The Taste of Ink

"The Taste of Ink"
Single by The Used
from the album The Used
Released	March 10, 2003
Format	CD single, 7" vinyl
Recorded	Foxy Studios, Marina del Rey, CA and Olympic Studios, London, England
Genre	Emo, post-hardcore, pop punk
Length	3:28
Label	Reprise
Writer(s)	The Used (Quinn Allman, Jeph Howard, Bert McCracken, Branden Steineckert)
Producer(s)	John Feldmann
The Used singles chronology
"A Box Full of Sharp Objects" (2002) "The Taste of Ink" (2003) "Buried Myself Alive" (2003)

"The Taste of Ink" is the second single from The Used's self-titled debut album The Used. The video was released in fall 2002 and the single was released on March 10, 2003.

A demo version exists and was released as part of Demos from the Basement, the original demo CD distributed by the band which was then called Used. The lyrics differ significantly, and the chorus "So here I am..." does not exist in the demo.^[1]

The video shows that "The Taste of Ink" is the result of frustration—biting down on a pen. It was directed by The Malloys.^[2]

This song became available as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band on April 10, 2010.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Used, except "Alone This Holiday" written by The Used and John Feldmann, mistakenly credited as 'John Feldman'. 

CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Taste of Ink"	3:31
2.	"Just a Little"	3:28
3.	"Alone This Holiday"	2:56
4.	"The Taste of Ink" (video)	3:19
Total length:		9:53

7" vinyl
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Taste of Ink"	3:31
2.	"Just a Little"	3:28

Personnel

Performance credits

• Kelly Osbourne – backing vocals on "Alone This Holiday"

Charts

Chart (2002/3)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[4]	52
US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[5]	19

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
United Kingdom	March 10, 2003	Reprise	7" vinyl	5439166657, W601
			CD single	9362426112, W601CD

References

1. The Taste Of Ink Demo
2. The Malloys
3. http://www.rockband.com/songs/thetasteofink
4. "Chart Log UK (1994–2008) U2 – Utopia". Zobbel. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
5. "The Used Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-03.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics