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“Awful” is the third and final single by Hole from their album Celebrity Skin. The lyrics explore how the media and modern pop culture corrupt young girls and how they should rebel. There is, allegedly, a brief allusion to Gavin Rossdale on the lyrics, who once had a fling with Courtney Love.

Described as “funny” but also “kind of sad” by the writer herself, Courtney Love has proclaimed that this is one of her most loved songs. Writing the lyrics offered her a backwards glimpse at the angry, determined youth she once was but with the sobering experience of her adult years. The words were written before the music and were initially more than 2 pages long. At the time they included “we are always on the list, we have always wanted this / finally we’re popular, finally we’re pretty!” Courtney condensed the tome into the current format to give the song a more suitable length.

The opening riff which carries throughout the song and the rhythm were written by bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur and drummer Patty Schemel, who were roommates at the time. Although credited for authorship, Patty left during recording sessions due to personal issues, and as such does not drum on the track, something Courtney laments. While Courtney has revealed only that she wishes Patty’s great rhythm was still on the track, Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson implied that Celebrity Skin producer Michael Beinhorn drove Schemel to a nervous breakdown.
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  • Celebrity Skin
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  • Celebrity Skin (Live)
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  • Awful
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  • Celebrity Skin / Live Through This
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  • IoTalatilu

    nice, This great :thumbup:

    January 2012

  • MelodicRocker68

    Like the entire album of "Celebrity Skin," a nice combo of hard rock & pop melody. Love the video, too.

    December 2011

  • SliVer_PaGoda

    Great Song!

    December 2011

  • Marjo47

    Love this.

    October 2011

  • Fabio001

    You’ve scrobbled this track 100 times.

    August 2011

  • puppyhand

    The best single from Celebrity Skin, but not the best song.

    June 2011

  • Fabio001

    best song on celebrity skin [2]

    June 2011

  • bashaan

    Lifts me always up, fantastic song!

    June 2011

  • legghiu

    best song on celebrity skin

    February 2011

  • Fabio001

    i adore this song [2]

    February 2011

  • sadwich

    i adore this song

    January 2011

  • weronika20211

    ♥ ♥ ♥

    January 2011

  • urrim

    Adore this one, but her attempt to sound like stevie nicks in this song didn't really work out... One of the best songs on celebrity skin though!

    November 2010

  • X-stremmi

    ♥

    October 2010

  • orianabella

    I'm so obsessed.

    September 2010

  • jadedingenue

    ohhh just shut up, you're only 16!

    September 2010

  • DigitaldudeNZ

    Great, great song.

    September 2010

  • rodrigomonsalv3

    love it.[2]

    September 2010

  • livthompson

    love it.

    September 2010

  • JackieRebel

    one of the favs.

    August 2010
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