Seether (song)

"Seether"

Standard artwork (U.S. vinyl single pictured)
Single by Veruca Salt
from the album American Thighs
Released October 11, 1994
Format Compact Disc, 7-inch
Recorded January 1994
Genre Grunge[1]
Length 3:16
Label Minty Fresh
Writer(s) Nina Gordon
Producer(s) Brad Wood
Veruca Salt singles chronology
"Seether"
(1994)
"Number One Blind"
(1995)
Alternative cover art
One of UK artworks for mostly vinyl releases

"Seether" is a single by the American alternative band Veruca Salt. It was backed with "All Hail Me". In 1994, the song was No. 3 in British Radio One DJ John Peel's Festive Fifty. The song appeared in the film Young Adult and the TV show Hindsight.

Original Video

The video features Nina Gordon, Louise Post, Jim Shapiro, and bassist Steve Lac playing the song in front of the iconic shimmering red Randolph Street Gallery building when it was located at 756 N. Milwaukee Ave in Chicago.

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 34
UK Top 75 Singles 61
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[2] 8

Seether version

The band Seether named themselves after this song,[3] and in 2013, recorded a cover of the song for their greatest hits album Seether: 2002-2013.[4] It was released as a lead single to the compilation on 3 September 2013.

References

  1. Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. "Artist Chart History/Veruca Salt". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Seether – Seether: 2002-2013 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
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