Cherub Rock

"Cherub Rock"
Single by the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Siamese Dream
B-side
ReleasedJune 21, 1993 (1993-06-21)[1]
Genre
Length4:58
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan
Producer(s)
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"Drown"
(1992)
"Cherub Rock"
(1993)
"Today"
(1993)
Music video
"Cherub Rock" on YouTube

"Cherub Rock" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It is the first single from their second album, Siamese Dream (1993) and is the opening track. It was written by lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.

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