THE SMASHING PUMPKINS: PERFECT Single Album (1994)

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS: PERFECT Single Album cover

Perfect is a song by the Smashing Pumpkins. It was released as the second single from their fourth album, Adore (1998), on September 7, 1998. It was the final commercial single from the album, although “Crestfallen” and “To Sheila” were subsequently released as promotional singles. To expand on the similarities between “Perfect” and “1979”, the band released a music video which continued the story of the characters in “1979”. They were able to find and use four out of the five original actors from the “1979” video, including Giuseppe Andrews. The fifth was in jail. The same crew of directors was hired, which consisted of husband-and-wife team Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. It was the fifth and final collaboration between the two and the Smashing Pumpkins.

The conclusion of the video, in which a tape falls off a car and is crushed, is probably a reference to the fate of the first tapes of the “1979” music video, which had to be re-taped because they were left on the roof of a car and destroyed when the car drove off.

The video also contains footage of the band performing at The Masque in L.A. for selected fans. The set played at the taping included heavier songs the band was not performing during regular concerts at the time, such as “Where Boys Fear to Tread”, “Bodies”, and “Pug”. The video debuted on MTV’s 120 Minutes on September 16, 1998.

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS: PERFECT Single Album CD

Tracklist:

  1. Album Version
  2. Nellee Hooper Mix
  3. Nellee Hooper Instrumental
  4. Perfecto Mix
  5. Electro Breakbeat Mix
  6. Perfecto Dub

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS: PERFECT Lyrics
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS: PERFECT Single Album back cover

The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan: vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
James Iha: lead and rhythm guitar, vocals
D’arcy Wretzky: bass
Joey Waronker: drums on Perfect

https://smashingpumpkins.com

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