| "Abuse Me" | ||||
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| Single by Silverchair | ||||
| from the album Freak Show | ||||
| B-side | "Undecided" | |||
| Released | April 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Grunge | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Murmur | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Daniel Johns | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Launay | |||
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"Abuse Me" is a song by the Australian rock band Silverchair. It was released as the second single from their 1997 album, Freak Show. 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.