Cannonball (The Breeders song)

"Cannonball"
Single by The Breeders
from the album Last Splash
B-side "Cro-Aloha"
"Lord of the Thighs"
"900"
Released August 9, 1993
Format 12", CD maxi
Genre Alternative rock, noise pop
Length 3:36
Label 4AD/Elektra
Writer(s) Kim Deal
Producer(s) Kim Deal
Mark Freegard
The Breeders singles chronology
"Cannonball"
(1993)		 "Divine Hammer"
(1993)

"Cannonball" is a song by The Breeders from their 1993 album Last Splash. It was released as a single on August 9, 1993 on 4AD/Elektra Records, reaching #44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and #40 in the UK Singles Chart. It was released in France in November 1993, where it remained charted for 30 weeks, peaking at #8.

Music video

The music video for "Cannonball" was directed by Kim Gordon and Spike Jonze.[1] It features the band in a garage, and the Deal sisters in what seems to be a dressing room trashed with clothes, sitting in a chair together. There are also shots of a cannonball rolling down suburban streets, as well as a shot of Kim Deal singing underwater.

Critical reception

NME,[2] Melody Maker[3] and The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual year-end critics' poll all named "Cannonball" their best single of 1993. In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Cannonball" at number 22 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. It ranked #83 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s". In September 2010, Pitchfork Media included the song at number 22 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.[4]

Usage in media

"Cannonball" was featured in a preview for South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, the film Moonlight and Valentino, the start of A Walk to Remember as well as in the heist scene of Sugar & Spice. It was the original score to a skit on MTV's sketch comedy show The State but, due to music licensing issues, The State recorded a sound-alike song for the DVD of their complete series. The song was also featured in the third season in episode 3 in Misfits and in the season six finale of True Blood. It is featured in the final television ad for The Angry Birds Movie.

Track listings

CD single

  1. "Cannonball" – 3:33
  2. "Cro-Aloha" – 2:15

CD & 12" maxi

  1. "Cannonball" – 3:33
  2. "Cro-Aloha" – 2:15
  3. "Lord of the Thighs" (Steven Tyler) – 3:58
  4. "900" (Wiggs) – 4:27

Cassette

  1. "Cannonball" – 3:33
  2. "Lord of the Thighs" – 3:58
  3. "Cro-Aloha" – 2:15

"Cro-Aloha" is a demo version of "No Aloha" from Last Splash.

Personnel

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France[5] Silver December 21, 1994 125,000 210,000[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993/94) Peak
position
Dutch Mega Top 100[7] 35
French SNEP Singles Chart[7] 8
UK Singles Chart[8] 40
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 44
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[9] 32
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[9] 2
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[9] 39

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 11

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1993.html
  3. ↑ http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mmlists_p2.htm#1993
  4. ↑ Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s
  5. ↑ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  6. ↑ French certifications See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "BREEDERS" Infodisc.fr Archived 2012-03-07 at WebCite (Retrieved April 12, 2009)
  7. 1 2 "Cannonball", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 13, 2009)
  8. ↑ "Canonnball", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 13, 2009)
  9. 1 2 3 4 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 13, 2009)
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