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"Cannonball" is a song by American alternative rock band the Breeders from their second studio album, Last Splash (1993). It was released as a single on August 9, 1993, on 4AD and Elektra Records, reaching No. 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart.
Last Splash is the second album by American alternative rock band the Breeders, released on August 30, 1993.Originally formed as a side project for Pixies bassist Kim Deal, the Breeders quickly became her primary recording outlet.
[3] [4] The album spawned the band's most successful single, "Cannonball". The single peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. [5] [6] Following the release of the EP Head to Toe, The Breeders once again became inactive until 2002, when they released their third studio album ...
The Breeders doubled down on the sensuality and wryness Deal lent to Pixies, feeding it into hits like “Cannonball”; the band toured as recently as last year. Speaking to Deal is a ride.
The Breeders' third EP, Fate to Fatal was released on April 21, 2009. It contains a Bob Marley cover ("Chances Are") and a song with vocals by Mark Lanegan. The title track was recorded at The Fortress Studios, London, by The Go! Team producer Gareth Parton. The music video featured the Arch Rival Roller Girls, a St. Louis roller derby league. [20]
Deal was born in Dayton, Ohio, United States. [3] Her father was a laser physicist who worked at the nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Kim and her identical twin sister Kelley were introduced to music at a young age; the two sang to a "two-track, quarter-inch, tape" when they were "four or five" years old, [4] and grew up listening to hard rock bands such as AC/DC and Led Zeppelin.
This line-up recorded the album Last Splash in 1993, which featured the hit song "Cannonball", which opens with Wiggs' highly-recognisable bass riff. The video for "Cannonball", much-played on MTV, was directed by Kim Gordon and Spike Jonze. The Breeders supported Nirvana on their In Utero tour, and Last Splash achieved platinum sales ...
This was followed by a torch-passing moment of sorts, when the viral teen pop/punk family band effectively opened for trailblazers the Breeders, whose 120 Minutes classic “Cannonball ...