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"1979" turns 28 years old today! It is the 2nd single from Mellon Collie and features loops and samples uncharacteristic of previous material. It is SP's most successful single to date, written as a nostalgic coming of age story.

It was the last song written for Mellon Collie and almost didn't make the album. Evolved from a demo called "Strolling", producer Flood gave Corgan 24 hours to finish the song or it was off the record. He finished it in just 4 hours. The next day, Flood heard it once and decided immediately to include it. Everything in the final recording except the vocals is from the same 12 hours. Corgan considered it the most personally important song on the album.

During recording, Corgan was singing "today" as the melody line, so he and Flood decided to record him singing to a tape. They electronically manipulated several samples and looped them against a drumbeat, and this is the 'ooh-ahh' sound you hear at the end of every verse.

The song was written and recorded using a 1960s-era Kimberly Bison guitar that Corgan bought for $60 at a pawn shop. Nicknamed "Kimberly Kay", this is the same "secret weapon" guitar that was used on "Mayonaise" and "Panopticon".

Reputedly the song was influenced by "Pleasure" by The Frogs. According to frontman Jimmy Flemion, a demo of "Pleasure" was given to Corgan in 1993, two years prior to "1979" being penned. At a live show, Flemion playfully accused Corgan of ripping him off and said "watch the papers for the lawsuit". In reality, The Frogs had a long-term close relationship with SP and the accusations are likely all in jest.

"1979" reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at #1 on both the US Alt Rock and Mainstream Rock charts. In Canada and Iceland it reached #2 nationally, and charted in the top 40 in at least a dozen other countries, reaching the 1996 year-end chart in four countries. It is certified Gold in the US and Italy and Silver in the UK. It was nominated for the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance at the 1997 Grammy Awards, and was voted the #2 best SP song by Rolling Stone readers. At ~629 plays, it is the 7th most-performed song in live SP history.

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"1979" turns 28 years old today! It is the 2nd single from Mellon Collie and features loops and samples uncharacteristic of previous material. It is SP's most successful single to date, written as a nostalgic coming of age story.

It was the last song written for Mellon Collie and almost didn't make the album. Evolved from a demo called "Strolling", producer Flood gave Corgan 24 hours to finish the song or it was off the record. He finished it in just 4 hours. The next day, Flood heard it once and decided immediately to include it. Everything in the final recording except the vocals is from the same 12 hours. Corgan considered it the most personally important song on the album.

During recording, Corgan was singing "today" as the melody line, so he and Flood decided to record him singing to a tape. They electronically manipulated several samples and looped them against a drumbeat, and this is the 'ooh-ahh' sound you hear at the end of every verse.

The song was written and recorded using a 1960s-era Kimberly Bison guitar that Corgan bought for $60 at a pawn shop. Nicknamed "Kimberly Kay", this is the same "secret weapon" guitar that was used on "Mayonaise" and "Panopticon".

Reputedly the song was influenced by "Pleasure" by The Frogs. According to frontman Jimmy Flemion, a demo of "Pleasure" was given to Corgan in 1993, two years prior to "1979" being penned. At a live show, Flemion playfully accused Corgan of ripping him off and said "watch the papers for the lawsuit". In reality, The Frogs had a long-term close relationship with SP and the accusations are likely all in jest.

"1979" reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at #1 on both the US Alt Rock and Mainstream Rock charts. In Canada and Iceland it reached #2 nationally, and charted in the top 40 in at least a dozen other countries, reaching the 1996 year-end chart in four countries. It is certified Gold in the US and Italy and Silver in the UK. It was nominated for the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance at the 1997 Grammy Awards, and was voted the #2 best SP song by Rolling Stone readers. At ~629 plays, it is the 7th most-performed song in live SP history.

https://spcodex.wiki/wiki/1979