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"The Taste of Ink"
Single by the Used
from the album The Used
Released	September 2002
Recorded	2002
Studio	Foxy Studios in Marina del Rey, California, US
Genre	Emo pop-punk
Length	3:28
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Bert McCracken Quinn Allman Jeph Howard Branden Steineckert
Producer(s)	John Feldmann
The Used singles chronology
"The Taste of Ink" (2002) "Buried Myself Alive" (2003)

"The Taste of Ink" is the debut single by American rock band the Used from their self-titled debut album The Used. It was released to radio September 2002 along with a music video for TV directed by the Malloys. A music video was filmed in August. A CD single was later released in March 2003 with contained a b-side, Christmas song, and music video. A demo version can be found on the band's demo album Demos from the Basement which was a CD distributed by the band in 2001 which was then called Used.

Track listings

CD single

All tracks are written by The Used

7-inch vinyl

Personnel

• Craig Aaronson – A&R
• John Feldmann – engineer (track 1), mixed by (tracks: 1 & 2), producer
• Freeze Artist Management – management
• Paul Gomez – management
• John Reese – management

Charts

References

1. Ian Cohen; David Anthony; Nina Corcoran; Emma Garland; Brad Nelson (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture.com. Vox Media. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
2. "HOW I WROTE THE TASTE OF INK, BY THE USED'S BERT MCCRACKEN". Kerrang. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
3. Alex Darus (December 18, 2020). "10 emo songs from the 2000s that sounded surprisingly upbeat". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
4. "HOW I WROTE THE TASTE OF INK, BY THE USED'S BERT MCCRACKEN". Kerrang. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
5. "Box Car Racer, the Used Rev up for Fall Tour". MTV. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016.
6. The Taste Of Ink Demo
7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
9. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
10. "The Used Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

• 2002 debut singles
• The Used songs
• Reprise Records singles
• Music videos directed by The Malloys
• 2002 songs
• Song recordings produced by John Feldmann
• Songs written by Quinn Allman
• Songs written by Jeph Howard
• Songs written by Bert McCracken
• Songs written by Branden Steineckert