Flower (Sonic Youth song)
"Flower" is a song by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was originally released as a 12" single (listed as "Flower (Use the Word)") in 1985 by UK record label Blast First, with "Satan Is Boring" as the B-side. This version was quickly withdrawn at the band's request. In January 1986, Blast First and the band's American label, Homestead Records, both released "Flower" as a 12" backed by "Halloween"; the first run of the UK edition was on yellow/orange vinyl. Blast First also issued the song as a 7" single in edited form, retitled "Flower (Anti-Fuckword Radio Edit)", with a backwards version, "Rewolf (Special Natas Mix)", on the flipside.
| "Flower" | ||||
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| Single by Sonic Youth | ||||
| B-side | "Satan Is Boring" (original 12"), "Halloween" (second 12"), "Rewolf (Special Natas Mix)" (7") | |||
| Released | 1985 (original 12"), January 1986 (7", second 12") | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | No wave, noise rock | |||
| Length | 5:11 | |||
| Label | Blast First (UK), Homestead (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Bert, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo | |||
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"Flower", "Halloween" and "Satan Is Boring" were all later included on the Geffen Records CD reissue of Sonic Youth's 1985 album Bad Moon Rising.