The Taste of Ink

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"The Taste of Ink"
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Single by the Used
from the album The Used
ReleasedSeptember 2002
Recorded2002
Studio Foxy Studios in Marina del Rey, California, US
Genre
Length3:28
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) John Feldmann
The Used singles chronology
"The Taste of Ink"
(2002)
"Buried Myself Alive"
(2003)

"The Taste of Ink" is the debut single by American rock band the Used from their self-titled debut album The Used . It was released to radio September 2002 along with a music video for TV directed by the Malloys. A music video was filmed in August. [5] A CD single was later released in March 2003 with contained a b-side, Christmas song, and music video. A demo version can be found on the band's demo album Demos from the Basement which was a CD distributed by the band in 2001 which was then called Used. [6]

Contents

Track listings

CD single

All tracks are written by The Used

No.TitleLength
1."The Taste of Ink"3:28
2."Just a Little"3:28
3."Alone This Holiday"2:56
4."The Taste of Ink" (music video on enhanced CD) 
Total length:9:52

7-inch vinyl

No.TitleLength
1."The Taste of Ink"3:28
2."Just a Little"3:28
Total length:6:56

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002–03)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [7] 57
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 52
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [9] 3
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 19

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