AlbumE · 1995
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is a 1995 alternative rock album by The Smashing Pumpkins. It runs 93 tracks across 358 minutes on Virgin Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.2/5 from 71 ratings.
Alternative Rock · Rock · Grunge
#3 in Best albums of 1995 · #28 in Best alternative rock albums
Your rating
- 4.2 /5
- 71 ratings
- 80 /100
- 9 critics
- 93
- Tracks
- 358 min
- Runtime
- 125 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
Ratings
71 ratings · avg 4.2
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Reviews
1 review
- 4.5
Pitchfork's first review called "I am still just a rat in a cage" angst at its arena-rocking worst. Thirty years later it is the name of an arena tour, and the line still works because it is honest about how small that anger feels from the inside. Mellon Collie is too long, and that is part of the point. 28 songs over two discs let Corgan put Tonight, Tonight next to Jellybelly, and Zero next to the closing lullaby, Farewell and Goodnight. Those jumps are what stays with you. Cut it to one disc and you lose the feeling of a teenager playing everything he owns at once. Some of disc two drifts, but Porcelina and Thru the Eyes of Ruby both run past seven minutes without wasting any of it.
36 people have played it start to finish
2 people are spinning it this week
People who scrobbled it: 4.1★ (5) · Everyone else: 4.5★ (26)
Critics
9 publications
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- AllMusic4.5/5
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5
- NME8/10
- Spin8/10
- The Guardian4/5
- Pitchfork6.8/10
- Rolling Stone3/5
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness album cover
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The Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness cover was designed by Billy Corgan and Frank Olinsky, photographed by Andrea Giacobbe, illustrated by John Craig, and art-directed by Billy Corgan and Frank Olinsky. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings.
- Design
- Billy Corgan, Frank Olinsky
- Photography
- Andrea Giacobbe
- Illustration
- John Craig
- Art direction
- Billy Corgan, Frank Olinsky
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Tracklist
93 tracks · 358 min
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Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (30th Anniversary Edition)Anniversary edition · 2025 · 42 tracks
- 1Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
- 2Tonight, Tonight
- 3Jellybelly
- 4Zero
- 5Here Is No Why
- 6Bullet With Butterfly Wings
- 7To Forgive
- 8An Ode To No One
- 9Love
- 10Cupid De Locke
- 11Galapogos
- 12Muzzle
- 13Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans
- 14Take Me Down
- 15Where Boys Fear To Tread
- 16Bodies
- 17Thirty-Three
- 18In The Arms Of Sleep
- 191979
- 20Tales Of A Scorched Earth
- 21Thru The Eyes Of Ruby
- 22Stumbleine
- 23X.Y.U.
- 24We Only Come Out At Night
- 25Beautiful
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2012 Remastered)Remaster · 1995 · 29 tracks
- 1Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Remastered 2012)
- 1Where Boys Fear To Tread (Remastered 2012)
- 2Bodies (Remastered 2012)
- 2Tonight, Tonight (Remastered 2012)
- 3Jellybelly (Remastered 2012)
- 3Thirty-Three (Remastered 2012)
- 4Zero (Remastered 2012)
- 4In The Arms Of Sleep (Remastered 2012)
- 5Here Is No Why (Remastered 2012)
- 51979 (Remastered 2012)
- 6Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Remastered 2012)
- 6Tales Of A Scorched Earth (Remastered 2012)
- 7Thru The Eyes Of Ruby (Remastered 2012)
- 7To Forgive (Remastered 2012)
- 8An Ode To No One (Remastered 2012)
- 8Stumbleine (Remastered 2012)
- 9X.Y.U. (Remastered 2012)
- 9Love (Remastered 2012)
- 10Cupid De Locke (Remastered 2012)
- 10We Only Come Out At Night (Remastered 2012)
- 11Galapogos (Remastered 2012)
- 11Beautiful (Remastered 2012)
- 12Lily (My One And Only) [Remastered 2012]
- 12Muzzle (Remastered 2012)
- 13By Starlight (Remastered 2012)
- 13Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans (Remastered 2012)
- 14Farewell And Goodnight (Remastered 2012)
- 14Take Me Down (Remastered 2012)
Videos
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Ranked by listeners
top 5 · 6 rated tracks
According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is Tonight, Tonight — rated 5.0/5 by 3 listeners.
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About
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released October 24, 1995 on Virgin Records. Produced by frontman Billy Corgan with Flood and Alan Moulder, the 28-track album was released as a two-disc CD and triple LP. The album features a wide array of styles, as well as greater musical input from bassist D'arcy Wretzky and second guitarist James Iha. Led by the single "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", the record debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, the only such occurrence for the group. The album spawned five more singles—"1979", "Zero", "Tonight, Tonight", the promotional "Muzzle", and "Thirty-Three"—over the course of 1996, and has been certified diamond by the RIAA Praised by critics for its ambition and scope, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness earned the band seven Grammy Award nominations in 1997, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year ("1979").
In brief
- Is Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 4.2/5 from 71 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness?
- Tonight, Tonight, rated 5.0/5 by 3 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness released?
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was released in 1995 on Virgin Records.
- How many tracks are on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness?
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness has 93 tracks, with a runtime of 358 minutes.
- What genre is Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness?
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is catalogued under Alternative Rock, Rock, Grunge.
- What BPM is Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness?
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness runs at a median tempo of 125 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness?
- Listeners of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness also rate Nevermind by Nirvana, Ten by Pearl Jam, In Rainbows by Radiohead.
- Who produced Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness?
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was produced by Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan, Flood and James Iha. Alan Moulder produced 28 of them.
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