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"Machinehead" is a song by English rock band Bush, released in 1996 as the fifth and final single from their 1994 debut album, Sixteen Stone.
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"Machinehead" | ||||
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Single by Bush | ||||
from the album Sixteen Stone | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Studio | Westside Studios, London[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:16 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Gavin Rossdale | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
Bush singles chronology | ||||
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The music video was directed by Shawn Mortensen in London and Portsmouth. Sections of Shepherd's Bush, where the band members used to live, can be seen in the video. Gavin Rossdale's dog Winston is also in the video.[4]
"Machinehead" reached No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 4 May 1996. It reached No. 4 on both the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The song was nominated for Best Video from a Film at the 1996 MTV Music Video Awards but lost; however, it did win the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards.
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] | 40 |
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[10] | 1 |
Scotland (OCC)[11] | 49 |
UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 48 |
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[13] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 43 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[15] | 4 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[16] | 4 |
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