The music video for "Awful" was directed by Jeff Richter and features clips from various live shows during the band's 1999 tours. Most of the footage is from the band's performance at the Royal Australian Showgrounds on January 23, 1999, for the Big Day Out festival and features the album version synced over the live performance. Other clips include the band's performance at Cow Palace in March 1999 during the Beautiful Monsters Tour and backstage footage shot by Melissa Auf der Maur.


Formats and track listings



Single


UK CD single #1 INTDE-97098[2]

  1. Awful (Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf der Maur, Patty Schemel)
  2. Miss World (live) (C. Love, E. Erlandson)

UK CD single #2 INTDE-97099

  1. Awful (C. Love, E. Erlandson, M. Auf der Maur, P. Schemel)
  2. She Walks On Me (live) (C. Love, E. Erlandson)

European CD single IND-97060

  1. Awful (C. Love, E. Erlandson, M. Auf der Maur, P. Schemel)
  2. Violet (live) (C. Love, E. Erlandson)

US promotional single

  1. Awful (C. Love, E. Erlandson, M. Auf der Maur, P. Schemel)
  2. Violet (live) (C. Love, E. Erlandson)

EP


Australian Tour Souvenir EP INTDM-97058

  1. Awful (C. Love, E. Erlandson, M. Auf der Maur, P. Schemel) – 3:29
  2. Pretty On The Inside (live) (C. Love, E. Erlandson, Jill Emery, Caroline Rue) – 1:44
  3. Heaven Tonight (live) (E. Erlandson, C. Love) – 3:58
  4. Northern Star (live) (E. Erlandson, C. Love) – 5:52
  5. Awful (live) (C. Love, E. Erlandson, M. Auf der Maur, P. Schemel) – 3:24
  6. Malibu (Ted Ottaviano Club Mix) (C. Love, E. Erlandson, B. Corgan) – 7:32

Japanese EP MVCF-14001

  1. Awful (C. Love, E. Erlandson, M. Auf der Maur, P. Schemel) – 3:29
  2. Pretty On The Inside (live) (C. Love, E. Erlandson, Jill Emery, Caroline Rue) – 1:44
  3. Heaven Tonight (live) (E. Erlandson, C. Love) – 3:58
  4. Northern Star (live) (E. Erlandson, C. Love) – 5:52
  5. Awful (live) (C. Love, E. Erlandson, M. Auf der Maur, P. Schemel) – 3:24
  6. Celebrity Skin (live) (C. Love, E. Erlandson, B. Corgan) – 2:42

Charts


Chart performance for "Awful"
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 44
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 39
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[5] 13

See also



References


  1. "Awful: Australian Tour". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  2. Petterson, Therese. * d i s c o g r a p h y * "* d i s c o g r a p h Y". Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-04-12. Retrieved on April 12, 2010.
  3. "Hole – Awful". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  5. "Hole Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

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«Awful» es el duodécimo sencillo, y tercer EP de la banda estadounidense de rock alternativo Hole. Pertenece al álbum Celebrity Skin. Lanzado en abril de 1999 por Geffen Records en un solo CD, la letra de la canción explora cómo los medios de comunicación modernos y la cultura popular corrompen a las jóvenes y cómo deben rebelarse contra esto.


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