"Smashing Young Man" is a song by American alternative rock band Collective Soul. It is the third single from their second studio album Collective Soul. The song was falsely rumored to have been written as an insult to Smashing Pumpkins lead singer, Billy Corgan, who accused Collective Soul of plagiarizing music.^{[citation needed]}

"Smashing Young Man"
Single by Collective Soul
from the album Collective Soul
Released	1995
Recorded	Late 1994 Miami, Florida (Criteria Studios)
Genre	Post-grunge
Length	3:45
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Ed Roland
Producer(s)	Ed Roland Matt Serletic
Collective Soul singles chronology
"December" (1995) "Smashing Young Man" (1995) "The World I Know" (1995)
Music video
"Smashing Young Man" on YouTube

Track listing

1. "Smashing Young Man" — 3:45
2. "December" (Acoustic live track) — 3:25
3. "Bleed" (Acoustic live track) — 4:02

Charts

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