Beguiled (song)

"Beguiled"
Single by The Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
Recorded2018–2022
Genre
Length3:58
LabelMartha's Music
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan
Producer(s)Billy Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"Purple Blood/Dulcet in E"
(2020)
"Beguiled"
(2022)
"Spellbinding"
(2023)
Music video
"Beguiled" on YouTube

"Beguiled" is a song by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was released as the first single from their twelfth studio album, Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts on September 20, 2022. The song debuted with a live music video premiering on TikTok directed by Linda Strawberry. The single was released digitally to streaming services the following day.[1]

The song reached number seven on the Billboard Rock Airplay chart, the band's first top ten hit since "Tarantula" in 2007. In January 2023, the song peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart. "Beguiled" was performed live for the first time on September 20, 2022 at the Metro, Chicago.[2] The song was performed by the band on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on September 23, 2022.[3]

  1. ^ Grow, Kory (September 20, 2022). "Smashing Pumpkins Tease 'Mellon Collie' Sequel With New Song 'Beguiled'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Ryan, Jim (September 22, 2022). "Smashing Pumpkins Beguile During Special Homecoming Set At Metro Chicago". Forbes. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Kreps, Daniel (September 24, 2022). "See Smashing Pumpkins Debut New Single 'Beguiled' on 'Fallon'". Forbes. Retrieved September 30, 2022.