Shove (song)

"Shove"
Single by L7
from the album Smell the Magic
B-side	"Packin' a Rod"
Released	1 January 1990 [1]
Recorded	1989
Studio	Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, WA
Genre	Grunge [2]
Length	3:10
Label	Sub Pop
Songwriters	Suzi Gardner, Donita Sparks
L7 singles chronology
"Shove" (1990) "Pretend We're Dead" (1992)

"Shove" is a 1990 song by the American rock band L7, from the album Smell the Magic . The cover photo was shot by music photographer Charles Peterson.

Track listing

1. "Shove" (Gardner, Sparks)
2. "Packin' a Rod" (Morrow)

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Article	Rank
1990	Spex	(Germany)	Singles of the Year [3]	37
2014	Robert Dimery	United Kingdom	1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die [4]	*

Personnel

• Donita Sparks – guitar,
• Suzi Gardner – lead vocals, guitar
• Jennifer Finch – bass guitar
• Demetra Plakas – drums

References

1. Shove by L7 on Sub Pop Records , retrieved August 16, 2025
2. Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste .
3. "Singles of the Year". Spex . 1990. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
4. Dimery, Robert, ed. (2014). "10,001 Songs You Must Hear...". 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die (Fourth ed.). London: Quintessence. p. 930. ISBN   9780789320896.

External links

• " Shove " at Discogs (list of releases)