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*alternative metal }} | Length = 4:16 | Label = Virgin | Writer = Billy Corgan | Producer = | Certification = Gold (RIAA) | Last single = "Rocket" (1994) | This single = "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (1995) | Next single = "1979" (1996) | Misc = }} "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the lead single from the band's 1995 double album ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness''. The song won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.〔(grammy.com )〕 This song was the band's first Top 40 U.S. hit, peaking at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also spent six weeks at number 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and peaked at number 4 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song was named the 91st best hard rock song of all time by VH1 in 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.stereogum.com/43591/vh1s_100_greatest_hard_rock_songs/list/ )〕 The song was ranked number 70 on the 2008 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" of ''Rolling Stone''. The song came second in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1995 and was voted #25 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years, 2013. == Background == The song had its origins during the recording of 1993's ''Siamese Dream''. According to frontman Billy Corgan, "somewhere, I have a tape of us from 1993 endlessly playing the 'world is a vampire' part over and over". It was not until 1995 that Corgan finished the song with the noted chorus "rat in a cage", on an acoustic guitar during the same session that "Landslide" was recorded.〔 The lyrics "Can you fake it, for just one more show?" may refer to the band's experience headlining the 1993 Lollapalooza festival, with Corgan calling it the "old job". Along with other parts of the album, Corgan appears to compare himself to Jesus Christ, with the line "Jesus was an only son / Tell me I'm the chosen one".〔 The B-side song, "...Said Sadly", is one of a small number of Smashing Pumpkins songs written by and featuring the vocals of James Iha, rather than Corgan, who is the band's primary songwriter and vocalist. The 1996 re-issue, included in the Aeroplane Flies High box set, featured a number of extra b-sides that are all covers versions of songs by popular '70s and '80s rock bands. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bullet with Butterfly Wings」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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