Zeitgeist (The Smashing Pumpkins album)

Zeitgeist
A stylized drawing of the Statue of Liberty with water up to its waist
Standard edition cover art by Shepard Fairey; different retailers had green, orange, silver, purple, or blue covers
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2007 (2007-07-10)
RecordedAugust 2006 – February 2007
Genre
Length52:22
Label
Producer
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Earphoria
(2002)
Zeitgeist
(2007)
American Gothic
(2008)
Singles from Zeitgeist
  1. "Tarantula"
    Released: May 21, 2007
  2. "That's the Way (My Love Is)"
    Released: September 10, 2007

Zeitgeist is the seventh studio album by American rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 10, 2007 on Martha's Music and Reprise Records. Recorded solely by returning band members Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin, the album was the band's first since reuniting in 2006, and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Terry Date, alongside Corgan and Chamberlin themselves.

Preceded by the single "Tarantula", the album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, but sales soon decreased, and critical reception was mixed. It was certified Gold in the United States on February 1, 2008.[4] To tour in support of the release, Corgan and Chamberlin recruited touring members Jeff Schroeder (guitar), Ginger Reyes (bass), and Lisa Harriton (keyboards), with Schroeder eventually becoming a core member of the band. The album was the last to feature Chamberlin until 2018's Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.

  1. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins – American Gothic". Allmusic. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Empire, Kitty (July 8, 2007). "The Pumpkins' pie is just about edible". The Observer. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Charles, Bryan. "Smashing Pumpkins – Zeitgeist". Clevescene. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Zeitgeist goes gold". January 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2008.