Backwater (single)

Infobox Single
Name = Backwater


Artist = Meat Puppets
from Album = Too High to Die
B-side =
Released = November 14 1994
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 2 at 6:03 (2 track version) 3 at 12:26 (3 track version) 5 at 17:30 (5 track version)
Label = London Records
Writer = Curt Kirkwood
Producer =
Last single = "Whirlpool" (1991)
This single = "Backwater" (1994)
Next single = "We Don’t Exist" (1994)"Backwater" is a song recorded by the Meat Puppets. It was released as the first single from the group's album "Too High to Die". The single was released in three versions: one promo CDS and two singles. It is the Meat Puppets most successful single. The highest position in the US was #42 in Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts. The 3 track single features a cover of the Feederz.

Track listing

(All songs by Curt Kirkwood unless otherwise noted)

2 track single track listing

# "Backwater" – 3:39
# "Station" (Cris Kirkwood) – 2:20

3 track promo single track listing

# "Backwater" – 3:42
# "Lake of Fire" (1994 version) - 3:13
# "Fuck You" (Feederz) – 5:31

5 track single track listing

# "Backwater" – 3:43
# "Open Wide" – 3:13
# "Animal" – 4:33
# "Up on the Sun" (1994 re-recorded version) – 3:49
# "White Sport Coat" – 2:12

MUSIC VIDEO

The music video for Backwater shows the band playing in an obscure environment with water and bright colors.