Supervixen

"Supervixen"
Promotional single by Garbage
from the album Garbage
ReleasedOctober 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)
Recorded1994–1995
StudioSmart Studios
(Madison, Wisconsin)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length3:56
LabelAlmo Sounds
Songwriter(s)Garbage
Producer(s)Garbage

"Supervixen" is an alternative rock song written and performed by alternative rock band Garbage and is the opening track on their self-titled debut studio album (1995). The song was titled after Russ Meyer's 1975 sexploitation film Supervixens[2] but was influenced by Pier Paolo Pasolini's period horror art film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, which had been playing on a monitor above the soundboard at Smart Studios when the band were working on it.[3]

In the United States, "Supervixen" was released as an airplay-only single[4] to alternative radio in October 1996.[5] At the time, "Stupid Girl" was still charting highly on the Billboard Hot 100, and the band's debut album had been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping a million units within the United States.[6]

  1. ^ McLean, Craig (April 29, 2012). "Shirley Manson interview: Breaking up the garbage girl". The Observer. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Dinello, Dan (1995-12-01). "Pop And All That Junk". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 2001-02-12. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  3. ^ This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake. Akashic Books. 2017. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-61775-550-7.
  4. ^ Watson, Rob. ""Supervixen" US CD". Garbage-Discography.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  5. ^ Supervixen impacting Modern Rock radio. USA: Hits. 1996-10-01. Supervixen is now playing on KROQ
  6. ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-07-16. GARBAGE; GARBAGE; August 15, 1995; certified July 30, 1996; ALMO SOUNDS; PLATINUM ALBUM