"Drunken Butterfly" is a song by American rock band Sonic Youth from their seventh studio album, Dirty (1992). It was released as the fourth and final single from the album in August, 1993, by Geffen Records. The song was written and produced by Sonic Youth, with additional production provided by Butch Vig.

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"Drunken Butterfly"
Single by Sonic Youth
from the album Dirty
B-side	"Stalker" "Tamra"
Released	August 1993 (1993-08)
Recorded	Early 1992
Studio	The Magic Shop (New York City)
Genre	Noise rock grunge experimental rock
Length	3:03
Label	Geffen Records
Songwriter(s)	Sonic Youth
Producer(s)	Butch Vig Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth singles chronology
"Sugar Kane" (1993) "Drunken Butterfly" (1993) "Bull in the Heather" (1994)

Music video

The video for "Drunken Butterfly" was directed by Stephen Hellweg, the winner of an MTV 120 Minutes contest in which fans were asked to send in videos for any song on Dirty. It featured puppets and dolls made up to look like Sonic Youth performing the song onstage. This video was featured in The Brothers Grunt episode "If I Could Grunt to the Animals."

Track listings and formats

• CD Single[1]

1. "Drunken Butterfly" (LP Version) – 3:03
2. "Stalker" (LP Version) – 2:59
3. "Tamra"  – 8:53

References

External links

• Rolling Stone article