Smashing Young Man

{{Infobox song

| name = Smashing Young Man

| cover = SmashingYoungMan.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Collective Soul

| album = Collective Soul

| released = 1995

| format =

| recorded = Late 1994
Miami, Florida
(Criteria Studios)

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Post-grunge

| length = 3:45

| label = Atlantic

| writer = Ed Roland

| producer = Ed Roland
Matt Serletic

| prev_title = December

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = The World I Know

| next_year = 1995

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|grt_iG8kzrs|"Smashing Young Man"}}}}

}}

"Smashing Young Man" is a song by American alternative rock band Collective Soul. It is the third single from their second studio album Collective Soul. The song was rumored to have been written as an insult to Smashing Pumpkins lead singer, Billy Corgan, who accused Collective Soul of plagiarizing music.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}

Track listing

  1. "Smashing Young Man" — 3:45
  2. "December" (Acoustic live track) — 3:25
  3. "Bleed" (Acoustic live track) — 4:02

Charts

class="wikitable"

!Chart (1995)

!Peak
position

Canadian RPM Singles Chart{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2801&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Top Singles - Volume 62, No. 14, November 06, 1995 |magazine=RPM|accessdate=2011-02-13 }}

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Quebec Airplay (ADISQ){{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129063315/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|title=Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec|publisher=BAnQ|language=fr|access-date=September 11, 2019|archive-date=November 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}

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U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/collective-soul-mn0000105129/awards]

Collective Soul - Awards : AllMusic

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References