Weeds (Life of Agony song)

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"Weeds"
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Single by Life of Agony
from the album Soul Searching Sun
ReleasedSeptember 1997
Genre
Length4:07
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s) Alan Robert
Producer(s)
Life of Agony singles chronology
"Let's Pretend"
(1996)
"Weeds"
(1997)
"Desire"
(1997)

"Weeds" is a song by American alternative metal band Life of Agony. The song was released as the first single from the band's third studio album Soul Searching Sun .

Contents

The song is the band's first charting single, reaching no. 27 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and no. 91 on the UK Singles Chart. The b-side "River Runs Red (Re-Zamped)" is a re-recording of the title track from the band's debut album; this version of the song also appeared on certain special editions of Soul Searching Sun. "How It Would Be '97" is a re-recording of "How It Would Be" from Ugly .

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Weeds" (Edit)Robert3:36
2."Weeds" (Unplugged)Robert4:36
3."River Runs Red" (Re-Zamped)Caputo, Zampella, Robert3:28
4."How It Would Be '97"Caputo5:47
7" single
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Weeds" (Edit)Robert3:36
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tangerine" (Re-Zep; Led Zeppelin cover) Page 3:27

Chart positions

Chart (1997)Peak
position
US Active Rock ( Billboard ) [3] 19
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) [4] 27
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company) [5] 91

Personnel

Life of Agony

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