Abuse Me is a song by the Australian rock band Silverchair. Abuse Me was released as the second single from their album, Freak Show in April 1997. The single “Abuse Me” was released on January 31, 1997 in the United States and some other territories. In Silverchair‘s native Australia, the physical single release followed later in April 1997.
In the United States, Sony chose Abuse Me as the first single from Freak Show despite protests by the band’s manager. Freak was the Australian lead single and the preferred lead single from the album. It was also released on their The Best of Volume 1. The single peaked at number four on both the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, making it their second biggest hit in the United States (after Tomorrow).
The single contained the B-side “Undecided”, (not to be confused with “Undecided” from Frogstomp) a Masters Apprentices cover, which featured Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman playing lead guitar. Also included on the single was a remix of “Freak”, produced by Paul Mac, marking the first time that Daniel Johns and Paul Mac worked together.
Tracklist:
- Abuse Me
- Undecided
- Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)
Silverchair
Daniel Johns: vocals, guitars, sleeve art direction
Ben Gillies: drums, timpani, percussion, sleeve art direction
Chris Joannou: bass guitar, sleeve art direction
