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2nd photo: Limited Potential cover, photography by Lynne Fischer | 2nd photo: Limited Potential cover, photography by Lynne Fischer | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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{{Social media/Twitter|"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. <nowiki>https://spcodex. | {{Social media/Twitter|"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. <nowiki>https://spcodex.wiki/I_Am_One</nowiki> | ||
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. | 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. | ||