Heavy Metal Machine
| "Heavy Metal Machine" | |
|---|---|
 Cassette cover for promotional release | |
| Promotional single by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Format | CD (on Machina), cassette (2000 promo) |
| Studio sessions | November 1998-September 1999 – Pumpkinland |
| Length | 5:52 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
Heavy Metal Machine is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' fifth studio album, Machina/The Machines of God, which was also released as a promotional single.[1]
In preparing for the reissue of Machina, Corgan said the master reels for the original recording have been lost (along with several other songs), but there is a workable mix with louder vocals that can be used.[2] The remix from Machina II version will also be included, which had "three basses playing different parts and three James' playing also different parts". After some missing vocals takes were found, Howard Willing is said to have "bridged the gap between ghoul pap-pop and noize rock".[3]
Videos
Lyrics
if i were alive
if i were real
would you survive
what would you feel
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
as sentimental as our broken dreams
let me die for rock and roll
let me die to save your soul
let me die, let me die rock and roll
let the world forgive the past
let all the girls kiss the boys at last
let me go, let me go rock and roll
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
we're the metal, in their metal machines
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
if i were dead
would my records sell
could you even tell
is it just as well
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
it's elemental, to all the rust it brings
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
let me die for rock and roll
let me die and save my soul
let me go, let me go rock and roll
let the world forgive the past
let all the girls kiss the boys at last
let me go, let me die rock and roll
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
we're the metal, in their droning schemes
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
will i survive
is it up to me
could you understand
that it's not yours to keep
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
if i were alive
if i were real
would you survive
what would you feel, now
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
if i were dead
would my records sell
could you ever tell
or is it just as well
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
could you long to love
could you want to see
coming down below
coming down for me
will you write my songs
will you shake the hands
could you understand
it's not yours to keep
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
heavy metal, heavy metal machine
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heavy Metal Machine" | Billy Corgan | 5:52 |
Release history
| Released | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Country | External sites | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Virgin | 7087 6 14916 4 4 • 4PRO-14916 | Cassette | US | Discogs | [1] | |
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Machina/The Machines of God (premaster) | Promotional | |
| Heavy Metal Machine | US promo cassette | Promo |
| Machina/The Machines of God | Main release | Studio |
| The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music | Bootleg | |
| Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music | EP three (CR-03) | Studio |
| Ghost Children: A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins | Tribute | |
| The Original F.E.M.M Tape | Bootleg | |
| If All Goes Wrong | The Fillmore Residency | Video |
| Celebrating *20* Years of Sadness | Live |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 259 plays (259 full, 17 soundcheck), 9 acoustic, 2 artists
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1999-12-20 at Metro, Chicago, IL, US
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2018-12-07 at Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, AZ, US
- Longest performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2007-11-15 at Fox Theatre (Atlanta), Atlanta, GA, US [24:53]
- Shortest performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2000-01-31 at Granada Theatre, Lawrence, KS, US [5:50]
References
- ↑ "..: SPfreaks :." spfreaks.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ↑ Billy Corgan. #MachinaMixes updates on Instagram. November 25, 2020
- ↑ Billy Corgan. Instagram #MachinaMixes. November 30, 2020