"Thirty-Three" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was the fifth and final single from their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995), in November 1996. It was the first single released after the firing of Jimmy Chamberlin and death of Jonathan Melvoin. The song peaked at 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's fourth and final top-40 hit there, number seven in New Zealand and the top 30 in Canada and the United Kingdom. In Canada, it coincidentally finished at number 33 on the RPMAlternative 30 year-end chart for 1997.
The song was described by Billy Corgan as "a simple song in a country tuning", and was the first song that he wrote after the Siamese Dream tour. The guitars in the song are tuned to EGBGBE half a step down, and the drum machine track is exactly the same track Corgan recorded when he laid down the demo version of the song, because he was unable to recreate it.[3]
In a taping of VH1 Storytellers on August 24, 2000, Corgan joked that he planned on making "Thirty-Three", "Sixty-Six", and "Ninety-Nine", but only finished "Thirty-Three".[4]
When the band released their greatest hits collection in 2001, Thirty-Three made neither the international nor the US version.[5] It was included, however, on the Greatest Hits Video Collection.[6]
Single releaseedit
At the time of its release, the plan to release the song as the album's final single was a point of disagreement for insiders. Sources close to the band claim that "Muzzle" was in fact due to be released as the final single, as is evidenced by the fact that a promotional single for the song was issued to radio stations worldwide.[7]
Music videoedit
The music video for "Thirty-Three", directed both by Billy Corgan and then-girlfriend Yelena Yemchuk, is a series of images shot in stop-motion, ending with a re-enactment of the Mellon Collie album cover. Jimmy Chamberlin is notably absent from shots of the band. Although the group's videos habitually avoid the literal interpretation of a song's lyrics, the video for "Thirty-Three" was created with images closely related to the words of the song, as an intentional stylistic departure.[8]
B-sidesedit
The B-side "The Last Song" features a guitar solo by Corgan's father, Billy Corgan Sr.[9] and was performed live only once, at the Pumpkins' final show at Chicago's Cabaret Metro.[10]
^Segretto, Mike (2022). "1995". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 547–548. ISBN9781493064601.
^Cohen, Ian (December 5, 2012). "The Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness". Pitchfork. from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
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Thirty Three is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins It was the fifth and final single from their third album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 1995 in November 1996 It was the first single released after the firing of Jimmy Chamberlin and death of Jonathan Melvoin The song peaked at 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 becoming the band s fourth and final top 40 hit there number seven in New Zealand and the top 30 in Canada and the United Kingdom In Canada it coincidentally finished at number 33 on the RPM Alternative 30 year end chart for 1997 Thirty Three Single by the Smashing Pumpkinsfrom the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessB side The Last Song The Aeroplane Flies High Turns Left Looks Right Transformer The Bells My Blue Heaven ReleasedNovember 11 1996 1996 11 11 GenreAlternative rockpsychedelic rock 1 country 2 Length4 10LabelVirgin HutSongwriter s Billy CorganProducer s Flood Alan Moulder and Billy CorganThe Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology Tonight Tonight 1996 Thirty Three 1996 Eye 1997 Alternative coverUK CD single 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Single release 3 Music video 4 B sides 5 Track listings 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Release history 8 References 9 External linksBackground editThe song was described by Billy Corgan as a simple song in a country tuning and was the first song that he wrote after the Siamese Dream tour The guitars in the song are tuned to EGBGBE half a step down and the drum machine track is exactly the same track Corgan recorded when he laid down the demo version of the song because he was unable to recreate it 3 In a taping of VH1 Storytellers on August 24 2000 Corgan joked that he planned on making Thirty Three Sixty Six and Ninety Nine but only finished Thirty Three 4 When the band released their greatest hits collection in 2001 Thirty Three made neither the international nor the US version 5 It was included however on the Greatest Hits Video Collection 6 Single release editAt the time of its release the plan to release the song as the album s final single was a point of disagreement for insiders Sources close to the band claim that Muzzle was in fact due to be released as the final single as is evidenced by the fact that a promotional single for the song was issued to radio stations worldwide 7 Music video editThe music video for Thirty Three directed both by Billy Corgan and then girlfriend Yelena Yemchuk is a series of images shot in stop motion ending with a re enactment