Panopticon
"Panopticon" | ||||
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Single by The Smashing Pumpkins | ||||
Released | September 15, 2012 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Studio sessions | ||||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
Label | EMI/Caroline | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan | |||
Producer(s) | Billy Corgan, Bjorn Thorsrud | |||
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology | ||||
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"Panopticon" is the second single from The Smashing Pumpkins's eighth album Oceania.[1] It was originally released as a promotional single to radio airplay on September 15, 2012.[2]
Background and recording[edit | edit source]
In an interview with MusicRadar, Corgan stated, "It's similar to Quasar in that we had the opening riff and didn't know what to do with it. It sat for a while, but everybody felt strongly about it. It had a, dare I say, 'modern-feeling' to it, but still in the style of guitar that I like to play. Ultimately, I just sat down and wrote the song on the piano. Sometimes, when you've got a riffy song, it helps to just play the chords with no rhythm, and then you hear the 'song' in it. It's those very Paul McCartney/Wings-type chords – Broadway-type chords. What I'm most proud of from a songwriting standpoint is how it goes from D major to A minor. It goes from a very 'majorly' feel into something sorrowful, almost a Spanish feel. I don't know how the heck I did that, but it's one of my favorite things in the song, how you can keep the key but change the emotion."[3]
Corgan used a Kimberly Bison guitar (nicknamed "Kimberly Kay") in the recording.[4]
Reception[edit | edit source]
NME described the song as "elegant and dreamy".[5] Consequence of Sound declared that it was "heroic".[6] Spin magazine's review of Oceania focused on Byrne's drumming on Panopticon, stating "the impressive, tom-heavy rumble of "Panopticon" quickly asserts his lithe, explosive, decidedly Jimmy Chamberlain-esque ferocity, a deft balance of muscle and sinew."[7] Artistdirect also emphasized Byrne's contribution by describing his drumming as "flawless percussive propulsion".[8]
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer noted Nicole Fiorentino's "highly musical bass lines".[9]
Release[edit | edit source]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Panopticon" | Billy Corgan | 3:52 |
Released | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Country | Discogs | MusicBrainz | |
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September 15, 2012 | Martha's Music • Prospect Park | CD | US | 4715379 | [1] |
Availability
Title | Notes | Type |
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Oceania | Studio | |
Panopticon | Single | |
Oceania: Live in NYC | Live • Video |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 96 plays (96 full, 1 soundcheck)
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2010-07-17 at Music Farm, Charleston, SC, US (soundcheck)
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2013-08-04 at Circus, Helsinki, FI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "90's Alternative Rock News » Blog Archive » SMASHING PUMPKINS RELEASE 'PANOPTICON' AS SECOND OCEANIA SINGLE". GrungeReport.net. September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ↑ "New SMASHING PUMPKINS Single "Panopticon" Arrives on Radio; Tour Kicks Off in October". tunes.broadwayworld.com. February 13, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ↑ Joe Bosso (June 13, 2012). "Interview: Billy Corgan talks The Smashing Pumpkins' Oceania track-by-track | MusicRadar". Beta.musicradar.com. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.spfc.org/band/equipment.html?equipment_id=152
- ↑ "NME Album Reviews - Smashing Pumpkins - 'Oceania'". Nme.Com. June 12, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Album Review: Smashing Pumpkins – Oceania". Consequence of Sound. June 19, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Smashing Pumpkins, 'Oceania' (Martha's Music/EMI)". June 12, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ↑ "The Smashing Pumpkins "Oceania" Album Review — 5 out of 5 stars - ARTISTdirect News". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ↑ Doherty, Charlie (June 29, 2012). "Music Review: The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania". seattlepi.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Panopticon" at SPFC