"Clean My Wounds" is a song by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity. It was released as the third single from the band's fourth studio album Deliverance. Written by lead vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan, "Clean My Wounds" was a hit on rock radio, peaking at No. 19 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, the band's highest charting single along with "Albatross" (which also peaked at No. 19).[1][2]

"Clean My Wounds"
Single by Corrosion of Conformity
from the album Deliverance
ReleasedJanuary 1995
Recorded1993–1994
GenreStoner metal, hard rock
Length3:33
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Pepper Keenan
Producer(s)John Custer
Corrosion of Conformity singles chronology
"Broken Man"
(1994)
"Clean My Wounds"
(1995)
"Seven Days"
(1995)

The B-side "Big Problems" originally appeared on the soundtrack for the 1994 film Clerks.[3]

Track listing

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American single
No.TitleLength
1."Clean My Wounds"3:33
2."Shake Like You (Bulldozer Mix)"4:29
3."Big Problems"2:23
European single
No.TitleLength
1."Clean My Wounds"3:33
2."Lord of This World" (Black Sabbath cover)6:26
3."Big Problems"2:23

Live performances

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The song has been played live 239 times, making it the band's second-most-performed song; only "Vote with a Bullet" has been played live more with 271 performances.[4][5] A live version of "Clean My Wounds" appears on the 2001 release Live Volume.

Use in other media

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The song's music video was featured in the Beavis and Butt-Head episode "Vidiots".[6] The song was also featured in the English dub of the 1998 OVA/film Tekken: The Motion Picture.[7]

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Corrosion of Conformity Clean My Wounds Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Corrosion of Conformity Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Clerks - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Clean My Wounds by Corrosion of Conformity Song Statistics". Setlist.fm. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Vote With a Bullet by Corrosion of Conformity Song Statistics". Setlist.fm. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  6. ^ ""Beavis and Butt-Head" Vidiots (TV Episode 1996) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  7. ^ Dome, Malcolm (December 1, 2016). "The story behind Deliverance by Corrosion of Conformity". Metal Hammer. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
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