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"Machinehead"
Single by Bush
from the album Sixteen Stone
Released	1996
Recorded	1994
Studio	Westside Studios, London
Genre	Post-grunge grunge alternative rock
Length	4:16
Label	Trauma Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Gavin Rossdale
Producer(s)	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley Bush
Bush singles chronology
"Glycerine" (1995) "Machinehead" (1996) "Swallowed" (1996)

"Machinehead" is a song by English rock band Bush, released in 1996 as the fifth and final single from their 1994 debut album, Sixteen Stone.

Music video

The music video was directed by Shawn Mortensen in London and Portsmouth. Sections of Shepherd's Bush, where the band members used to live, can be seen in the video. Gavin Rossdale's dog Winston is also in the video.

Commercial performance

"Machinehead" reached No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 4 May 1996. It reached No. 4 on both the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The song was nominated for Best Video from a Film at the 1996 MTV Music Video Awards but lost; however, it did win the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards.

Track listing

• US CD Single IND95505
  1. "Machinehead" - 4:20
  2. "Comedown " - 4:24
  3. "X-Girlfriend" - 0:44
• UK CD Limited Edition Single (Numbered Metal Insert - 7500 Made) INDX95505
  1. "Machinehead"
  2. "Bud"
  3. "Solomon's Bones"
• UK 10" Vinyl (Numbered) INV95505
  1. "Machinehead"
  2. "Comedown "
  3. "Solomon's Bones"

Appearances in the media

• It is played at the beginning of every Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game before the opening faceoff.
• Wrestler Jim Steele used this song as an entrance theme in All Japan Pro Wrestling.
• The song is featured in the video games Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Madden NFL 11, Saints Row: The Third, Rock Band 3 and Rocksmith 2014.
• The song was featured on Cold Case in the episode "The Plan".
• The song was used as the theme song to Paul Finebaum's radio show.
• The song is one of two Bush songs that were featured in the film Fear, the other being "Comedown".
• A production version of the song created by Metro Music and titled "Burning Tree" is featured as a theme for the WWE, most often associated with the Insurrextion event
• The song features in the film Fear Street Part One: 1994.
• The song also features in the 2023 TV series Beef.
• The song was the official theme song for AEW’s 2023 PPV All In.

Chart positions

References

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2. Wild, David. "Gavin Rossdale Biography". ARTISTdirect Music.
3. Michael Danaher (4 August 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste.
4. Rolling Stone Staff (8 February 2024). "The 100 Greatest Jock Jams of All Time: Staff List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 December 2024. A screaming alt-rock riffer from the U.K.'s most successful grunge acolytes.
5. "Music Video History at OneSecondBush.com - A Comprehensive Fan Site for the Band Bush". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
6. List of songs in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
7. Madden NFL 11
8. Rock Band DLC Update: 2/7/12 Archived 11 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
9. Rocksmith 2014#Track List
10. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3004." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
11. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 2967." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
14. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
15. "Bush Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
16. "Bush Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
17. "Bush Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

External links

• "Machinehead" Official music video on YouTube

• 1994 songs
• 1996 singles
• Bush (British band) songs
• Songs written by Gavin Rossdale
• Grunge songs
• Song recordings produced by Clive Langer
• Song recordings produced by Alan Winstanley
• Interscope Records singles
• Trauma Records singles