Rotten Apples

This article is about the Smashing Pumpkins album. For the card game, see Rotten Apples (card game).
Rotten Apples
Greatest hits album by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20)
Recorded 1991–2000
Genre Alternative rock
Length 73:51 (U.S) 75:54 (Int.)
Label Virgin
Producer Billy Corgan, Ted de Bono, Flood, James Iha, Alan Moulder, Bjorn Thorsrud, Butch Vig, Howard Willing, Brad Wood
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music
(2000)		 Rotten Apples/Judas O
(2001)		 Zeitgeist
(2007)
Singles from Rotten Apples The Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest Hits
  1. "Untitled"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
NME[2]

Rotten Apples (The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits as titled on the album's cover) is a greatest hits compilation album by alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. In the US, it was released in 2001 along with a bonus disc titled Judas O. The album's concluding track, "Untitled", was the Pumpkins' final recording before their breakup.[3] Completed in the days leading up to the band's farewell concert at the Metro in Chicago, it was also released as a single. Another notable track is "Real Love"; while previously released on Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, this was taken from the factory master tapes and, as a result, lacks the pops and clicks inherent in all copies of Machina II (which is vinyl sourced).

The title of the album is the namesake of a B-side that was released on the "Tonight, Tonight" single. Peaking at number 31 in the U.S.,[4] the album sold 77,000 units in its first week of being released.[5]

Track listing

There exists two versions of Rotten Apples; one is exclusive to North America and includes the song "Landslide", which is replaced by "Try, Try, Try" in the international version.

All songs written and composed by Billy Corgan, except where noted. 

US version
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Siva" (Gish (1991))  4:21
2. "Rhinocerosa" (Gish)  5:53
3. "Drownb" (Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992))  4:30
4. "Cherub Rock" (Siamese Dream (1993))  4:59
5. "Today" (Siamese Dream)  3:22
6. "Disarm" (Siamese Dream)  3:18
7. "Landslide" (Pisces Iscariot (1994))Stevie Nicks 3:06
8. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995))  4:18
9. "1979" (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness)  4:23
10. "Zero" (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness)  2:41
11. "Tonight, Tonight" (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness)  4:15
12. "Eye" (Lost Highway (soundtrack) (1997))  4:54
13. "Ava Adore" (Adore (1998))  4:21
14. "Perfect" (Adore)  3:22
15. "The Everlasting Gaze" (Machina/The Machines of God (2000))  4:02
16. "Stand Inside Your Love" (Machina/The Machines of God)  4:13
17. "Real Love" (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music (2000))  4:10
18. "Untitled" (Rotten Apples)  3:51

^a "Rhinoceros" is misprinted as "Rhinocerous" on the back cover and the disc. Also, the version on the compilation is the version off the Lull EP where the last 30 seconds of the original recording (some guitar noise) is cut off.
^b The last half of "Drown" is also cut getting rid of the extended guitar solo.

International version
No. Title Length
1. "Siva"   4:21
2. "Rhinoceros"   5:54
3. "Drown"   4:30
4. "Cherub Rock"   4:58
5. "Today"   3:22
6. "Disarm"   3:17
7. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"   4:17
8. "1979"   4:24
9. "Zero"   2:40
10. "Tonight, Tonight"   4:16
11. "Eye"   4:54
12. "Ava Adore"   4:20
13. "Perfect"   3:23
14. "The Everlasting Gaze"   4:02
15. "Stand Inside Your Love"   4:13
16. "Try, Try, Try" (Machina/The Machines of God) 5:09
17. "Real Love"   4:10
18. "Untitled"   3:53
Total length:
 76:10

Personnel

The Smashing Pumpkins
Additional musicians
Technical staff
Art

Charts and certifications

Album charts
Year Chart Peak position
2001 Top Canadian Albums[4] 5
2001 New Zealand Album Charts[6] 5
2001 UK Album Charts[7] 28
2001 The Billboard 200[4] 31
2001 Highest Selling Australian Albums 99
Certifications
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[9] 1× Platinum 100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ NME review
  3. ↑ "Greatest Hits by Smashing Pumpkins on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  4. 1 2 3 "Greatest Hits - Smashing Pumpkins | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  5. ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2007-07-28). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  6. ↑ "Chartbitz: Wednesday, July 18, 2007". RIANZ.com. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  7. ↑ "rotten apples - the greatest hits". Official Charts. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Smashing Pumpkins – Greatest Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "British album certifications – Smashing Pumpkins – Rotten Apples - The Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 October 2015. Enter Rotten Apples - The Greatest Hits in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  11. ↑ "American album certifications – Smashing Pumpkins". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 October 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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