"Pure Massacre" is a single released by Australian Rock music, rock band Silverchair in 1995 and is the second single from their debut album ''Frogstomp'', which was also released in 1995. It was a successful follow-up to the band's debut number-one single, "Tomorrow (Silverchair song), Tomorrow", peaking at number two in both Australia and New Zealand. It also reached number 17 on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart and number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock (chart), Mainstream Rock chart. The song was performed on ''Saturday Night Live''.

Lyrics

According to interviews with lead singer and guitarist Daniel Johns, the song and its lyrics are inspired by the Bosnian War:

"It's pretty stupid, war, like that. So, it seemed the right thing to write a song about, rather than about the usual--girls or whatever. It took about a half an hour; it came straight to my head."

Music video

The Australian music video was directed by Robert Hambling and filmed at a real Silverchair concert in Sydney. The American music video was directed by Peter Christopherson.

Track listing

Australian CD (MATTCD005) /Cassette single (MATTC005) # "Pure Massacre" # "Faultline" (Live in Newcastle 21 October 1994) # "Stoned" (Live in Newcastle 21 October 1994) European CD single (Austrian/EU) (6612872) # "Pure Massacre" # "Acid Rain" # "Blind" # "Stoned" UK CD single (6622642) # "Pure Massacre" # "Acid Rain" # "Blind" UK 12" Vinyl (0166226420) # "Pure Massacre" # "Acid Rain" # "Stoned" # "Blind" US promo CD (ESK7275) # "Pure Massacre (Radio Edit)"

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1995 singles Silverchair songs Song recordings produced by Kevin Shirley Songs written by Ben Gillies Songs written by Daniel Johns