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==Background and recording== | ==Background and recording== | ||
After the band's breakthrough success with the very guitar-heavy ''[[Siamese Dream]]'' album in 1993 among the grunge movement of the early 1990s, the band moved into a more eclectic collection of music in their next album, ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]''. The band retained their guitar-driven sound, but also experimented in other musical sounds. | |||
The success of songs like "[[1979]]" inspired [[Billy Corgan]] to pursue a more minimalist and electronic sound for their next album, which would be 1998's ''Adore''.<ref>Graff, Gary. "Smashing Pumpkins—Rave of the Future," ''Guitar World''. December 1996.</ref> However, the sessions were very long and difficult for the band; after the sprawling and massively successful album, Corgan found himself facing many difficult issues, including musical burnout, the absence of his "best friend and musical soul mate in the band" [[Jimmy Chamberlin]], who was kicked out of his band due to continued issues with drug addiction, the end of his marriage, and the death of his mother to cancer.<ref name="corgan a2">Corgan, Billy. "[http://billycorgan.livejournal.com/2005/04/12/ Starcrossed, and subsequently, a door is opened (1997)]." ''The Confessions of Billy Corgan.'' April 12, 2005.</ref> | |||
The band's record label and management, growing concerned with ''Adore''<nowiki/>'s direction, decided to send influential music producer [[Rick Rubin]] to assist Corgan in the studio.<ref name="Radio1">{{cite web|url=http://radio.com/2014/09/22/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-adore-interview/|title=Billy Corgan on 'Adore,' His '90s Self and the Final Days of Alt-Rock - Radio.com|access-date=2016-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826010202/http://radio.com/2014/09/22/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-adore-interview/|archive-date=2016-08-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> Corgan agreed to work with him on a song, the result being "Let Me Give the World to You",<ref name="Radio1" /> with session drummer [[Joey Waronker]] on drums.<ref>Billy Corgan, November 18, 2020 Instagram Q&A</ref> Corgan enjoyed working with Rubin on the track, but felt creative control slipping away, and limited his input to the one song.<ref name="Radio1" /> The track was considered to be on the album until just before the release of the album - it was completely mixed and mastered with the rest of the album, with it being planned as the album closer.<ref name="Radio1" /> Corgan felt that while it didn't really fit well ''Adore'''s artistic direction, putting it at the end of the album helped it stand out less, and would serve as his backup plan as a future single if the album's new direction wasn't well received.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/billy-corgan-on-the-questions-all-artists-should-ask-themselves/|title=Billy Corgan on the questions all artists should ask themselves|website=thecreativeindependent.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref> Plans changed when Corgan learned at the last second that his record label was insisting that it instead be the album's lead single.<ref name="Radio1" /> Corgan felt that the poppy, upbeat sound misrepresented the album's more somber and introspective direction.<ref name="Radio1" /> Corgan explained: | The band's record label and management, growing concerned with ''Adore''<nowiki/>'s direction, decided to send influential music producer [[Rick Rubin]] to assist Corgan in the studio.<ref name="Radio1">{{cite web|url=http://radio.com/2014/09/22/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-adore-interview/|title=Billy Corgan on 'Adore,' His '90s Self and the Final Days of Alt-Rock - Radio.com|access-date=2016-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826010202/http://radio.com/2014/09/22/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-adore-interview/|archive-date=2016-08-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> Corgan agreed to work with him on a song, the result being "Let Me Give the World to You",<ref name="Radio1" /> with session drummer [[Joey Waronker]] on drums.<ref>Billy Corgan, November 18, 2020 Instagram Q&A</ref> Corgan enjoyed working with Rubin on the track, but felt creative control slipping away, and limited his input to the one song.<ref name="Radio1" /> The track was considered to be on the album until just before the release of the album - it was completely mixed and mastered with the rest of the album, with it being planned as the album closer.<ref name="Radio1" /> Corgan felt that while it didn't really fit well ''Adore'''s artistic direction, putting it at the end of the album helped it stand out less, and would serve as his backup plan as a future single if the album's new direction wasn't well received.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/billy-corgan-on-the-questions-all-artists-should-ask-themselves/|title=Billy Corgan on the questions all artists should ask themselves|website=thecreativeindependent.com|accessdate=November 2, 2019}}</ref> Plans changed when Corgan learned at the last second that his record label was insisting that it instead be the album's lead single.<ref name="Radio1" /> Corgan felt that the poppy, upbeat sound misrepresented the album's more somber and introspective direction.<ref name="Radio1" /> Corgan explained: | ||