of the Mellon Collie album cover Jimmy Chamberlin is notably absent from shots of the band Although the group s videos habitually avoid the literal interpretation of a song s lyrics the video for Thirty Three was created with images closely related to the words of the song as an intentional stylistic departure 8 B sides editThe B side The Last Song features a guitar solo by Corgan s father Billy Corgan Sr 9 and was performed live only once at the Pumpkins final show at Chicago s Cabaret Metro 10 The B side My Blue Heaven features piano by Keith Brown 11 a song written in 1927 by George A Whiting and Walter Donaldson 12 Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy fame contributed piano for the B side The Bells 11 Track listings editUS and UK promo CD singlesNo TitleWriter s Length1 Thirty Three Billy Corgan4 09 US and UK maxi CD singlesNo TitleWriter s Length1 Thirty Three Billy Corgan4 092 The Last Song Billy Corgan3 553 The Aeroplane Flies High Turns Left Looks Right Billy Corgan8 314 Transformer Billy Corgan3 25 UK CD single CD2No TitleWriter s Length1 Thirty Three Billy Corgan4 092 The Bells James Iha2 173 My Blue Heaven George Whiting Walter Donaldson3 20 CD single from the Aeroplane Flies High box set and Japanese promo CD singleNo TitleWriter s Length1 Thirty Three Billy Corgan4 092 The Last Song Billy Corgan3 553 The Aeroplane Flies High Turns Left Looks Right Billy Corgan8 314 Transformer Billy Corgan3 255 The Bells James Iha2 176 My Blue Heaven George Whiting Walter Donaldson3 20Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Thirty Three Chart 1996 1997 Peakposition Australia ARIA 13 51 Canada Top Singles RPM 14 24 Canada Rock Alternative RPM 15 2 Netherlands Single Top 100 Tipparade 16 16 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 17 7 Scotland OCC 18 26 UK Singles OCC 19 21 UK Rock amp Metal OCC 20 1 US Billboard Hot 100 21 39 US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 22 14 US Alternative Airplay Billboard 23 2 US Mainstream Rock Billboard 24 18 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Thirty Three Chart 1997 Position Canada Rock Alternative RPM 25 33Release history editRegion Date Format s Label s Ref United Kingdom November 11 1996 CD VirginHut 26 United States November 12 1996 Virgin 27 Japan January 16 1997 28 References edit Segretto Mike 2022 1995 33 1 3 Revolutions Per Minute A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era 1955 1999 Backbeat pp 547 548 ISBN 9781493064601 Cohen Ian December 5 2012 The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Pitchfork Archived from the original on January 3 2021 Retrieved March 14 2023 Guitar World 1997 Pumpkins Billy Corgan Pulls Back Curtain For Storytellers MTV News Retrieved October 25 2015 Greatest Hits Smashing Pumpkins Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved October 25 2015 Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits Video Collection Reviews Ultimate Guitar com www ultimate guitar com Archived from the original on March 2 2012 Retrieved October 25 2015 Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Retrospective AlternativeNation net Archived from the original on October 25 2015 Retrieved October 25 2015 Commentary for Thirty Three music video The Smashing Pumpkins 1991 2000 Greatest Hits Video Collection Virgin Records 2001 Thirty Three US Smashing Pumpkins Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved October 26 2015 Smashing Pumpkins Live at Metro on 2000 12 02 Free Download amp Streaming retrieved October 26 2015 a b The Aeroplane Flies High Smashing Pumpkins Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved October 26 2015 Thirty Three 6 Track EP Smashing Pumpkins Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved October 26 2015 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 257 Top RPM Singles Issue 7766 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved August 27 2019 Top RPM Rock Alternative Tracks Issue 9795 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved August 27 2019 The Smashing Pumpkins Thirty Three in Dutch MegaCharts Retrieved July 25 2021 The Smashing Pumpkins Thirty Three Top 40 Singles Retrieved August 27 2019 Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 27 2019 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 27 2019 Official Rock amp Metal Singles Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 27 2019 The Smashing Pumpkins Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved August 27 2019 The Smashing Pumpkins Chart History Adult Alternative Songs Billboard Retrieved August 27 2019 The Smashing Pumpkins Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved August 27 2019 The Smashing Pumpkins Chart History Mainstream Rock Billboard Retrieved August 27 2019 RPM 97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved August 27 2019 New Releases Singles PDF Music Week November 9 1996 p 29 Retrieved July 10 2021 Thirty Three Amazon Retrieved July 10 2021 サーティ スリー スマッシング パンプキンズ Thirty Three Smashing Pumpkins in Japanese Oricon Retrieved September 1 2023 External links edit Thirty Three Official music video on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thirty Three song amp oldid 1191280361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
