Eat the Music
| "Eat the Music" | ||||||||
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| Single by Kate Bush | ||||||||
| from the album The Red Shoes | ||||||||
| B-side | "Eat the Music" (12" Mix) "Big Stripey Lie" "Candle in the Wind" "You Want Alchemy" "The Red Shoes Dance Mix |
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| Released | 7 September 1993 | |||||||
| Format | CD, Cassette | |||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, Art rock | |||||||
| Length | 4:55 9:19 (12" Version) |
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| Label | Columbia (U.S.) | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Kate Bush | |||||||
| Producer(s) | Kate Bush | |||||||
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"Eat the Music" is a song written and recorded by Kate Bush. Columbia Records published it as the lead release from Bush's album The Red Shoes in the U.S., while EMI chose "Rubberband Girl" everywhere else in the world. It was released in the Netherlands and a few other countries 7 or 8 months later, but never in the UK as an A-side, except for a small handful of extremely rare 7"s and promo CD singles, which remain in circulation despite being recalled by the label. As a result of its release history, Eat the Music is listed in some places as an Extended Play and in others as a single.
"Eat the Music" is about opening up in relationships to reveal who we really are inside. The single reached number ten in the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart.[1]
Tricky included the song on his edition of the mix album series Back to Mine.
Contents
Track listings
All songs were written by Kate Bush, except where noted.
CD single (France)
EMI France - SPCD1716
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eat The Music" (Edit Radio) | 3:25 |
CD single (US)
Columbia - 44K 77165 44T-77165
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eat The Music" | 4:55 | |
| 2. | "Eat The Music" (12" Version) | 9:19 | |
| 3. | "Big Stripey Lie" | 3:32 | |
| 4. | "Candle in the Wind" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 4:26 |
Cassette single (US)
Columbia - 44T 77165
| Both sides | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Eat The Music" | 4:55 | |
| 2. | "Eat The Music" (12" Version) | 9:19 | |
| 3. | "Big Stripey Lie" | 3:32 | |
| 4. | "Candle in the Wind" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 4:26 |
CD single (non-US)
EMI - 7243 8 81317 2 8
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eat The Music" | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Eat The Music" (Extended Mix) | 4:58 |
| 3. | "You Want Alchemy" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Shoedance" (The Red Shoes Dance Mix) | 10:05 |
Chart performance
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Poland (Związek Producentów Audio Video)[2] | 32 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[1] | 10 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[1] | 31 |
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
| Australia (ARIA Charts)[3] | 133 |
