Shame (Stabbing Westward song)

"Shame" is a song by American industrial rock band Stabbing Westward. The song was released as the second and final single from the band's 1996 album Wither Blister Burn & Peel.

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Background

In a 2020 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Christopher Hall said:

"Shame" was very much me asking the simple question, "How can I keep going?" I had lost someone – a divorce from my first wife - after we had gone on tour forever and ever. It was just, "How can I exist without you? How am I supposed to continue to keep living when all I can think about is you and you not being here?" I tend to come back to that theme quite often.^[1]

Reception

In a retrospective overview of the band, Kyle Anderson of MTV said the song "remains a pretty solid anthem." Anderson also praised the video, saying it "is more clever than it has any right to be."^[2]

Music video

The video begins with a woman (Julie) running around and dancing in her living room. Her phone rings and the caller is her ex-boyfriend (Nick), who just escaped from a mental institution. Going to Julie's, Nick runs into a cop who he promptly kills. As Julie tries to run away and take the elevator, the officer's body falls on her before she continues running. Nick chases her to the building's roof, where he jumps at her and misses, falling to his death. The video is inter-cut with shots of the band performing the song in a room, leaving one by one before Hall is the only one left. The other members leave to see the movie, which is the Nick and Julie story.

Actors

Christopher Hall as himself
Walter Flakus as himself
Andy Kubiszewski as himself
Mark Eliopulos as himself
Jim Sellers as himself
Clint Curtis as Nick^[3]

Track listing

US single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shame" (radio edit)	4:02
2.	"Shame" (LP version)	4:54
Total length:		8:56

Australian single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shame" (Radio Edit)	4:02
2.	"Shame" (On You Mix)	6:23
3.	"Shame" (It Up Mix)	6:38
4.	"Shame" (LP Version)	4:54
Total length:		22:57

Austrian single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shame" (Album Version)	4:54
2.	"Shame" (On You Mix)	6:25
3.	"Shame" (It Up Mix)	6:40
4.	"Drowning"	3:47

12" single

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shame" (On You Mix)	6:22
2.	"Shame" (It Up Mix)	6:39

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Falls Apart" (Powdered Cat Mix)	5:27
2.	"Slipping Away" (Suicide Mix)	7:03

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Hot 100 Airplay^[4]	69
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[5]	14
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[6]	7

Personnel

Christopher Hall – vocals, guitar
Mark Eliopulos – guitar
Jim Sellers – bass
Walter Flakus – keyboards, programming
Andy Kubiszewski – drums

References

^ Prato, Greg (June 1, 2020). "Christopher Hall of Stabbing Westward". Songfacts. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^ Anderson, Kyle (March 3, 2011). "And Now A Few Thoughts About Stabbing Westward". MTV. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "Clint Curtis". IMDb.
^ "Stabbing Westward Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ "Stabbing Westward Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ "Stabbing Westward Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2021.^{[dead link]}

v t e Stabbing Westward
Christopher Hall Walter Flakus Carlton Bost Bobby Amaro Mark Eliopulos Johnny Haro Derrek Hawkins Andy Kubiszewski Jim Sellers David Suycott Chris Vrenna Stuart Zechman
Studio albums	Ungod (1994) Wither Blister Burn & Peel (1996) Darkest Days (1998) Stabbing Westward (2001)
EPs	Dead and Gone (2020)
Compilation albums	The Essential Stabbing Westward (2003) What Do I Have to Do? (2003)
Singles	"What Do I Have to Do?" "Shame" "Sometimes It Hurts" "Save Yourself" "Haunting Me" "So Far Away"

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