White, Discussion

"White, Discussion"
Dutch commercial single
Single by Live
from the album Throwing Copper
Released1995
Length6:08 (album version)
4:41 (radio edit)
LabelRadioactive Records
SongwriterLive
Producers
Live singles chronology
"All Over You"
(1994) 		"White, Discussion"
(1995) 		"Lakini's Juice"
(1997)

"White, Discussion" is a song by the rock group Live, which was released as the fifth and final single from their 1994 album, Throwing Copper.

Background

The 100 Best Selling Albums of the 90s described "White, Discussion" as a "bilious, rage-fueled vision of an apocalyptic dying Earth."[1] The Arizona Republic regarded the lyric as a "compelling torrent of rage against politically correct, do-nothing activism."[2]

In a 1995 interview with the Live e-mail fanzine Straight Outta York, Ed Kowalczyk said that the preacher's voice sampled in the song ("I warned you, I prepared you") was recorded from a shortwave radio station in Colorado.[3]

Release and reception

The song was released as a single in the United States and reached No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, No. 15 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 12 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[4] In Canada, "White, Discussion" reached #12 on the RPM Alternative chart.[5]

Billboard called "White, Discussion" an "apocalyptic tale with a killer kiss-off line."[6]

Track listings

All songs written by Live:

Italian single
  1. "White, Discussion" (Album Version) – 6:08
  2. "Lightning Crashes" (Live) – 6:03
  3. "I Alone" (Live) – 4:17
  4. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" – 5:11
  5. "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" (Live) – 3:47
  6. "The Beauty of Gray" (Live) – 4:30
Australian single
  1. "White, Discussion" – 4:41
  2. "I Alone" (Acoustic) – 3:48
Netherlands single
  1. "White, Discussion" (Sam Sever Remix) – 4:23
  2. "White, Discussion" (Live at Glastonbury) – 5:34
  3. "White, Discussion" (Album Version) – 6:08

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[7] 12
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[8] 71
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 15
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] 12

References

  1. ^ Dodd, Peter; Cawthorne, Justin; Barett, Chris; Auty, Dan (2018). 100 Best-Selling Albums of the 90s. San Diego: Thunder Bay. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-6841-2501-2. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  2. ^ Simon, Jeremy (August 10, 1995). "Live shows why it's hot as Arizona in August". The Arizona Republic. p. E2. Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  3. ^ Kowalczyk, Ed (1995). "Straight Outta York Interview with Edward Kowalczyk (Geocities Archive)". Vicious Crowd. Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "Throwing Copper > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" Archived July 11, 2023, at the Wayback Machine Allmusic
  5. ^ "RPM - Rock/Alternative". RPM. Vol. 62, no. 6. September 11, 1995. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  6. ^ Verna, Paul; Gillen, Marilyn A.; Cronin, Peter, eds. (May 15, 1994). "Album Reviews". Billboard. p. 70. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Image 2754". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Live Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Live Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "Live Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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