Somebody to Shove

"Somebody to Shove" is a song by American alternative rock band Soul Asylum, released in 1992. The song was written by Soul Asylum's lead singer, Dave Pirner. It was the first single from their sixth studio album, Grave Dancers Union (1992). It reached number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number nine on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. The music video for the song was directed by American filmmaker Zack Snyder, who also directed the "Black Gold" videoclip.

"Somebody to Shove"
Single by Soul Asylum
from the album Grave Dancers Union
B-side	"By the Way" (demo)
Released	May 5, 1992
Genre	Alternative rock garage rock hard rock power pop
Length	3:15
Label	Columbia
Songwriter	Dave Pirner
Producer	Michael Beinhorn
Soul Asylum singles chronology
"Easy Street" (1990) "Somebody to Shove" (1992) "Black Gold" (1993)

Style

Musically the song is an alternative rock,^[1][2] garage rock,^[2] hard rock,^[3] post-grunge,^[4] and power pop song.^[5]

Track listings

UK CD single

1. "Somebody to Shove"
2. "Somebody to Shove" (unplugged)
3. "Stranger" (unplugged)
4. "Without a Trace" (live)

UK 7-inch and cassette single

A. "Somebody to Shove" – 3:15

B. "By the Way" (demo) – 3:44

UK 12-inch single

1. "Somebody to Shove" – 3:15
2. "By the Way" (demo) – 3:45
3. "Somebody to Shove" (live version) – 3:17
4. "Runaway Train" (live version) – 4:11

Charts

Chart (1992–1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	123
Scotland (OCC)[7]	34
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	32
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9]	1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10]	9

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	May 5, 1992	Radio	Columbia	[citation needed]
Australia	February 28, 1993	CD cassette		[11]
United Kingdom	August 23, 1993	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[12]

Other versions

An acoustic version of the song was include as a track on The Unplugged Collection, Volume One.^[13]

See also

• List of Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number ones of the 1990s