| Coax Me | |
| Cover: | Sloan_Coax_Me.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sloan |
| Album: | Twice Removed |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Length: | 3:26 |
| Label: | Geffen Records, murderecords |
| Prev Title: | I Am the Cancer |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | Penpals |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"Coax Me" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released as the lead single of their second album Twice Removed. The song peaked at #30 on the Canadian RPM Singles Chart, spending 12 weeks in the top 100.[1] [2] It was also featured on Sloan's compilation album, .
Chris Murphy has stated that "Coax Me" is "an allegory type song about the difference between being on a major label and playing just for yourself".[3]
The song references the industrial band Consolidated in its lyrics, later stating 'It's not the band I hate / it's their fans'. Murphy clarified this line was not in reference to fans Consolidated but rather, fans of Kate Bush. Sloan co-vocalist Jay Ferguson contributed the line after encountering several classmates who were overzealous in their Kate Bush fandom.[4]