Sixteen Stone
1994 studio album by Bush / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sixteen Stone is the debut studio album by English rock band Bush, released on 6 December 1994 by Trauma and Interscope Records. It became the band's most popular album, peaking at number four on the US Billboard 200 and boasting numerous successful singles. "Comedown" and "Glycerine" remain two of Bush's biggest hits to date, each reaching number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[10] "Comedown", "Machinehead", and "Glycerine" were the three songs from the album to enter the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number thirty, number forty-three, and number twenty-eight, respectively.[11] The album was certified 6× Platinum in the United States by the RIAA on 16 April 1997.[12] Although notably less successful in the band's native Britain, the album was nonetheless certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.[13]
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Released | 6 December 1994 (1994-12-06) | |||
Recorded | January 1994 | |||
Studio | Westside Studios, London[1] | |||
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Length | 52:38 | |||
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Featuring a rock sound characterised by guitar distortion and quiet interludes, the album quickly invited comparisons to Seattle grunge bands, particularly Nirvana.[2] Lyrical themes on the album included adversity and criticism of masculine stereotypes, as well as relationships and terrorism.
To mark its twentieth anniversary, a remastered edition of the album was released on 14 October 2014.