Machinehead is a song by English rock band Bush, released on April 9, 1996 as the fifth and final single from their 1994 debut album, Sixteen Stone. Machinehead reached No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 4, 1996. It reached No. 4 on both the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The song was nominated for Best Video from a Film at the 1996 MTV Music Video Awards but lost; however, it did win the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards. The music video was directed by Shawn Mortensen in London and Portsmouth. Sections of Shepherd’s Bush, where the band members used to live, can be seen in the video. Gavin Rossdale‘s dog Winston is also in the video.
Tracklist:
- Machinehead
- Comedown (Acoustic)
- X-Girlfriend
Bush
Gavin Rossdale: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Nigel Pulsford: lead guitar, backing vocals
Dave Parsons: bass
Robin Goodridge: drums
