"Bonedriven" is a song by the British rock band Bush, released on 16 April 1997. It is the third single from the band's second album '' Razorblade Suitcase'' (1996). It followed the band's hit singles "

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" and " Greedy Fly." "Bonedriven" and " Cold Contagious" are the only Bush singles from 1994–1999 not to be included on the band's 2005 greatest hits compilation, '' The Best of '94–'99'', apparently excluded in favor of two additional tracks from the band's remix album '' Deconstructed'' that were not released as singles.

Details

Lyrics and themes

Gavin Rossdale commented in 1999 that "Bonedriven" was themed around the band themselves. The title, "Bonedriven", refers to Guy "Bone" Johnson who was the band's bus driver on their 1995 tour.

Music

"Bonedriven" features strings arranged by guitarist Nigel Pulsford.

Music video

The video was the last video to be made off the ''Razorblade Suitcase'' album. Directed by Mark Lebon from 21 to 24 May 1997 in London, the music video was made because

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approached the band and wanted to use the song in an ad, and they also offered a

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to each of the band members. The video was very low budget as the band had no BMW backing, and director Mark Lebon had to follow the band as they toured in the US for a month to shoot live footage from their shows to use in the video on a handheld mini dv camera.

Commercial performance

While reasonably popular in the U.K. (charting at #49), the song failed to chart at all in the United States. "Bonedriven" is notable as the first single Bush had released that wasn't a massive hit, unlike the highly successful singles from their debut album '' Sixteen Stone'' and the first two singles from ''Razorblade Suitcase''. "Bonedriven" began a trend of lower-profile singles from Bush, with the exception of " The Chemicals Between Us," the first single from the album '' The Science of Things'', and "

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," also from that album. It is the first single released by the band that did not chart on the

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, (a chart in which Bush is in the top 20 most successful artists), the band would not release another single that didn't chart until 2001 from the band's album '' Golden State''.

Cover art

The single's cover may be based on that of R.E.M.'s Lifes Rich Pageant.

Track listing

*UK CD 1 Single IND95553 *#"Bonedriven (Radio Edit)" - 4:09 *#"Synapse ( Philip Steir Remix)" - 6:24 *#"Personal Holloway (Soundclash Republic Mix)" - 6:22 *#"Straight No Chaser" - 4:00 *UK CD 2 Single INDX95553 *#"Bonedriven" - 4:34 *#"Bonedriven (Beat Me Clever Mix)" - 4:17 *#" Everything Zen (Derek De Large Mix)" - 7:17

Chart positions

External links

Bush fansite

Bush-Music.com

References

{{authority control 1996 songs 1997 singles Bush (British band) songs Song recordings produced by Steve Albini Songs written by Gavin Rossdale Interscope Records singles Trauma Records singles