Today (The Smashing Pumpkins song)

"Today"
Single by the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Siamese Dream
B-side	"Hello Kitty Kat" "Obscured" "Apathy's Last Kiss"
Released	September 13, 1993 (1993-09-13)
Genre	Alternative rock[1] grunge[2]
Length	3:22
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan
Producer(s)	Butch Vig Billy Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"Cherub Rock" (1993) "Today" (1993) "Disarm" (1994)
Music video
"Today" on YouTube

"Today" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, written by lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan. The song, though seemingly upbeat, contains dark lyrics; Corgan wrote the song about a day in which he was having suicidal thoughts. The contrast between the grim subject matter of the song and the soft instrumental part during the verses, coupled with use of irony in the lyrics, left many listeners unaware of the song's tale of depression and desperation. The song alternates between quiet, dreamy verses and loud choruses with layered, distorted guitars.

"Today" was released in September 1993 as the second single from the band's second album and major label debut, Siamese Dream. "Today" and its follow-up "Disarm" are credited in AllMusic for popularizing the band and "sen[ding] [Siamese Dream] into the stratosphere".^[3] "Today" has been generally well received by critics; a Blender article described it as having "achieved a remarkable status as one of the defining songs of its generation, perfectly mirroring the fractured alienation of American youth in the 1990s".^[4]