Released April 1994 Genre Alternative rock | Format 7" and 10" vinyl, CD Length 3:04 | |
B-side "Razor Blade", "Doctor's Orders (T.-Vox version)" | ||
"Bull in the Heather" is a song by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, released in 1994 by record label DGC as the only single from their eighth studio album, Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star.
Contents
Single content
The single featured an outtake, "Razor Blade", and an alternate version of "Doctor's Orders" as B-sides.
Singer and bassist Kim Gordon explained that the song is about "using passiveness as a form of rebellion—like, I'm not going to participate in your male-dominated culture, so I'm just going to be passive".
Music video
A music video directed by Tamra Davis was released for the song. It featured singer Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill dancing. The scenes of the guitarists jumping around on a bed were recreated from a photo of band member Thurston Moore when he was younger. In the video, band member Kim Gordon is five months pregnant.
Release
"Bull in the Heather" was released as a single in April 1994 by record label DGC. "Bull in the Heather" reached No. 13 on the US Modern Rock Tracks, No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 90 on the Australian ARIA singles chart.
Spin placed the song at No. 37 in its list of "The 100 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1994".
Legacy
In 2007, NME placed "Bull in the Heather" at No. 48 in its list of the 50 "Greatest Indie Anthems Ever".
Track listing
- "Bull in the Heather (LP Version)" – 3:04
- "Razor Blade" – 1:06
- "Doctor's Orders (T.-vox Version)" – 4:20