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"I Am One" (Gish version) released August 24, 1992! The original version under Limited Potential was released in May 1990 as The Smashing Pumpkins' first ever commercial release. It was re-recorded for Gish and a new single was released on Caroline Records and Hut Recordings. Billy Corgan later stated his regret with not re-working the song for Gish, as the two versions are nearly identical.

Corgan wrote the intro drum riff, and the rest of the song was formed around it. He has said the riff might have been influenced by Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiciton and Led Zeppelin. Lyrically, "I Am One" is a take on religion, with "I am one as you are three" being a reference to the Father, Sun and Holy Ghost. Some lyrics were adapted from an article Corgan read on Bishop Desmond Tutu.

"I Am One" features a doubled guitar solo – a technique later used on songs like "Ava Adore", "Tarantula" and "Bring the Light". The song is the only SP single with co-writing credits to both Billy Corgan and James Iha.

In live performances (starting around the release of Siamese Dream) Corgan would often improvise a speech during the extended bass break, known as the "I Am One rant"; as a result the song could extend to 8–10 minutes in length. These rants were criticized, sometimes even by the other band members, due to their abrasive nature. Jimmy Chamberlin considered them to be "art-breakdown". The rants were based around the erosion of the belief structure in America's youth, and Corgan has stated they were the gestation for many ideas he later explored on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Some foreshadowed lyrics of future songs, most notably "Zero". The longest live version according to SPCodex records took place at Lollapalooza on August 3, 1994, at just under 11 minutes long.

A music video was filmed in 1991 but not released due to the band being unhappy with the result. Footage from the video was instead used on Vieuphoria, with the full video finally seeing a release on the Greatest Hits Video Collection in 2001.

1st photo: Gish version cover, photography by James Iha 2nd photo: Limited Potential cover, photography by Lynne Fischer

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"I Am One" (Gish version) released August 24, 1992! The original version under Limited Potential was released in May 1990 as The Smashing Pumpkins' first ever commercial release. It was re-recorded for Gish and a new single was released on Caroline Records and Hut Recordings. Billy Corgan later stated his regret with not re-working the song for Gish, as the two versions are nearly identical.

Corgan wrote the intro drum riff, and the rest of the song was formed around it. He has said the riff might have been influenced by Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiciton and Led Zeppelin. Lyrically, "I Am One" is a take on religion, with "I am one as you are three" being a reference to the Father, Sun and Holy Ghost. Some lyrics were adapted from an article Corgan read on Bishop Desmond Tutu.

"I Am One" features a doubled guitar solo – a technique later used on songs like "Ava Adore", "Tarantula" and "Bring the Light". The song is the only SP single with co-writing credits to both Billy Corgan and James Iha.

In live performances (starting around the release of Siamese Dream) Corgan would often improvise a speech during the extended bass break, known as the "I Am One rant"; as a result the song could extend to 8–10 minutes in length. These rants were criticized, sometimes even by the other band members, due to their abrasive nature. Jimmy Chamberlin considered them to be "art-breakdown". The rants were based around the erosion of the belief structure in America's youth, and Corgan has stated they were the gestation for many ideas he later explored on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Some foreshadowed lyrics of future songs, most notably "Zero". The longest live version according to SPCodex records took place at Lollapalooza on August 3, 1994, at just under 11 minutes long.

A music video was filmed in 1991 but not released due to the band being unhappy with the result. Footage from the video was instead used on Vieuphoria, with the full video finally seeing a release on the Greatest Hits Video Collection in 2001.

https://spcodex.wiki/I_Am_One

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"I Am One" (Gish version) released Aug 24, 1992! The original version from May 1990 was SP's first commercial release, and was re-recorded for Gish, peaking at #73 in the UK. It is the only SP single with co-writing credits to Billy Corgan and James Iha. https://spcodex.wiki/I_Am_One

Corgan wrote the intro drum riff, and the rest of the song was formed around it. Lyrically, "I Am One" is a take on religion, with "I am one as you are three" being a reference to the Father, Sun and Holy Ghost. Some lyrics were adapted from an article on Bishop Desmond Tutu.

In live performances, Corgan would often improvise a speech during the extended bass break, known as the "I Am One rant". They were based around the erosion of the belief structure in America's youth, and some foreshadowed lyrics from future Mellon Collie songs such as "Zero".

A music video for "I Am One" was filmed in 1991 but not released due to the band being unhappy with the result. Footage from the video was instead used on Vieuphoria, with the full video finally seeing a release on the Greatest Hits Video Collection in 2001.