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| "Number One Blind" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Veruca Salt | ||||
| from the album American Thighs | ||||
| B-side | "Bodies", "Aurora" | |||
| Released | January 23, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, grunge | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Minty Fresh | |||
| Songwriters | Nina Gordon, Jim Shapiro | |||
| Producers | Brad Wood, Doug McBride | |||
| Veruca Salt singles chronology | ||||
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"Number One Blind" is a song by Veruca Salt. It was released previously on the album American Thighs.[1]
Background
[edit]It was written by Nina Gordon and Jim Shapiro. The song references the window blind manufacturer Levolor in the chorus. The music video for the song was directed by Steve Hanft, but the band was unhappy with the result and pulled it from MTV circulation.[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Number One Blind" (Gordon/Shapiro) – 3:45
- "Bodies" (Cover of Bodies by the Sex Pistols) (Cook/Jones/Vicious/Rotten) – 4:10
- "Aurora" (Gordon) – 4:06
Personnel
[edit]- Nina Gordon – guitar, vocals
- Steve Lack – bass
- Louise Post – guitar, vocals
- Jim Shapiro – drums, background vocals
- Brad Wood – engineer
- Doug McBride – engineer
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 106 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts)[4] | 68 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Power, Ed (September 27, 2019). "Why Veruca Salt's 'American Thighs' is the great lost album of the Nineties". Independent.
- ↑ Henry Rollins, ed. (January 10, 2018). "Story of the Sound: Veruca Salt". The Sound Of Vinyl – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Veruca Salt chart history, received from ARIA on June 14, 2024". Imgur. Retrieved June 16, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's title on the national chart.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 29/1/1995 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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