"G.L.O.W." released digitally November 4, 2008! It first premiered on Chicago's Q101 radio on September 29, 2008. This song was the last recorded SP song with drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, who left the band in March 2009, before rejoining in 2018. Corgan has reflected back on it as being an example of where the band was headed had Chamberlin not left. The Mellon Collie-era demo song "Zoom" has a similar riff to "G.L.O.W." and may have originated from it. The cover art was created by artist Kateri Forbes. As for the title, Corgan has said he simply wanted to call the song "Glow" but stylized it with full stops as part of an inside joke, possibly in reference to the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.
In early 2008, Guitar Hero approached SP about including a new original song in their upcoming game, Guitar Hero World Tour. Corgan agreed and wrote and recorded "G.L.O.W." for the occasion. He later recalled that his bad posture is accurately captured in the video game, as he himself acted for the animated figure. Guitar Hero producers had promised him they would not use the footage of him wearing "the stupid suit with the little white balls", yet they did anyway. Possibly in retaliation, the band refrained from playing any major hits at the Guitar Hero World Tour release party on October 25, 2008.
In an interview with the LA Times, Corgan stated that, with American Gothic and "G.L.O.W.", the band "finally turned the corner… where it's starting to feel like our music again, and not theirs, whoever 'they' might be," referring to the band's choice to continue making music without a record label.
"G.L.O.W." was released as iTunes' very first "digital '45" on November 4, 2008, with "Superchrist" as the B-side. It was also released as a downloadable track for Guitar Hero World Tour on December 4, 2008, along with "1979" and "The Everlasting Gaze". The band worked on a music video with Justin Coloma for the song, which premiered on MySpace on December 2, 2008.
"G.L.O.W." peaked at #11 on the US Alternative Airplay chart, at #25 on Mainstream Rock and at #8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. It also made Canada's national chart, peaking at #80.
https://spcodex.wiki/G.L.O.W.
"G.L.O.W." released digitally November 4, 2008! It first premiered on Chicago's Q101 radio on September 29, 2008. This song was the last recorded SP song with drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, who left the band in March 2009, before rejoining in 2018. Corgan has reflected back on it as being an example of where the band was headed had Chamberlin not left. The Mellon Collie-era demo song "Zoom" has a similar riff to "G.L.O.W." and may have originated from it. The cover art was created by artist Kateri Forbes. As for the title, Corgan has said he simply wanted to call the song "Glow" but stylized it with full stops as part of an inside joke, possibly in reference to the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.
In early 2008, Guitar Hero approached SP about including a new original song in their upcoming game, Guitar Hero World Tour. Corgan agreed and wrote and recorded "G.L.O.W." for the occasion. He later recalled that his bad posture is accurately captured in the video game, as he himself acted for the animated figure. Guitar Hero producers had promised him they would not use the footage of him wearing "the stupid suit with the little white balls", yet they did anyway. Possibly in retaliation, the band refrained from playing any major hits at the Guitar Hero World Tour release party on October 25, 2008.
In an interview with the LA Times, Corgan stated that, with American Gothic and "G.L.O.W.", the band "finally turned the corner… where it's starting to feel like our music again, and not theirs, whoever 'they' might be," referring to the band's choice to continue making music without a record label.
"G.L.O.W." was released as iTunes' very first "digital '45" on November 4, 2008, with "Superchrist" as the B-side. It was also released as a downloadable track for Guitar Hero World Tour on December 4, 2008, along with "1979" and "The Everlasting Gaze". The band worked on a music video with Justin Coloma for the song, which premiered on MySpace on December 2, 2008.
"G.L.O.W." peaked at #11 on the US Alternative Airplay chart, at #25 on Mainstream Rock and at #8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. It also made Canada's national chart, peaking at #80.
https://spcodex.wiki/G.L.O.W.
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