Volcano Girls
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"Volcano Girls" is a single by the American
alternative rock
band Veruca Salt
, released in 1997 on their album Eight Arms to Hold You
. It was written by Nina Gordon
who also sang lead vocals, with Louise Post
performing backup vocals. This song was used at the beginning of the dark comedy movie Jawbreaker
, released in 1999.
", from their 1994 American Thighs
album. In "Volcano Girls", Nina Gordon sings:
I told you 'bout the Seether before
You know, the one that's neither or nor
Well, here's another clue if you please
The Seether's Louise
The last line refers to Veruca Salt guitarist and vocalist Louise Post
and the entire verse is a play on a verse from the Beatles song "Glass Onion
":
I told you about the walrus and me, man
You know that we're as close as can be, man
Well, here's another clue for you all
The walrus was Paul
The highly energetic music video
for "Volcano Girls" was shot over two days at Essenay in Chicago
, Illinois
in 1997. This video consists of the band in the central arena attached to bungee cord
s, on which Post (right side and airborne), Nina Gordon
(left side and performing), and other band members bounce erratically. The video also shows Post and Gordon performing the song while a camera circles around them.
Surrounding this arena stand many fans watching them perform several takes of the song.
This song is also featured on Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades for Nintendo DS
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Veruca Salt
Veruca Salt (band)
Veruca Salt is an alternative rock band founded in 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included vocalist-guitarist Louise Post. Guitarist Stephen Fitzpatrick has been with the band since 1999 and drummer Kellii Scott has worked with the group on and off since 1999...
, released in 1997 on their album Eight Arms to Hold You
Eight Arms to Hold You
Eight Arms to Hold You is an album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. The album was released through Outpost/Geffen on February 11, 1997...
. It was written by Nina Gordon
Nina Gordon
Nina Rachel Shapiro Gordon is an American rock singer, and is the co-founder of the band Veruca Salt, having written the songs "Seether" and "Volcano Girls"...
who also sang lead vocals, with Louise Post
Louise Post
Louise Lightner Post is the lead vocalist and guitarist for alternative rock group Veruca Salt. She is a graduate of Barnard College, holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.-Musical career:...
performing backup vocals. This song was used at the beginning of the dark comedy movie Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker (film)
Jawbreaker is an American black comedy satire film, directed by Darren Stein. It was released February 19, 1999. The film stars Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, and Judy Greer as girls in an exclusive clique in their high school. Charlotte Ayanna has a non-speaking cameo role as a...
, released in 1999.
About the song
The song lyrically references Veruca Salt's previous hit "SeetherSeether (song)
"Seether" is a single by the American alternative band Veruca Salt. It was backed with "All Hail Me". Both tracks appear on their 1994 debut album American Thighs. South African rock band Seether took their name from the song because it was played in the Detroit Tigers' television truck prior to a...
", from their 1994 American Thighs
American Thighs
American Thighs is the first album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released through Minty Fresh Records on September 27, 1994, and re-released through DGC Records on November 8, 1994 . The title is a reference to a line from the AC/DC song "You Shook Me All Night Long"...
album. In "Volcano Girls", Nina Gordon sings:
I told you 'bout the Seether before
You know, the one that's neither or nor
Well, here's another clue if you please
The Seether's Louise
The last line refers to Veruca Salt guitarist and vocalist Louise Post
Louise Post
Louise Lightner Post is the lead vocalist and guitarist for alternative rock group Veruca Salt. She is a graduate of Barnard College, holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.-Musical career:...
and the entire verse is a play on a verse from the Beatles song "Glass Onion
Glass Onion
"Glass Onion" is a song by The Beatles from their 1968 double-album The Beatles primarily written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. This is the first track on the White Album to feature Ringo Starr on drums...
":
I told you about the walrus and me, man
You know that we're as close as can be, man
Well, here's another clue for you all
The walrus was Paul
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Volcano Girls" was shot over two days at Essenay in Chicago
Chicago
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, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
in 1997. This video consists of the band in the central arena attached to bungee cord
Bungee cord
A bungee cord , also known as a shock cord, is an elastic cord composed of one or more elastic strands forming a core, usually covered in a woven cotton or polypropylene sheath...
s, on which Post (right side and airborne), Nina Gordon
Nina Gordon
Nina Rachel Shapiro Gordon is an American rock singer, and is the co-founder of the band Veruca Salt, having written the songs "Seether" and "Volcano Girls"...
(left side and performing), and other band members bounce erratically. The video also shows Post and Gordon performing the song while a camera circles around them.
Surrounding this arena stand many fans watching them perform several takes of the song.
This song is also featured on Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades for Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
.
Chart performance
- BillboardBillboard (magazine)Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Mainstream Rock Tracks: #9
- Billboard Modern Rock Tracks: #8
- UK Singles ChartUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#56
- Australia ARIA Top 100 # 47
See also
- American ThighsAmerican ThighsAmerican Thighs is the first album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released through Minty Fresh Records on September 27, 1994, and re-released through DGC Records on November 8, 1994 . The title is a reference to a line from the AC/DC song "You Shook Me All Night Long"...
1994 album - Eight Arms to Hold YouEight Arms to Hold YouEight Arms to Hold You is an album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. The album was released through Outpost/Geffen on February 11, 1997...
1997 album* - Paul is deadPaul Is Dead"Paul is dead" is an urban legend suggesting that Paul McCartney of the English rock band The Beatles died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike....
External links
- Official artist website
- Veruca Salt at Rolling StoneRolling StoneRolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...