The Chemicals Between Us

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“The Chemicals Between Us”
Single by Bush from the album The Science of Things
B-side	"Homebody"/"The Chemicals Between Us (Super Collider Vapour Version)"
Released	1999
Format	CD
Recorded	1998-99
Genre	Grunge
Length	21:38
Label	Trauma/Interscope
Writer(s)	Gavin Rossdale
Bush singles chronology
"Cold Contagious" (1997) "The Chemicals Between Us" (1999) "Warm Machine" (2000)

"The Chemicals Between Us" is a song by post-grunge band Bush from their fourth album The Science of Things. It spent 5 total weeks at #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks, along with charting in the US Hot 100 at 67. The song is unique among most other singles by the band due to its numerous electronic elements as well as an almost dancey percussion. However, it also bears a prominent rock guitar riff throughout.

[edit] Extended Success

The song closed out the entire alternative rock radio panel in one week, an unprecedented feat. Many saw this as proof of Bush's importance to the alternative radio format. The song's music video (directed by Stephanie Sednaoui) was also a massive success on MTV, MTV2, and VH1, arguably the last huge alternative rock song of the millenium.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Bush.

1. "The Chemicals Between Us" – 3:37
2. "Homebody" – 4:22
3. "The Chemicals Between Us (Super Collider Vapour Version)" – 10:02
4. "The Chemicals Between Us" (CD-Rom video) – 3:37

Preceded by "Higher" by Creed	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single October 23, 1999	Succeeded by "Learn To Fly" by Foo Fighters
Preceded by "Learn To Fly" by Foo Fighters	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single November 13, 1999	Succeeded by "Higher" by Creed
Preceded by "Higher" by Creed	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single December 4, 1999	Succeeded by "Higher" by Creed

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