Stitches (Orgy song)

"Stitches"
"Stitches"
Single by Orgy
from the album Candyass
Released	April 30, 1998; November 23, 1999 (re-release)
Genre	Industrial rock; nu metal;
Length	3:13 (album version)
Label	Warner Bros.; Reprise; Elementree;
Songwriters	Amir Derakh; Jay Gordon; Bobby Hewitt; Ryan Shuck;
Producers	Josh Abraham; Orgy;
Orgy singles chronology

"Stitches" is a song by Orgy, released as the band's first single in 1998, and then re-released the following year due to the popularity of their cover of "Blue Monday". It was released on November 23, 1999, as an enhanced compact disc, along with a music video in low quality, medium quality, and high quality in QuickTime format.

ReleasedApril 30, 1998
November 23, 1999^[1] (re-release)

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During the early live performances, the band would prepend the song with a minute-long intro; the purpose of it was to inform Gordon of the key of the song, as the song starts out with solo vocals.^[3]

In 2017, Annie Zaleski of Spin named it the tenth best nu metal track of all time.^[4]

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stitches" (Hardknox Mix)	4:57
2.	"Stitches" (P.Q.M.'s Cracker Beat Radio Pass)	3:46
3.	"Stitches" (DJ Dan Mix)	8:28
4.	"Stitches" (P.Q.M.'s Amped Up Dub) (with vocals)	8:18
5.	"Stitches" (P.Q.M.'s Cracker Beat Pass)	4:26
6.	"Stitches" (Smack My Stitch Up Extended Mix)	5:19
7.	"Dissention" (Remix)	3:42

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stitches" (Radio Edit)	3:21
2.	"Stitches" (Call-Out Research Hook #1)	0:21
3.	"Stitches" (Call-Out Research Hook #2)	0:17

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stitches" (Radio Edit)	3:21
2.	"Stitches" (Hardknox Mix)	4:57
3.	"Stitches" (P.Q.M.'s Cracker Beat Radio Pass)	3:45
4.	"Stitches" (DJ Dan Mix)	8:28
5.	"Stitches" (P.Q.M.'s Amped Up Dub) (with vocals)	8:18
6.	"Stitches" (P.Q.M.'s Cracker Beat Pass)	4:25
7.	"Stitches" (Smack My Stitch Up Extended Mix)	5:19
8.	"Blue Monday" (P.Q.M.'s Deephead Pass)	7:45

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stitches" (DJ Dan Mix)	8:31
2.	"Stitches" (Hardknox Mix)	4:56

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stitches" (P.Q.M.'s Amped Up Dub)	8:18
2.	"Stitches" (P.Q.M.'s Cracker Beat Pass)	4:25

Stitches (Orgy song)

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Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Active Rock (Billboard)^[5]	28
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[6]	18
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[7]	38