Cemetery (Silverchair song)

"Cemetery" is a single by the Australian alternative rock band Silverchair. The song is found on the band's second album Freak Show. It was also included on their Best of Volume 1.

"Cemetery"
Single by Silverchair
from the album Freak Show
ReleasedJune 1997
Recorded1996
GenreAcoustic rock, alternative rock, progressive rock, gothic rock
Length4:06
LabelMurmur
Songwriter(s)Daniel Johns
Producer(s)Nick Launay
Silverchair singles chronology
"Abuse Me"
(1997)		 "Cemetery"
(1997)		 "The Door"
(1997)

In their review for Freak Show, Rolling Stone called the song a "proggy" ballad.[1]

Background

"Cemetery" was originally composed by frontman Daniel Johns as a solo acoustic piece while still living at home. Originally, Johns had no intention of including it on a Silverchair album. In interviews, he revealed that he was initially apprehensive about presenting "Cemetery" even to his bandmates due to its soft and delicate nature, fearing that he would be ridiculed for creating a ballad. However, once Johns played the solo acoustic recording for his bandmates, they enjoyed it immensely, and Johns then felt confident enough to include it on Freak Show.

Covers

The song was covered by The Brave on the Silverchair tribute album Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair.[2]

Track listing

Australian CD single (MATTCD052)

  • 12" ltd. promo vinyl (MATTV052)
    • Ltd. cassette (MATT0052)
  1. "Cemetery"
  2. "Slab" (Nicklaunoise mix)
  3. "Cemetery" (acoustic)

European CD single (6645342)

  1. "Cemetery"
  2. "Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)"
  3. "Undecided"

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 5

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Ali, Lorraine (27 January 1997). "Freak Show review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. Tencic, Nat (12 October 2017). "Northlane, The Amity Affliction to cover Silverchair on tribute album". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. "Silverchair – Cemetery". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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