Violet (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Violet


Cover size =
Caption =
Artist = Hole
from Album = Live Through This
A-side =
B-side = "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)"
Released = Start date|1995|1
Format = CD-Single
Recorded = Start date|1993
Genre = Grunge
Length = 3:24
Label = Geffen
Writer = Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson
Producer = Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
Certification =
Last single = "Doll Parts"
(1994)
This single = "Violet" (1995)
Next single = "Softer, Softest"
(1995)
Misc =

"Violet" is a song by the rock band Hole, fronted by Courtney Love. It was the third single to be released from their second album, Live Through This, following Doll Parts which was released in 1994. This song was released after an extensive touring period by the band, throughout 1994 and 1995.

"Violet" is a song reputedly about Billy Corgan with whom Courtney had a relationship in the early nineties. Courtney introduced the song on the Jools Holland show in 1995 as "This song's about a jerk, I hexed him and now he's losing his hair," which might refer to Corgan's hair loss. Lyrics such as 'When they get, what they want, then they never want it again', and 'Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to', portray the end of a bitter relationship. In any event, Corgan and Love subsequently came to enjoy cordial relations. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200533,00.html Courtney Love to Play London’s West End] ]

The songwriting credits on record goes collectively to Hole, though BMI's website shows that "Violet" was written only by Love and bandmate Eric Erlandson. "He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)" is originally written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, and was first recorded by producer Phil Spector in the 1960s.

Track listing

#"Violet" - 3:24
#"He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)" - 3:35

The video

The video for "Violet" was filmed in 1994, and was directed by Mark Seliger and Fred Woodward. The video is artistic and in black and white at times, with pole dancing and implied seediness. Courtney also dances around in a tutu for much of the video. Melissa Auf der Maur has said about the video, 'This video reflects a very well thought out art project'.

Charts

Trivia

This song is the background music in the part of Mark Appleyard in the Skateboarding video Really Sorry produced by Flip Skateboards.It was also used for the Tank Girl movie trailer.

References