"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.
Style Musically the song is an alternative rock, garage rock, hard rock, post-grunge, and power pop song.
Track listings UK CD single "Somebody to Shove" "Somebody to Shove" (unplugged) "Stranger" (unplugged) "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 "Somebody to Shove" – 3:15 "By the Way" (demo) – 3:45 "Somebody to Shove" (live version) – 3:17 "Runaway Train" (live version) – 4:11
Charts Chart (1992–1994)Peakposition Australia (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 123
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)AustraliaFebruary 28, 1993United KingdomAugust 23, 1993
Other versions An acoustic version of the song was include as a track on The Unplugged Collection, Volume One.
See also List of Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number ones of the 1990s
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