Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was released by Virgin Records on October 24, 1995 in the United Kingdom, and one day later in the United States. Billy Corgan produced the album with Mark Ellis and Alan Moulder. The double album has 28 songs. It has many different types of music, such as alternative rock, progressive rock, electropop, country folk and thrash metal.

The album went to number one on the Billboard 200. In one week, over 240,000 copies of the album were sold. One of the most popular songs from the album was "Bullet with Butterfly Wings". It was the lead single from the album. The album had four other singles: "1979", "Zero", "Tonight, Tonight", and "Thirty-Three". The RIAA gave the album a diamond certification. 

The band recorded many songs when making the album. They did not put all of these songs on the album. They reused some of these songs on future albums.Corgan, Billy. "King B's". Guitar World. January 1997. Many music critics praised the record, and said it was one of the band's best albums.Farley, Christopher John. "A Journey, Not a Joyride". Time. November 13, 1995. The album was nominated for seven Grammy Awards.

 Track listing 

 Track 8 is named "An Ode to No One" on some versions of the album.

 References 

Category:1995 albums
Category:Virgin Records albums
Category:The Smashing Pumpkins
Category:Concept albums