Number One Blind

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"Number One Blind"
Single by Veruca Salt
from the album American Thighs
B-side"Bodies", "Aurora"
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1995
GenreAlternative rock, grunge
Length3:45
LabelMinty Fresh
Songwriter(s)Nina Gordon, Jim Shapiro
Producer(s)Brad Wood, Doug McBride
Veruca Salt singles chronology
"Seether" / "All Hail Me"
(1994) 		"Number One Blind"
(1995) 		"Victrola"
(1995)

"Number One Blind" is a song by Veruca Salt. It was released previously on the album American Thighs.[1]

Background

It was written by Nina Gordon. The song references the window blind manufacturer Levolor in the chorus. The music video for the song was directed by Steve Hanft, but the band was unhappy with the result and pulled it from MTV circulation.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Number One Blind" (Gordon/Shapiro) – 3:45
  2. "Bodies" (Cover of Bodies by the Sex Pistols) (Cook/Jones/Vicious/Rotten) – 4:10
  3. "Aurora" (Gordon) – 4:06

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Number One Blind"
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 106
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 68

References

  1. ^ Power, Ed (September 27, 2019). "Why Veruca Salt's 'American Thighs' is the great lost album of the Nineties". Independent.
  2. ^ Henry Rollins, ed. (January 10, 2018). "Story of the Sound: Veruca Salt". The Sound Of Vinyl – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Veruca Salt chart history, received from ARIA on June 14, 2024". Imgur. Retrieved June 16, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's title on the national chart.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2024.


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