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"I Am One"
Single by the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Gish
B-side
"Not Worth Asking"
"Plume"
"Starla"
"Terrapin"
"Bullet Train to Osaka"
Released
1990 (Limited Potential)
August 24, 1992 (Gish version)[1]
Genre
Alternative rock[2]
Length
4:16 (Limited Potential)
4:07 (Gish version)
Label
Limited Potential
Caroline
Hut
Songwriter(s)
Billy Corgan
James Iha
Producer(s)
Billy Corgan (Limited Potential)
Billy Corgan, Butch Vig (Gish version)
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"I Am One" (1990)
"Tristessa" (1990)
Gish version
10-inch vinyl and CD cover
"I Am One" is the debut single by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was the band's first ever release and remains the only single issued by the band with co-writing credits to both Billy Corgan and James Iha. It charted on the UK Singles Chart at a peak position of number 73.[3]
Two recordings of the song were released. One was recorded in 1990 and was the Pumpkins' first release and first on Limited Potential. This recording was financed with the money from Corgan's college tuition fund left by his grandmother.[4] "I Am One" was re-recorded for Gish and a new single was released on Caroline Records and Hut Recordings. Corgan later stated his regret with not re-working the song for Gish, as the two versions are nearly identical.[citation needed] A video for the song was also filmed, but never released (until 2001) due to the band being unhappy with the result. Footage from the video was instead used on the long form video, Vieuphoria. The long version of the music video was released on the Greatest Hits Video Collection.[5]
With only 1500 copies pressed, the release is highly sought after by collectors.[6] There are apparently three test pressings also in existence, two owned by Billy Corgan and one was formally owned by Limited Potential owner, Mike Potential.[7]
"I Am One" features a doubled guitar solo – a technique later used on Pumpkins songs like "Ava Adore", "Tarantula", and "Bring the Light".[7]
The music video features a live performance by the band.
^"New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 22, 1992. p. 19.
^Hyden, Steve. Smashing Pumpkins - Gish/Siamese Dream review. The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
^"Official Singles Chart Top 75". Official Charts. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
^Fricke, David. "Smashing Pumpkins Look Back in Wonder Archived September 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine". Rolling Stone Magazine. December 20, 2000.
^Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"I Am One (Limited Potential single) by Smashing Pumpkins". Genius. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
^ ab"The Official Smashing Pumpkins". The Official Smashing Pumpkins. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
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