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| Single by the Presidents of the United States of America | ||||
| from the album The Presidents of the United States of America | ||||
| Released | August 8, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Egg (Brooklyn) | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
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"Lump" is a song by alternative rock band the Presidents of the United States of America. It was released in August 1995 by Columbia Records and included on their self-titled debut album (1995). The song reached number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart same year. Composer Chris Ballew said that the lyrics combined his own history of having a benign tumor in the head with a vision he had of a woman in a swamp, while employing the word "lump" because Ballew was fond of it.[1] The musical part was described by Ballew as him "trying to write a Buzzcocks song". Ballew considers it his favorite composition.[2] The music video for the song was directed by Roman Coppola. "Lump" has been covered or remade by several artists, including the Johnstones and "Weird Al" Yankovic.
- ^ BROOKS WHITNEY (May 10, 1996). "Weird Lyrics Come Naturally To The Presidents". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014.
- ^ "Interview with Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
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