More Than Machines

"More Than Machines"
Single by Bush
from the album The Art of Survival
Released	27 July 2022
Length	3:45
Songwriter(s)	Gavin Rossdale
Producer(s)	Gavin Rossdale
Bush singles chronology
"Blood River/Quicksand" (2020) "More Than Machines" (2022) "Heavy Is the Ocean" (2022)

"More Than Machines" is a song by English band Bush, released as the lead single from their 2022 album The Art of Survival .

One of Bush's most political songs, "More Than Machines" tackles subject matter including artificial intelligence, climate change and women's rights following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Alabama-based publication AL.com described the track as a "pro-choice anthem". ^[1]

Details

"More Than Machines" features electronic beats, and riffs which have been compared to American nu metal band Korn. ^[2]

Gavin Rossdale told Loudwire that "More Than Machines" was written about what he saw to be the "destruction of women's rights" through anti-abortion laws, the "destruction of the planet" and the rise of artificial intelligence. ^[3] Discussing his decision to take aim at changes to abortion law, especially the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, Rossdale explained to Kerrang! that October: "[The overturning] didn’t make any sense to me at all, I'm really lucky to have grown up in London, which is really progressive and mixed and pretty forward-thinking, so things like that in America seem really strange to me. You have these old boys in the Supreme Court, and one woman, telling women about their bodies. And I can’t get my head around that; governments getting involved in the most private and sacred area of a woman's journey." ^[4]

Chart

Chart (2022)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [5]	2
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [6]	30

References

1. "Gavin Rossdale is still hot and still one of '90s rock's most underrated songwriters". AL.com. Advance Local. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
2. Hickie, James (7 October 2022). "Album review: Bush – The Art Of Survival". Kerrang. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
3. Childers, Chad (27 July 2022). "Bush unveil thunderous "More Than Machines", reveal details for ninth studio album". LoudWire. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
4. Rabsch, Thomas (7 October 2022). "Bush's Gavin Rossdale: "People believe other people's bullsh*t, and then weaponise that"". Kerrang!. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
5. "Bush Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
6. "Bush Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2023.