Abuse Me
{{Short description|1997 single by Silverchair}}
{{For|the song by Sevendust|Alpha (Sevendust album)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Abuse Me
| cover = AbuseMeSilverchair.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Silverchair
| album = Freak Show
| B-side = Undecided
| released = April 1997
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 4:05
| label = Murmur
| writer = Daniel Johns
| producer = Nick Launay
| prev_title = Freak
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Cemetery
| next_year = 1997
}}
"Abuse Me" is a song by the Australian rock band Silverchair. It was released as the second single from their 1997 album, Freak Show. In the United States, Sony chose "Abuse Me" as the first single from Freak Show despite protests by the band's manager. "Freak" was the Australian lead single and the preferred lead single from the album. It was also released on their The Best of Volume 1. The single peaked at number four on both the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, making it their second biggest hit in the United States (after "Tomorrow").
The single contained the B-side "Undecided", (not to be confused with "Undecided" from Frogstomp) a Masters Apprentices cover, which featured Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman playing lead guitar. Also included on the single was a remix of "Freak", produced by Paul Mac, marking the first time that Daniel Johns and Paul Mac worked together.
Background
Johns said about the song: "With 'Abuse Me', I just wanted to get all the feelings off my chest, the feelings I'd had when I read all the negative commentary. The song is basically saying, 'Say what you like. We don't give a fuck what you think. We're just playing our music'." Johns also said that "every song I've ever heard sounds like another song I've heard".{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQ4EAAAAMBAJ&q=freak+show+silverchair&pg=PA87 |title = Billboard|date = 1997-02-22}}
Track listing
Australian CD single (MATTCD049)/limited 7-inch (MATTV049)
- "Abuse Me"
- "Undecided"
- "Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)"
- The song "Undecided" is not the Silverchair original song included in the Frogstomp album. This song was originally by The Masters Apprentices.
- The limited 7-inch edition is now deleted and rare.
UK CD1 (6643681)
- "Abuse Me"
- "Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)"
UK CD2 (6647905)
- "Abuse Me"
- "Surfin' Bird"
- "Slab" (Nicklaunoise Mix)
- Contains fold-out poster.
European CD single (6647902)
- "Abuse Me"
- "Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)"
- "Blind"
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (1997)
!Peak |
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| {{single chart|Australia|9|artist=Silverchair|song=Abuse Me|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|7|chartid=3176|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Canadarock|1|chartid=8115|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|44|artist=Silverchair|song=Abuse Me|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|51|date=19970719|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|UK|40|date=19970719|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|4|artist=Silverchair|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|4|artist=Silverchair|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardradiosongs|44|artist=Silverchair|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|US Pop/Alternative Top 20 (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-03-07.pdf|title=Pop/Alternative Top 20|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1573|page=38|date=March 7, 1997|access-date=October 15, 2020}}
|align="center"|9 |
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=Year-end charts=
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=1997}}
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References
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External links
- {{YouTube|gVj8mRsB14k|Silverchair – Abuse Me}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Nick Launay