"Disappearer" was the second single from Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

's 1990 album Goo

Goo (album)

Goo is the sixth album by the American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, released on June 26, 1990. Goo was the first album released after the band signed to major label Geffen Records.-Background and recording:...

. It was released in 1990 on DGC

Geffen Records

Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...

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Tracklisting

1. "Disappearer" (edit)
2. "Disappearer" (8-track demo version)
3. "That's All I Know (Right Now)"
4. "Dirty Boots" (8-track demo long version)

"That's All I Know (Right Now)" was previously released on the "Kool Thing

Kool Thing

"Kool Thing" was the first major label single from Sonic Youth's 1990 album Goo. It was released in June 1990 on DGC. The song was inspired by an interview bassist/singer Kim Gordon conducted with LL Cool J for Spin in which the two artists clashed. Although he is never mentioned by name, the...

" single.

Music video

The music video for "Disappearer" was directed by Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes is an American independent film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his feature films Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Poison, Velvet Goldmine, Safe, and the Academy Award-nominated Far from Heaven and I'm Not There.- Style and themes :The writes that "Haynes is...

. The beginning of the video shows the band wearing drag while evading the police, and then inside a car driving at night on the streets of Toronto, Canada.