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Rhinoceros (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Rhinoceros
| cover = Rhinoceros (song).jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = 1991 UK promotional issue
| type = promo
| artist = The Smashing Pumpkins
| album = Gish
| B-side = Siva
| released =
| recorded = 1991
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| genre =
| length =
| label =
| writer = Billy Corgan
| producer =
| prev_title = Siva
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Drown
| next_year = 1992
| misc =
}}
"'Rhinoceros'" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins from their debut album, 'Gish'. It was written by Billy Corgan and is one of the few songs from 'Gish' that has been performed consistently throughout the band's career.
Instead of being released as a CD single, "Rhinoceros" was instead featured as the first track on 'Lull'. Corgan has mentioned that 'Lull' is known within the band as "the Rhinoceros single".
Music video
The music video for "Rhinoceros" was one of the Pumpkins' earliest, directed by Angela Conway, who also directed the group's "Siva." There are three main sources of footage used in the video.
The first batch of footage was filmed on a sound stage featuring the band members "looking bored" and playing guitars. In one part of these scenes, D'Arcy is playing with a white ping pong ball which appears to float, an effect that was achieved by filming the scene in slow motion and then running it backwards.
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All songs written by Billy Corgan
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