Zero (The Smashing Pumpkins song)

"Zero"
Single by The Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
ReleasedApril 23, 1996 (1996-04-23)
GenreGrunge
Length
  • 2:41
  • 40:53 (EP)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan
Producer(s)
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"1979"
(1996) 		"Zero"
(1996) 		"Tonight, Tonight"
(1996)

"Zero" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released as the third single from their third album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995).[1][2][3] Written by Billy Corgan, it was the first song recorded for the album and features six rhythm guitars with two line-in 12-string acoustic guitars.[4] The cover artwork and music video were created by Ukrainian photographer and Corgan's then-girlfriend Yelena Yemchuk.

Released on April 23, 1996, "Zero" reached No. 9 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, No. 15 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, No. 1 on Canada's Alternative 30, No. 1 in Spain, and No. 3 in New Zealand. The song was also released as an EP in the US and charted at No. 46 on the Billboard 200 instead of the Hot 100 due to the EP containing more than four songs, which was Billboard's limit for single releases.[5] Similarly, in the UK, "Zero" reached No. 19 on the Scottish Albums Chart as a budget album.[6]

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  2. ^ 1001 Albums: You Must Hear Before You Die. Hachette; 2011. Print.
  3. ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1995". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 547–548. ISBN 9781493064601.
  4. ^ Guitar World — January 1997
  5. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (May 11, 1996). "Between the Bullets" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 19. p. 80. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Jones, Alan (August 31, 1996). "The Official UK Charts". Music Week. p. 13.