Drunken Butterfly Explained

Drunken Butterfly
Cover:Sydrunkenbutterfly.jpg
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Sonic Youth
Album:Dirty
B-Side:
  • "Stalker"
  • "Tamra"
Recorded:Early 1992
Studio:Magic Shop, New York City
Genre:
Label:Geffen Records
Producer:
Chronology:Sonic Youth
Prev Title:Sugar Kane
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Bull in the Heather
Next Year:1994

"Drunken Butterfly" is a song by American rock band Sonic Youth from their seventh studio album, Dirty (1992). It was released as the fourth and final single from the album in August, 1993, by Geffen Records. The song was written and produced by Sonic Youth, with additional production provided by Butch Vig.

Music video

The video for "Drunken Butterfly" was directed by Stephen Hellweg, the winner of an MTV 120 Minutes contest in which fans were asked to send in videos for any song on Dirty. It featured puppets and dolls made up to look like Sonic Youth performing the song onstage. This video was featured in The Brothers Grunt episode "If I Could Grunt to the Animals."

Track listings and formats

  1. "Drunken Butterfly" (LP Version) – 3:03
  2. "Stalker" (LP Version) – 2:59
  3. "Tamra"  – 8:53

External links

Notes and References

  1. Drunken Butterfly. Sonic Youth. 1993. German CD Single liner notes. Geffen Records. GED 21843.