Underwhelmed
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| "Underwhelmed" | ||||
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| Single by Sloan | ||||
| from the album Smeared | ||||
| Released | 1992 (CAN) 1993 (U.S.) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:45 | |||
| Label | Geffen Records, Murderecords | |||
| Songwriters | Chris Murphy, Sloan | |||
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| Alternative Cover | ||||
 Cover of UK Version | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Underwhelmed" on YouTube | ||||
"Underwhelmed" is the debut single by Canadian alternative rock band Sloan. The song was originally released on the DTK Records compilation Hear and Now '92: The Best Of The East Coast's Independent in 1992 and was later included on the band's debut EP, Peppermint. A music video was released of the Peppermint version. The song was re-recorded for the band's debut full-length album, Smeared, and was released as the album's lead single. The song is the band's best-charted single outside Canada, peaking at #25 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1993.[1]
Sloan's Chris Murphy says the song's lyrical approach was influenced by "Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing", a song by Minutemen on their 1984 album, Double Nickels on the Dime.[2]
