I Am One

"I Am One"
Single by the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Gish
B-side
  • "Not Worth Asking"
  • "Plume"
  • "Starla"
  • "Terrapin"
  • "Bullet Train to Osaka"
Released
  • 1990 (Limited Potential)
  • August 24, 1992 (Gish version)[1]
GenreAlternative rock[2]
Length
  • 4:16 (Limited Potential)
  • 4:07 (Gish version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Billy Corgan (Limited Potential)
  • Billy Corgan, Butch Vig (Gish version)
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"I Am One"
(1990) 		"Tristessa"
(1990)
Gish version
10-inch vinyl and CD cover

"I Am One" is the debut single by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was the band's first ever release and remains the only single issued by the band with co-writing credits to both Billy Corgan and James Iha. It charted on the UK Singles Chart at a peak position of number 73.[3]

Two recordings of the song were released. One was recorded in 1990 and was the Pumpkins' first release and first on Limited Potential. This recording was financed with the money from Corgan's college tuition fund left by his grandmother.[4] "I Am One" was re-recorded for Gish and a new single was released on Caroline Records and Hut Recordings. Corgan later stated his regret with not re-working the song for Gish, as the two versions are nearly identical.[5] A video for the song was also filmed, but never released (until 2001) due to the band being unhappy with the result. Footage from the video was instead used on the long form video, Vieuphoria. The long version of the music video was released on the Greatest Hits Video Collection.[6]

With only 1500 copies pressed, the release is highly sought after by collectors.[7] There are apparently three test pressings also in existence, two owned by Billy Corgan and one was formally owned by Limited Potential owner, Mike Potential.[8]

"I Am One" features a doubled guitar solo – a technique later used on Pumpkins songs like "Ava Adore", "Tarantula", and "Bring the Light".[8]

The music video features a live performance by the band.

Performance

In live performances (starting around the release of Siamese Dream), Corgan would often improvise a speech during the extended bass break; as a result the song could extend to 8–10 minutes in length. The speech section is known among fans as "the I Am One rant". These rants were criticized, sometimes even by the other band members, due to their abrasive nature.[6][better source needed] Jimmy Chamberlin considered these rants to be "art-breakdown".[9] The rants were apparently based around the erosion of the belief structure in America's youth, and Corgan has stated they were the gestation for many ideas he later explored on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.[10] Some of the rants contained lyrics for future songs, most notably "Zero". The recording of "I Am One" on Vieuphoria / Earphoria features one such rant. When the band released their greatest hits compilation, Rotten Apples, in 2001, "I Am One" was one of the few singles that did not make the cut (the others were "Tristessa", "Rocket", "Thirty-Three", "The End Is the Beginning Is the End", and on American copies of the album, "Try, Try, Try").[11]

Track listing

US Limited Potential vinyl version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Am One"Billy Corgan, James Iha4:16
2."Not Worth Asking"Billy Corgan4:00
Gish CD version and UK 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl releases
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Am One"Billy Corgan, James Iha4:07
2."Plume"Billy Corgan, James Iha3:37
3."Starla"Billy Corgan11:01
UK and Dutch 10-inch vinyl
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Am One"Billy Corgan, James iha4:07
2."Terrapin"Syd Barrett2:55
3."Bullet Train to Osaka"Billy Corgan4:16

Single personnel

The Smashing Pumpkins

Technical personnel

  • Kerry Brown – production, CD single b-sides
  • Butch Vig – production, Gish version
  • Lynne Fischer – design, photography (Limited Potential)

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 22, 1992. p. 19.
  2. ^ Hyden, Steve. Smashing Pumpkins - Gish/Siamese Dream review. The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 75". Official Charts. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Fricke, David. "Smashing Pumpkins Look Back in Wonder Archived September 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine". Rolling Stone Magazine. December 20, 2000.
  5. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins' Gish: 25 things you (probably) didn't know | WOW247". web.archive.org. July 31, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Smashing Pumpkins' Gish: 25 things you (probably) didn't know". WOW247. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "I Am One (Limited Potential single) by Smashing Pumpkins". Genius. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "The Official Smashing Pumpkins". The Official Smashing Pumpkins. April 21, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  9. ^ Blashill, Pat (October 1996). "Out on a Limb". Details Magazine.
  10. ^ "RAYGUN". www.starla.org. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  11. ^ "Greatest Hits - The Smashing Pumpkins | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2017.

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