Cannonball (The Breeders song)

"Cannonball"
Single by the Breeders
from the album Last Splash
B-side
  • "Cro-Aloha"
  • "Lord of the Thighs"
  • "900"
ReleasedAugust 9, 1993 (1993-08-09)
Genre
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)Kim Deal
Producer(s)
  • Kim Deal
  • Mark Freegard
The Breeders singles chronology
"Cannonball"
(1993)
"Divine Hammer"
(1993)
Music video
"Cannonball" on YouTube

"Cannonball" is a song by American alternative rock band the Breeders from their second studio album, Last Splash (1993). It was released as a single on August 9, 1993, on 4AD and Elektra Records, reaching No. 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart. In November 1993, the single was released in France, where it charted for 30 weeks, peaking at No. 8. The song demo was originally called "Grunggae" as it merged "island riffs and grunge".[1][2] This demo was later included in the 20th anniversary re-release of the album LSXX.[2]

  1. ^ "The Quietus | Features | Anniversary | 20 Years On: The Breeders' Last Splash Revisited". The Quietus. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Interview: The Breeders - SantaCruz.com". www.santacruz.com. Retrieved January 7, 2022.