Zero (The Smashing Pumpkins song)

"Zero"
Single by the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
ReleasedApril 23, 1996 (1996-04-23)
Genre
Length
  • 2:41
  • 40:53 (EP)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan
Producer(s)
  • Flood
  • Alan Moulder
  • Billy Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"1979"
(1996)		 "Zero"
(1996)		 "Tonight, Tonight"
(1996)

"Zero" is a 1996 song by The Smashing Pumpkins and is the third single from their third studio album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It went to number 1 in Spain and number 3 in New Zealand.

Track listing

EP

All tracks are written by Billy Corgan. Additional writers are noted.

Standard CD and cassette EP[4][5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Zero" 2:39
2."God" 3:09
3."Mouths of Babes" 3:46
4."Tribute to Johnny"James Iha2:34
5."Marquis in Spades" 3:17
6."Pennies" 2:28
7."Pastichio Medley" (length incorrectly printed as "25:59")James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin22:57

Pastichio Medley

"Pastichio Medley" is the last of the songs on the single/EP and is a medley of demos from Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The medley features 73 songs, listed below:[6]

  1. "The Demon" (0:00–0:10)
  2. "Thunderbolt" (0:10–0:24)
  3. "Dearth" (0:24–0:35)
  4. "Knuckles" (0:35–0:52)
  5. "Star Song" (0:52–1:15)
  6. "Firepower" (1:15–1:28)
  7. "New Waver" (1:28–1:41)
  8. "Space Jam" (1:41–1:57)
  9. "Zoom" (1:57–2:17)
  10. "So Very Sad About Us" (2:17–2:27)
  11. "Phang" (1/2) (2:27–2:37)
  12. "Phang" (2/2) (2:37–2:47)
  13. "Speed Racer" (2:47–3:02)
  14. "The Eternal E" (3:02–3:17)
  15. "Hairy Eyeball" (3:17–3:21)
  16. "The Groover" (3:21–4:04)
  17. "Hell Bent for Hell" (4:04–4:20)
  18. "Rachel" (4:20–4:36)
  19. "A Dog's Prayer" (1/2) (4:36–4:47)
  20. "A Dog's Prayer" (2/2) (4:47–5:26)
  21. "Blast" (5:26–5:48)
  22. "The Black Rider" (5:48–5:59)
  23. "Slurpee" (5:59–6:17)
  24. "Flipper" (6:17–6:39)
  25. "The Viper" (6:39–6:48)
  26. "Bitch" (6:48–6:55)
  27. "Fried" (6:55–7:06)
  28. "Harmonio" (7:06–7:16)
  29. "U.S.A." (7:16–7:24)
  30. "The Tracer" (1/2) (7:24–7:36)
  31. "Envelope Woman" (7:36–7:49)
  32. "The Tracer" (2/2) (7:49–8:00)
  33. "Plastic Guy" (8:00–8:09)
  34. "Glasgow 3am" (8:09–8:17)
  35. "The Road Is Long" (8:17–8:26)
  36. "Funkified" (8:26–8:34)
  37. "Rigamarole" (8:34–8:46)
  38. "Depresso" (8:46–9:03)
  39. "The Streets Are Hot Tonite" (9:03–9:15)
  40. "Dawn at 16" (9:15–9:39)
  41. "Spazmatazz" (9:39–9:49)
  42. "Fucker" (9:49–9:59)
  43. "In the Arms of Sheep" (9:59–10:16)
  44. "Speed" (10:16–10:39)
  45. "77" (10:39–10:50)
  46. "Me Rock You Snow" (10:50–11:02)
  47. "Feelium" (11:02–11:14)
  48. "Is Alex Milton" (11:14–11:24)
  49. "Rubberman" (11:24–11:35)
  50. "Spacer" (11:35–11:42)
  51. "Rock Me" (11:42–11:51)
  52. "Weeping Willowly" (11:51–12:02)
  53. "Rings" (12:02–12:17)
  54. "So So Pretty" (12:17–12:29)
  55. "Lucky Lad" (12:29–12:43)
  56. "Jackboot" (12:43–12:57)
  57. "Millieu" (12:57–13:06)
  58. "Disconnected" (13:06–13:24)
  59. "Let Your Lazer Love Light Shine Down" (13:24–13:33)
  60. "Phreak" (13:33–13:37)
  61. "Porkbelly" (13:37–13:49)
  62. "Robot Lover" (13:49–13:58)
  63. "Jimmy James" (13:58–14:05)
  64. "America" (14:05–14:14)
  65. "Slinkeepie" (14:14–14:33)
  66. "Dummy Tum Tummy" (14:33–14:44)
  67. "Fakir" (14:44–14:52)
  68. "Jake" (14:52–15:03)
  69. "Camaro" (15:03–15:18)
  70. "Moonkids" (15:18–15:25)
  71. "Make It Fungus" (15:25–15:35)
  72. "V-8" (15:35–15:49)
  73. "Die" (15:49–22:57)

References

  1. ↑ 1001 Albums: You Must Hear Before You Die. Hachette; 2011. Print.
  2. ↑ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1995". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 547–548. ISBN 9781493064601.
  3. ↑ Bigland, Matt (October 18, 2016). "The 10 best Smashing Pumpkins songs". Louder Sound. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ Zero (US CD EP liner notes). The Smashing Pumpkins. Virgin Records. 1996. 7243 8 38573 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Zero (US cassette EP sleeve). The Smashing Pumpkins. Virgin Records. 1996. 7243 8 38545 4 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ "spfc.org : songlist : Pastichio Medley".
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