Nuclear (Ryan Adams song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Nuclear

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ryan Adams

| album = Demolition

| B-side = {{ubl|"Blue"|"Song For Keith"}}

| released = September 16, 2002
March 4, 2003

| recorded =

| studio = Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee)

| venue =

| genre = Alternative country

| length =

| label = Lost Highway Records

| writer = Ryan Adams

| producer = Dave Domanich

| chronology = Ryan Adams

| prev_title = Answering Bell

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = So Alive

| next_year = 2004

}}

"Nuclear" is a song by singer-songwriter Ryan Adams from his 2002 album Demolition, the only single from the album.{{Cite web |url=http://www.answeringbell.com/Answering%20Bell/Index/albums_singles.htm |title=Albums / Singles |access-date=2011-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127223333/http://www.answeringbell.com/Answering%20Bell/Index/albums_singles.htm |archive-date=2012-01-27 |url-status=dead }}

The song was recorded during Adams' July 2001 sessions with the Pinkhearts in Nashville.{{Cite web |url=http://www.answeringbell.com/Answering%20Bell/Index/sessions.htm#The%20Second%20Pink%20Heart%20Sessions |title=Sessions |access-date=2011-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205125258/http://www.answeringbell.com/Answering%20Bell/Index/sessions.htm#The%20Second%20Pink%20Heart%20Sessions |archive-date=2010-12-05 |url-status=dead }}

In 2002, Adams spoke with CNN about the song: "I guess it's Britpop for Americans. I don't know what it is, really, but the lyrics are funny. There's actually a really funny line in it that says, 'I saw her and the Yankees lost to the Braves.' If you're from Atlanta, that's not a very nice thing to say. It's sort of referring to the fact that the Braves never win."{{cite web|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2002-10-25/entertainment/mroom.ryan.adams_1_tmr-demolition-mountain-climber?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003192216/http://articles.cnn.com/2002-10-25/entertainment/mroom.ryan.adams_1_tmr-demolition-mountain-climber?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2012|title=Ryan Adams on 'Demolition,' writing and shopping at Gap - CNN|date=2002-10-25|accessdate=2011-01-25|publisher=CNN}} (The Atlanta Braves lost both the 1996 and 1999 World Series to the New York Yankees.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wsmenu.shtml|title=World Series: A Comprehensive History of the World Series by Baseball Almanac|accessdate=2011-01-25|publisher=Baseball Almanac}})

Among the b-sides included on the various "Nuclear" singles are the non-album tracks "Blue" and "Song For Keith".{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00007L7CY|title=Nuclear 1 / Blue / Song for Keith|website=Amazon}} Adams co-wrote "Blue" with Julianna Raye, and the song comes from the 48 Hours sessions.[https://web.archive.org/web/20030701124845/http://www.answeringbell.com/Answering%20Bell/Songs/blue.htm] "Song For Keith" is a tribute to Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and was recorded during The Pinkhearts Sessions.[http://ww16.answeringbell.com/Answering+Bell/Songs/song_for_keith.htm?sub1=20230526-2318-1610-a9ed-b7e040a876e5] {{dead link|date=May 2023}}