"Machinehead" is a song by English

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band

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, released on 9 April 1996 as the fifth and final single from their 1994 debut album, ''

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''.

Music video

The music video was directed by Shawn Mortensen in London and Portsmouth. Sections of

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, where the band members used to live, can be seen in the video. Gavin Rossdale's dog Winston is also in the video.

Commercial performance

"Machinehead" reached No. 43 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 4 May 1996. It reached No. 4 on both the ''Billboard''

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and

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charts. The song was nominated for

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at the 1996

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but lost; however, it did win the

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at the 1996

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Track listing

*US CD Single IND95505 *#"Machinehead" - 4:20 *#" Comedown coustic - 4:24 *#"X-Girlfriend" - 0:44 *UK CD Limited Edition Single (Numbered Metal Insert - 7500 Made) INDX95505 *#"Machinehead" *#"Bud" *#"Solomon's Bones" *UK 10" Vinyl (Numbered) INV95505 *#"Machinehead" *#"Comedown coustic *#"Solomon's Bones"

Appearances in the media

*It is played at the beginning of every

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hockey game before the opening faceoff. *Wrestler Jim Steele used this song as an entrance theme in

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. *The song is featured in the video games '' Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock'', ''

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'', '' Saints Row: The Third'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' Rocksmith 2014#Track List *The song was featured on ''

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'' in the episode "The Plan". *The song was used as the theme song to

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's radio show. *The song is one of two Bush songs that were featured in the film ''

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'', the other being " Comedown". *A production version of the song created by Metro Music and titled "Burning Tree" is featured as a theme for the

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, most often associated with the Insurrextion event *The song also features in the film '' Fear Street Part One: 1994''.

Chart positions

References

External links

* {{authority control 1994 songs 1996 singles Bush (British band) songs Songs written by Gavin Rossdale Grunge songs Song recordings produced by Clive Langer Song recordings produced by Alan Winstanley Interscope Records singles Trauma Records singles