Blood Makes Noise

"Blood Makes Noise" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was released as the second single from 99.9F° around August 1992.[1] The song is one of two songs on the album with blood in its title. It debuted at number 14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks the same week as the album release of 99.9F°.[2] It reached number one a month later.[3]

"Blood Makes Noise"
Single by Suzanne Vega
from the album 99.9F°
B-side"Bad Wisdom"
ReleasedAugust 1992
GenreAlternative rock
Length2:28
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Suzanne Vega
Producer(s)Mitchell Froom
Suzanne Vega singles chronology
"99.9 F°"
(1992)		 "Blood Makes Noise"
(1992)		 "In Liverpool"
(1992)

Content

The song is notable for its clangy percussion, which has been compared to industrial music. Vega said that the percussion was meant to recreate the sounds the "blood makes" in someone's head when someone's afraid and that she had never heard of industrial music.[4] The song doesn't clarify what the fear is in response to, but some have argued the song is about a patient taking an AIDS test.[5] Suzanne Vega has denied this; in a 2001 interview with The A.V. Club, she says she likes "to take a moment out of its context. It makes you identify with it, without knowing why. In a way, its kind of eerie, because it means you can hear the song, identify with it, and not really know what the circumstances are. And in some ways, that's more satisfying to me."[6]

Music video

The music video was directed by Nico Beyer.[7] It was added to MTV the week of August 29, 1992. The video was featured on Beavis and Butt-Head.[8]

Charts
Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 61
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 63
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 42
Poland (LP3)[12] 22
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 60
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[14] 1

References
  1. "Billboard-1992-08-22-OCR-Page-0100.pdf" (PDF). American Radio History. August 22, 1992. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  2. "Alternative Songs: Top Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  3. "Alternative Songs: Top Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  4. "Suzanne Vega: Making noise". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  5. Holden, Stephen. "RECORDINGS VIEW; Suzanne Vega's Version Of the Human Comedy". Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  6. Robinson, Tasha. "Suzanne Vega". Music. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  7. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1992-08-08). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  8. SeattleMarksJoint3 (2012-01-17), BnB & Suzanne Vega, retrieved 2018-07-03
  9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  10. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1863." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  11. "Charts.nz – Suzanne Vega – Blood Makes Noise". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  12. "Notowanie nr576" (in Polish). LP3. February 26, 1993. Retrieved February 16, 2019. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  14. "Suzanne Vega Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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