Warm Machine

"Warm Machine"
Single by Bush
from the album The Science of Things
Released6 March 2000 (2000-03-06)
Length
  • 4:25 (album version)
  • 3:46 (radio version)
LabelTrauma
SongwriterGavin Rossdale
Producers
Bush singles chronology
"The Chemicals Between Us"
(1999)
"Warm Machine"
(2000)
"Letting the Cables Sleep"
(2000)

"Warm Machine" is a song by British rock band Bush. It was released on 6 March 2000 as the second UK and third US single from the band's third album, The Science of Things (1999). There is evidence on SoundCloud that "Warm Machine" was used as a reference track for "All the Right Moves" (2009)[1] and "Do You Feel It?" from the Chaos Chaos EP, Committed to the Crime (2014).[2]

Commercial performance

"Warm Machine" reached No. 38 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In the United Kingdom, the song became the band's third-most successful single, reaching No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The video was directed by Russel Thomas and Steve Jones on 18 December 1999. The live footage is taken from a show which took place at the Bayfront Amphitheratre in Miami, Florida on 18 December, while the sections of the video with the band playing on a dark stage were filmed in a London studio. The song was actually played twice at the Miami show.[3]

Track listings

  • UK CD 1
  1. "Warm Machine" (radio version) – 3:48
  2. "Swallowed" (live at Molson Centre in Montreal) – 5:06
  3. "In a Lonely Place" (Tricky mix) – 7:32
  • UK CD 2
  1. "Warm Machine"
  2. "Warm Machine" (radio version)
  3. "Greedy Fly" (live in Montreal)
  4. "The Chemicals Between Us" (original demo version)

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 6 March 2000 CD Trauma [10]
United States 2 May 2000 Alternative radio [11]

References

  1. ^ "Warm Places". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Do You Feel Warm". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Music Video History at OneSecondBush.com – A Comprehensive Fan Site for the Band Bush". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 36. 2 September 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 12/3/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 12/3/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Bush Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Bush Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Most Played Mainstream Rock Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. 22 December 2000. p. 33.
  10. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting March 6, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 4 March 2000. p. 25.
  11. ^ "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1348. 28 April 2000. p. 109.