Suffocate Me
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Suffocate Me was a 1993 extended play
release and the debut single by Scottish
band Angelfish
. While not charting on any mainstream Billboard charts
, "Suffocate Me" was received well on college radio, and was followed up in 1994 by the release of Angelfish's self-titled debut album
.
The music video
for "Suffocate Me" famously aired once by MTV
during 120 Minutes
, where it was seen by Garbage
co-founder Steve Marker
. Manson was asked to join Garbage, and accepted.
Both "Suffocate Me" and "You Can Love Her" would appear on the band's debut album, Angelfish
, released the following year, while "Trash It" would be re-recorded and released as "Superman" on the B-side
of Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie
's final single "The Way I Walk".
was directed by Cameron Casey and premiered in the US on August 6, 1993.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
release and the debut single by Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
band Angelfish
Angelfish (band)
Angelfish was a short-lived mid-1990s alternative rock group originating from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed as a side-project to Scottish group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, after keyboardist and backing vocalist Shirley Manson was signed as a solo artist to circumvent the Mackenzies' existing record contract...
. While not charting on any mainstream Billboard charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
, "Suffocate Me" was received well on college radio, and was followed up in 1994 by the release of Angelfish's self-titled debut album
Angelfish (album)
Angelfish is the 1994 self-titled debut and single studio album released by Scottish alternative rock group Angelfish, fronted by Shirley Manson. The Angelfish album was born out of necessity when Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie's record distributor MCA expressed interest in recording an album with Manson on...
.
The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Suffocate Me" famously aired once by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
during 120 Minutes
120 Minutes
120 Minutes is a television show in the United States dedicated to alternative music, originally airing on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and then on MTV's sister channel MTV2 from 2001 to 2003....
, where it was seen by Garbage
Garbage (band)
Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
co-founder Steve Marker
Steve Marker
Steve Marker is an American musician and record producer, best known internationally as the guitarist of the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage.-Early life:...
. Manson was asked to join Garbage, and accepted.
Track listing
- "Suffocate Me" (Angelfish) – 3:46
- "You Can Love Her" (Holly VincentHolly VincentHolly Beth Vincent is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumental musician. Her band Holly and the Italians was one of the first American punk bands led by a female and signed to a major label....
) – 3:52 - "Kimberly" (Patti SmithPatti SmithPatricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses....
, Allen LanierAllen LanierAllen Lanier was an original member of Blue Öyster Cult. Lanier played keyboards and rhythm guitar. He currently resides in Manhattan....
, Ivan KralIvan KralIvan Kral is a Grammy Award-winning Czechoslovakian-born American composer, filmmaker and singer. He works across many genres including rock, jazz, soul, country and film scores...
) – 3:46 - "Trash It" (Angelfish) – 2:55
- "Wind Blow" (Angelfish) – 3:29
Both "Suffocate Me" and "You Can Love Her" would appear on the band's debut album, Angelfish
Angelfish (album)
Angelfish is the 1994 self-titled debut and single studio album released by Scottish alternative rock group Angelfish, fronted by Shirley Manson. The Angelfish album was born out of necessity when Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie's record distributor MCA expressed interest in recording an album with Manson on...
, released the following year, while "Trash It" would be re-recorded and released as "Superman" on the B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
of Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie
Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie
Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie were a Scottish 1980s and 1990s rock group formed in Bathgate, near Edinburgh, Scotland...
's final single "The Way I Walk".
Music video
The "Suffocate Me" music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was directed by Cameron Casey and premiered in the US on August 6, 1993.
External links
- Official Website Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie & Angelfish