Gasoline (Seether song)
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"Gasoline" is a song by post-grunge
/alternative metal
band Seether
. The song was originally released on the Fragile
album in 2000 when the band, however, was called Saron Gas. It is the first track on their album Disclaimer
and was re-released in the album Disclaimer II
which included the 5 Songs EP.
busts through it, knocking over a candle and setting fire to her magazines.
Morgan later recalled on the Disclaimer II
DVD that the video didn't turn out the way he had intended and that certain shots, such as Morgan appearing as an apparition
on the girl's bed as she attempted to cover her face, were interpreted incorrectly by the video's director.
(*)Denotes the only song in full studio quality. The others are in "Demo" quality.
Post-grunge
Post-grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the mid-1990s as a derivative of grunge, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable tone...
/alternative metal
Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...
band Seether
Seether
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records...
. The song was originally released on the Fragile
Fragile (Saron Gas album)
Fragile is the debut album by the band Saron Gas, which would eventually become Seether. The album was released only in South Africa. After this album, Wind-up Records asked the band to change their name, as Saron Gas was a homophone for sarin gas, a deadly nerve agent...
album in 2000 when the band, however, was called Saron Gas. It is the first track on their album Disclaimer
Disclaimer (album)
Disclaimer is the major label debut album by post-grunge band Seether, released in 2002. It features three successful singles which would remain some of the band's most well known songs...
and was re-released in the album Disclaimer II
Disclaimer II
Disclaimer II is the second album released by the post-grunge rock band Seether. This disc is a recompilation of the band's first album, Disclaimer, from 2002. Although the 12 tracks from the original album are present, they have been slightly remixed and differ from the original...
which included the 5 Songs EP.
Music video
The music video for the song features the band performing in a darkened space and a girl in her bedroom surrounded by fashion magazines and cosmetics. As the video progresses, the girl is shown using the cosmetics in an attempt to cover words that are scrawled on her face such as "liar" and "hypocrite." As the song reaches the bridge and final chorus, it is revealed that the band had been performing behind the mirror as singer Shaun MorganShaun Morgan
Shaun Morgan Welgemoed is a South African musician known as the lead singer and the lead/rhythm guitarist of the post-grunge rock/alternative metal band Seether.-Early life:...
busts through it, knocking over a candle and setting fire to her magazines.
Morgan later recalled on the Disclaimer II
Disclaimer II
Disclaimer II is the second album released by the post-grunge rock band Seether. This disc is a recompilation of the band's first album, Disclaimer, from 2002. Although the 12 tracks from the original album are present, they have been slightly remixed and differ from the original...
DVD that the video didn't turn out the way he had intended and that certain shots, such as Morgan appearing as an apparition
Bilocation
Bilocation, or sometimes multilocation, is a term used to describe the ability/instances in which an individual or object is said to be, or appears to be, located in two distinct places at the same instant in time...
on the girl's bed as she attempted to cover her face, were interpreted incorrectly by the video's director.
Track Listing
- "Driven UnderDriven Under"Driven Under" is a song by post-grunge and alternative metal band Seether and the second single off their 2002 debut album, Disclaimer. It was re-released in the album Disclaimer II in 2004...
" (Acoustic version) - "BrokenBroken (Seether song)"Broken" is a song by post-grunge/alternative metal South-African band Seether featuring American singer Amy Lee. The original acoustic version is the twelfth track on Seether's debut album Disclaimer. It was re-recorded with Amy Lee, the future girlfriend of Seether vocalist Shaun Morgan, for The...
" (Acoustic version) - "Gasoline" (Demo version)
- "Gasoline" (Radio version)*
- "Tied My Hands" (Acoustic version)
(*)Denotes the only song in full studio quality. The others are in "Demo" quality.
Chart positions
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 37 |