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“1979” is a song by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, “1979” was written by frontman Billy Corgan, and features loops and samples that were uncharacteristic of previous Smashing Pumpkins songs. The song was popular with critics and fans; Allmusic’s Amy Hanson called it a “somewhat surprising hit”. The song was nominated for the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the Grammy Awards, and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video.

“1979” was the Smashing Pumpkins’ highest-charting single, reaching number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and on the Modern Rock Tracks charts. It peaked at number fifty-four on the U.S. Hot Digital Songs in 2005, nine years after first being released. The song was nominated for the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the Grammy Awards.

In a 1996 Spin interview, Corgan indicated that “1979” was probably the only indication he had for what the next Pumpkins album would sound like, “something that combines technology, and a rock sensibility, and pop, and whatever, and hopefully clicks. Between [“Bullet with Butterfly Wings”] and “1979” you have the bookends of . You’ve literally the end of the rock thing, and the beginning of the new thing”.
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  • BossBattleMusic

    the 90s will be in my own opinion the best decade for music of all genres

    Friday morning

  • lam5

    best band ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    17 days ago

  • x7eeing7evensx

    playing this on cure radio? but what a wonderful idea....

    19 days ago

  • UpInSmoke024

    I still remember this video

    20 days ago

  • Captain_Waffles

    It's really frustrating to me that no matter how much music I listen to, I still can't find a whole lot of things better than this perfect song.

    22 days ago

  • placeboboi72

    one of the best songs of the 90's

    22 days ago

  • WLDB

    So 90s, but in a good way.

    24 days ago

  • Truthspace234

    love this song!

    26 days ago

  • tonialouwho

    NOT REALLY IT WAS ONLY IN THE 90-'S BAMEARYA MAN DO I FEEL OLD...I WAS LISTENING TO THEM IN MY TWENTIES..GREAT BAND :)

    last month

  • bamearya

    a quantum leap. leading me to the past

    last month

  • Dx13arker

    Love that key change, just where your heart needs it to lift you even higher. Beautiful

    last month

  • helenoalmeida

    great music from a band that was great. 1997 was great moment for them.

    last month

  • sweetnanda

    love this song, it gives me a nostalgic feeling. and the video too.

    March 2012

  • ibelieveinpizza

    summer car drives with your hand riding the wind

    March 2012

  • TenebrisInLux

    Loved this song .. and then I saw the music video .. <3

    March 2012

  • CallMeSparks

    Dude, I totally hate to be part of the 97 generation ):

    March 2012

  • indie-n

    ~Cool Kids Never Have The TIme~

    February 2012

  • Andromache0411

    I usually have no idea what they're saying except for every couple of words, but you honestly don't need to, the sound is great, and you get the vibe of nostalgia and remembrance from the tone and beat.. Good sound. :D

    February 2012

  • O-S_sun

    ...1979... )))

    February 2012

  • flowwwz

    I don't know if there was ever a song that better captured the feeling of being a teenager

    February 2012
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