"Mouth" is a song by British band

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from their 1996 second album ''

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''. Though its original version was not released as a single, it was remixed by Bush under the pseudonym "The Stingray" for the 1997

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'' Deconstructed'' and was released as a single on 7 October 1997, due largely in part to it being featured prominently in both the trailer and the 1997 film ''

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''. The Stingray remix was the version that made the song popular and received airplay on radio, peaking number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Details

Patricia Jones of ''Cryptic Rock'' opined the original mix of the track to be "one-two punch of classic grunge grit and narcotic rhythms", evoking a "comfortable daze".

Track listing

EU Import : # "Mouth" (The Stingray Remix Edit) # "Mouth" (The Stingray Remix) # " Everything Zen" (Republic Remix) # "Personal Holloway" (Republic Remix) # "Personal Holloway" (Enhanced video) 12" vinyl : # "Mouth" (The Stingray Remix) # "Synapse" (Philip Steir/ My Ghost in the Bush of Life Mix) # "Everything Zen" (Greg Brimson/ The Lhasa Fever Mix) # "Insect Kin" (Jack Dangers/ Drum and Bees Mix)

Music video

Directed by

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, who also directed the music video for the song "Personal Holloway", the music video for the Stingray Mix served as a tie-in for ''An American Werewolf in Paris'' that featured an appearance from Julie Delpy. It mainly shows the band performing at a carnival in the desert while clips from the film intervene.

Chart positions

References

{{Authority control 1996 songs 1997 singles Bush (British band) songs Grunge songs Song recordings produced by Steve Albini Songs written by Gavin Rossdale Alternative dance songs Interscope Records singles Trauma Records singles