Head On (song)

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By completely live that means full band, vocals, cameras roll, video's done by the end of two minutes and 13 seconds. One take, that's it. So those became the ground rules, that was the only way you were going to get a Pixies video for 'Head On' or anything else.

Lubin then came up with the idea for the video. Twelve cameras would be placed, "dividing" each band member into three blocks. Frontman Black Francis was happy with this idea, so Scott Litt was then hired to produce the video. [9] After the video had been filmed, Elektra invited the "whole decision-making team from MTV" to view it. The video was added to MTV's rotation, later receiving the "Breakthrough Video" award. [9]

Pixies' track listing

All songs written by Black Francis, except where otherwise noted.

  1. "Head On" (Single Mix) (Jim Reid and William Reid) – 2:20
  2. "Planet of Sound" (Live at Brixton Academy, 26 July 1991) – 2:26
  3. "Tame" (Live at Brixton Academy, 26 July 1991) – 2:27
  4. "Debaser" (Live in Chicago, 9 August 1989) – 2:41

Charts

"Head On"
Head On single.jpg
Single by the Jesus and Mary Chain
from the album Automatic
ReleasedNovember 1989
Genre
Length4:11
Label Blanco y Negro
Songwriters William Reid, Jim Reid
Producers Jim Reid, William Reid
The Jesus and Mary Chain singles chronology
"Blues from a Gun"
(1989)		"Head On"
(1989)		"Reverence"
(1992)
Alternative Cover
JAMC HeadOn 2.jpg
Cover of 7" number 2
Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 6

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sullivan, Denise. "The Jesus and Mary Chain - Head On". AllMusic . Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Ramirez, AJ (21 January 2014). "Makes You Want to Feel: The Jesus and Mary Chain's "Head On"". PopMatters . Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Official Charts > Jesus & Mary Chain". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received July 15, 2015". imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Jesus and Mary Chain: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Jesus and Mary Chain Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Condran, Ed (3 February 2022). "Guitar hero: Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis talks Kurt Cobain, Phil Spector, Lou Reed – and two reality-TV shows he watches". The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 157
  9. 1 2 Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 158
  10. ↑ "Pixies Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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