Try, Try, Try
| "Try, Try, Try" | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Single by The Smashing Pumpkins | ||
| From the album MACHINA/The Machines of God | ||
| Single Released | 11 September 2000 | |
| Single Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 1999 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Song Length | 5:09 | |
| Record label | Virgin Records | |
| Producer | Flood and Billy Corgan. | |
| Chart positions | ?? | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins single chronology | ||
| "Stand Inside Your Love" 2000 |
"Try, Try, Try" 2000 |
"Untitled" 2000 |
"Try, Try, Try" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the second and final single from their fifth album, "MACHINA/The Machines of God". It was written by Billy Corgan.
The music video for "Try" was a very different approach for a Pumpkins video, featuring only Corgan, despite instrumentation in the song from the other band members. The video was directed by Jonas Ackerland and was adapted from a short film he made entitled "Try", which followed the story of 2 homeless drug addicts in Europe. The video culminates with graphic drug overdose and miscarriage footage which contrasts the seemingly upbeat music.
Much like many of their later singles, "Try, Try, Try" was not a commercial success and the accompanying anti-social and graphic music video did nothing to help that. It was not long after the single's release that Corgan announced the disolution of the band, leading some to believe the song's lyrics "Try to hold on" as a metaphor for the band.
Single tracklist
- "Try, Try, Try" (5:09) (Corgan)
- "Here's to the Atom Bomb" (4:26) (Corgan)