Backwater (song)

"Backwater" is a song recorded by the Meat Puppets. It was released as the first single from the group's album Too High to Die. The single was released in three versions: one promo CDS and two singles. It is the Meat Puppets' most successful single. The highest position in the US was No. 47 in Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, No. 11 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart. The 3 track single features a cover of the Feederz. They Might Be Giants sing back-up vocals on "White Sport Coat."[4]

For the song by Brian Eno, see Backwater (Brian Eno song).
"Backwater"
Single by Meat Puppets
from the album Too High to Die
Released1994
Genre
Length6:03 (2 track version)
12:26 (3 track version)
17:30 (5 track version)
LabelLondon Records
Songwriter(s)Curt Kirkwood
Meat Puppets singles chronology
"Whirlpool"
(1991)		 "Backwater"
(1994)		 "We Don’t Exist"
(1994)

Track listing

(All songs by Curt Kirkwood unless otherwise noted)

2 track single track listing
  1. "Backwater" – 3:39
  2. "Station" (Cris Kirkwood) – 2:20
3 track promo single track listing
  1. "Backwater" – 3:39
  2. "Lake of Fire" (1994 re-recorded version) - 3:13
  3. "Fuck You" (Feederz cover) – 5:31
5 track single track listing
  1. "Backwater" – 3:39
  2. "Open Wide" – 3:13
  3. "Animal" – 4:33
  4. "Up on the Sun" (1994 re-recorded version) – 3:49
  5. "White Sport Coat" (Marty Robbins cover) – 2:12

Chart performance
Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 47

References
  1. Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. "The 100 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1994". SPIN. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. Dolan, Jon (19 March 2019). "Review: Meat Puppets Remain Easygoing Psychedelic Country-Punk Gods on 'Dusty Notes'". Rolling Stone.
  4. "Meat Puppets - TMBW: The They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base". Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 562.


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