Nuclear (Ryan Adams song)

"Nuclear"
Single by Ryan Adams
from the album Demolition
B-side
  • "Blue"
  • "Song For Keith"
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2002
March 4, 2003
StudioJavelina (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreAlternative country
LabelLost Highway Records
Songwriter(s)Ryan Adams
Producer(s)Dave Domanich
Ryan Adams singles chronology
"Answering Bell"
(2002) 		"Nuclear"
(2002) 		"So Alive"
(2004)

"Nuclear" is a song by singer-songwriter Ryan Adams from his 2002 album Demolition, the only single from the album.[1]

The song was recorded during Adams' July 2001 sessions with the Pinkhearts in Nashville.[2]

In 2002, Adams spoke with CNN about the song: "I guess it's Britpop for Americans. I don't know what it is, really, but the lyrics are funny. There's actually a really funny line in it that says, 'I saw her and the Yankees lost to the Braves.' If you're from Atlanta, that's not a very nice thing to say. It's sort of referring to the fact that the Braves never win."[3] (The Atlanta Braves lost both the 1996 and 1999 World Series to the New York Yankees.[4])

Among the b-sides included on the various "Nuclear" singles are the non-album tracks "Blue" and "Song For Keith".[5] Adams co-wrote "Blue" with Julianna Raye, and the song comes from the 48 Hours sessions.[6] "Song For Keith" is a tribute to Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and was recorded during The Pinkhearts Sessions.[7]

  1. ^ "Albums / Singles". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  2. ^ "Sessions". Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  3. ^ "Ryan Adams on 'Demolition,' writing and shopping at Gap - CNN". CNN. 2002-10-25. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  4. ^ "World Series: A Comprehensive History of the World Series by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  5. ^ "Nuclear 1 / Blue / Song for Keith". Amazon.
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  7. ^ [2] [dead link]