Soap Disco

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"Soap Disco"
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Single by Kara's Flowers
from the album The Fourth World
B-side "Captain Splendid"
ReleasedJuly 22, 1997
Genre
Length2:40
Label Reprise
Songwriter Adam Levine
Producer Rob Cavallo
Kara's Flowers singles chronology
"Soap Disco"
(1997)
"Harder to Breathe"
(2002)
Music video
"Soap Disco" on Vimeo

"Soap Disco" is the debut single by American alternative rock band Kara's Flowers, who later became Maroon 5, released on July 22, 1997, by Reprise Records as the lead single from their first album, The Fourth World . Unlike the pop-soul sound of Maroon 5, this track features a mix of pop-punk [1] , power pop and alternative rock, influenced by Britpop, drawing comparisons to Blink-182. Despite high expectations from the band and record company, the album failed to catch on and "Soap Disco", was a failure, eventually leading the band to part ways with their label and re-emerge years later as Maroon 5. [2] The band made an appearance from the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 , where they performed the song in the episode "Forgive and Forget". [3]

Contents

Track listing

Europe CD maxi-single
No.TitleLength
1."Soap Disco" (Album Version)2:40
2."Captain Splendid" (Album Version)5:59
3."Yesterday When I Was Handsome" (Non LP Track)3:52
4."Buddy 'Two Shoes' Wilson" (Non LP Track)2:28

Music video

A music video was produced for the single, depicting the group walking through a park and performing in an orange and green room. [4] A storm appears at the end of the video. The video was directed by Mark Kohr, who has directed music videos for Alanis Morissette and Green Day. The video made airplay on 120 Minutes . The song was included in Volume 50 of CMJ New Music Monthly. [5] [6] [7]

References

  1. "Kara's Flowers - The Fourth World (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  2. Kimpel 2006, pp. 87–88.
  3. "Adam Levine's First Band, Kara's Flowers, Appeared on What '90s Drama?". Wetprint. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  4. "Gone Digital: Army of Lovers, Matt Bianco, Steve Forbert, Kara's Flowers, and The Monochrome Set". Rhino Entertainment . August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  5. S. R. Kheas (5 February 2019). "Stand Out Albums: Kara's Flowers 'The Fourth World' (1997)". Late To The Game. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. "CMJ New Music Monthly Volume 50 October 1997". Discogs. October 1997. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. Schiller, Rebecca (2018-09-19). "Every Maroon 5 Music Video From 1997 to Today: Watch Their Evolution". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-02-26.