Down with Disease
| "Down with Disease" | ||||
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Woodland Hills, California | ||||
| Genre | Rock, funk rock | |||
| Length | 4:13 | |||
| Label | Elektra PRCD 8915-2 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul Fox | |||
| Phish singles chronology | ||||
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"Down with Disease" is a 1994 song by American band
"Down with Disease" was Phish's breakthrough single on American rock radio, reaching #33 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in June 1994.[1] It was first played live December 31, 1993, as a jam without lyrics.[2] "Down with Disease" was released as a single by Elektra on both CD and cassette. The compact disc version of the single was a promotional item issued to radio stations, while the cassette edition was issued to retail. The CD only includes "Down with Disease", while the cassette also contains "NO2", an experimental musique concrète composition that features dental drill sound effects. A different recording of "NO2" appeared on the band's 1986 demo release The White Tape.
In concert, "Down With Disease" has spanned from three, to ten, to over twenty minutes, often featuring full band improvisation. The longest standalone rendition of this song was the April 21, 2024 performance, which clocked in at 33 minutes and 56 seconds".[3]
Music video
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The "Down with Disease" music video is the only one that has been produced by the band during its 35-year career, apart from a semi-official 1991 fan-made video for the song "Esther".[5]
Track listing
- "Down with Disease" (LP Version) (Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall) - 4:13
- "NO2" (Previously Unreleased Track) (Mike Gordon) - 8:14[6]
Personnel
Musicians
- Trey Anastasio – guitars, vocals
- Page McConnell – keyboards, vocals
- Mike Gordon – bass guitar, vocals
- Jon Fishman – drums, vocals
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. | 33 |
| U.S. Alternative (Radio & Records)[7] | 35 |
| U.S. Album-Oriented Rock (Radio & Records)[8] | 25 |
Also appears on
- Stash (1996)
- Bittersweet Motel (DVD) (2001)
- Live Phish Volume 2 (2001)
- Live Phish Volume 11 (2002)
- Live Phish Volume 15 (2002)
- Live Phish 04.05.98 (2005)
- Vegas 96 (2007)
- Walnut Creek (DVD) (2008)
- At the Roxy (2008)
- The Clifford Ball (DVD)(2009)
- Alpine Valley (DVD) (2010)
- Hampton/Winston-Salem '97 (2011)
- Chicago '94 (2012)
- Star Lake 98 (DVD) (2012)
- Amsterdam (2015)
Notes
- ^ a b "Phish Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ Down with Disease History Online. Accessed: May 16, 2014.
- ^ April 21, 2024 Setlist > Phish.net Online. Accessed: June 1, 2024
- ^ a b "Featured Column: The Top 10 Phish NYE Stunts - Jambands". Jambands. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Esther History - Phish.net". phish.net. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Down With Disease cassette single". imgur. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Alternative" (PDF). Radio & Records. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "AOR Tracks" (PDF). Radio & Records. Retrieved January 1, 2024.