| Somebody to Shove | |
| Cover: | Somebodytoshove SoulAsylum.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Soul Asylum |
| Album: | Grave Dancers Union |
| B-Side: | "By the Way" (demo) |
| Released: | May 5, 1992 |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 3:15 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Michael Beinhorn |
| Prev Title: | Easy Street |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Black Gold |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"Somebody to Shove" is a song by American alternative rock band Soul Asylum, released in 1992. The song was written by Soul Asylum's lead singer, Dave Pirner. It was the first single from their sixth studio album, Grave Dancers Union (1992). It reached number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number nine on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. The music video for the song was directed by American filmmaker Zack Snyder, who also directed the "Black Gold" videoclip.
Musically the song is an alternative rock,[1] [2] garage rock,[2] hard rock,[3] post-grunge,[4] and power pop song.[5]
UK CD single
UK 7-inch and cassette single
A. "Somebody to Shove" – 3:15
B. "By the Way" (demo) – 3:44
UK 12-inch single
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | May 5, 1992 | Radio | Columbia | |
| United Kingdom | August 23, 1993 | [7] |
An acoustic version of the song was include as a track on The Unplugged Collection, Volume One.[8]