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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

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Mellon Collie and the
Infinite Sadness
Studio album by
the Smashing Pumpkins
ReleasedOctober 24, 1995 (1995-10-24)
RecordedMarch–August 1995
Studio
Genre
Length
LabelVirgin
Producer
the Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Vieuphoria
(1994)		 Mellon Collie and the
Infinite Sadness
(1995)		 The Aeroplane Flies High
(1996)
Singles from Mellon Collie and the
Infinite Sadness
  1. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
    Released: October 16, 1995
  2. "1979"
    Released: January 23, 1996
  3. "Zero"
    Released: April 23, 1996
  4. "Tonight, Tonight"
    Released: May 6, 1996
  5. "Thirty-Three"
    Released: November 11, 1996

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was released by Virgin Records on October 24, 1995 in the United Kingdom, and one day later in the United States. Billy Corgan produced the album with Mark Ellis and Alan Moulder. The double album has 28 songs. It has many different types of music, such as alternative rock, progressive rock, electropop, country folk and thrash metal.[2]

The album went to number one on the Billboard 200.[3] In one week, over 240,000 copies of the album were sold.[4] One of the most popular songs from the album was "Bullet with Butterfly Wings". It was the lead single from the album. The album had four other singles: "1979", "Zero", "Tonight, Tonight", and "Thirty-Three". The RIAA gave the album a diamond certification.[5]

The band recorded many songs when making the album. They did not put all of these songs on the album. They reused some of these songs on future albums.[6][7] Many music critics praised the record, and said it was one of the band's best albums.[8][9][10] The album was nominated for seven Grammy Awards.[11]

Track listing

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Disc one – Dawn to Dusk
No. Title Length
1. "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" (Instrumental) 2:52
2. "Tonight, Tonight"   4:14
3. "Jellybelly"   3:01
4. "Zero"   2:40
5. "Here Is No Why"   3:45
6. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"   4:18
7. "To Forgive"   4:17
8. "Fuck You (An Ode to No One)"   4:51
9. "Love"   4:22
10. "Cupid de Locke"   2:50
11. "Galapogos"   4:46
12. "Muzzle"   3:44
13. "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans"   9:21
14. "Take Me Down"   2:52
Total length:
 57:54
  • Track 8 is named "An Ode to No One" on some versions of the album.
Disc two – Twilight to Starlight
No. Title Length
1. "Where Boys Fear to Tread"   4:22
2. "Bodies"   4:12
3. "Thirty-Three"   4:10
4. "In the Arms of Sleep"   4:12
5. "1979"   4:26
6. "Tales of a Scorched Earth"   3:45
7. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby"   7:38
8. "Stumbleine"   2:54
9. "X.Y.U."   7:07
10. "We Only Come Out at Night"   4:05
11. "Beautiful"   4:18
12. "Lily (My One and Only)"   3:31
13. "By Starlight"   4:48
14. "Farewell and Goodnight"   4:22
Total length:
 63:50

References

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  1. ↑ Doherty, Niall (October 21, 2020). "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness: the monumental masterpiece that killed grunge". Louder. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ Gray, Scott A. (April 4, 2018). "An Essential Guide to the Smashing Pumpkins". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Smashing Pumpkins – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Smashing Pumpkins 'Monuments to an Elegy' Projected First Week Sales Disappoint". alternativenation.net. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Smashing Pumpkins Earn Diamond Award and Plan Mellon Collie Releases ::Smashing Pumpkins News". antiMusic.com. October 24, 1995. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ Corgan, Billy; Iha, James; Wretzky, D'arcy (December 19, 1996). "Hora Prima". MTV Latin America (Interview).
  7. ↑ Corgan, Billy. "King B's". Guitar World. January 1997.
  8. ↑ Farley, Christopher John. "A Journey, Not a Joyride". Time. November 13, 1995.
  9. ↑ Browne, David (October 27, 1995). "Pumpkin Batch". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. ↑ John Metzger. "Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Album Review)". Musicbox-online.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  11. ↑ Strauss, Neil (January 8, 1997). "Babyface, Celine Dion And Pumpkins Compete For Multiple Grammys". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
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