| Shame | |
| Cover: | Shame_(Stabbing_Westward).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Stabbing Westward |
| Album: | Wither Blister Burn & Peel |
| Released: | 1996 |
| Recorded: | 1995 in New York City |
| Length: | 4:54 (album version) 4:09 (edit) |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | John Fryer |
| Prev Title: | What Do I Have to Do? |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Sometimes It Hurts |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
"Shame" is a song by American industrial rock band Stabbing Westward. The song was released as the second and final single from the band's 1996 album Wither Blister Burn & Peel.
In a 2020 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Christopher Hall said:
In a retrospective overview of the band, Kyle Anderson of MTV said the song "remains a pretty solid anthem." Anderson also praised the video, saying it "is more clever than it has any right to be."[1]
The video begins with a woman (Julie) running around and dancing in her living room. Her phone rings and the caller is her ex-boyfriend (Nick), who just escaped from a mental institution. Going to Julie's, Nick runs into a cop who he promptly kills. As Julie tries to run away and take the elevator, the officer's body falls on her before she continues running. Nick chases her to the building's roof, where he jumps at her and misses, falling to his death. The video is inter-cut with shots of the band performing the song in a room, leaving one by one before Hall is the only one left. The other members leave to see the movie, which is the Nick and Julie story.
| Chart | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 Airplay[3] | 69 | |
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[4] | 14 | |
| US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5] | 7 |