Lump (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Lump


Caption =
Artist = Presidents of the United States of America
from Album = Presidents of the United States of America
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 1995
Format = CD,
Cassette,
Vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = Post-grunge
Length = 2:14
Label = Columbia Records
Writer =
Producer = Presidents of the United States of America,
Conrad Uno
Certification =
Last single = "Kitty"
(1995)
This single = "Lump"
(1995)
Next single = "Peaches"
(1995)
Misc =

"Lump" is a song by post-grunge band Presidents of the United States of America. It was released in 1995 and featured on their self-titled debut album. The song reached #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks in 1995.ref|Stovall The song is a playable track on "Rock Band 2".

Track listing

CD Version

#"Lump" - 2:13
#"Carolyn's Bootie" - 2:17
#"Candy Cigarette" - 2:02
#"Twig in the Wind" - 2:54

UK 7 Inch Single Version

#"Lump" - 2:12
#"Wake up" - 2:37

Lyrics

The song gives a seemingly nonsensical description of a girl named or nicknamed "Lump", from the point of view of someone who knew her personally (someone who may have been in love with her). Lump is, during the song, lying in a swamp. It is uncertain whether she is catatonic, unconscious, or dying. Her life, as it is described, seemed to have been a wasted one. She was probably either unintelligent or had possibly suffered mental deficiency from heavy consumption of alcohol or drugs, though the latter isn't stated explicitly. It is also implied that Lump was sexually promiscuous.

Music videos

The music video for "Lump", directed by Roman Coppola, takes place in a "boggy marsh" (as the lyrics state). The video shows the band singing in a swamp as well as on the stern of a large barge in Elliott Bay interspersed with a silhouette scene of the band performing.

Another video was also made for the song. This version, commonly referred to as "Lump 2" was considered too disturbing and dark to be aired on MTV (reflecting the band's grunge and post-grunge origins). It features the band performing on a dark stage while various people lip sync the lines "She's Lump!" during the chorus. This version can be found on "Ten Year Super Bonus Special Anniversary Edition" of The Presidents of the United States of America's debut album.

Parodies

* "Weird Al" Yankovic released a parody version of the song known as "Gump," a joking tribute to "Forrest Gump".
* ApologetiX also recorded a parody entitled "Plump".
* Canadian Ska-Punk band The Johnstones covered "Lump" on their 2008 EP: "SEX"

Chart positions

Notes

# Stovall, Natasha: "UP AND COMING: The Presidents of the United States of America; At Home in Seattle, Cheerfully Singing Against the Current", The New York Times, April 21, 1996.