The Science of Things

The Science Of Things
Studio album by Bush
Released	26 October 1999
Genre	Post-grunge hard rock[1] alternative rock electronica[2]
Length	51:14
Label	Trauma, Interscope
Producer	Gavin Rossdale, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley
Bush chronology
Deconstructed (1997) The Science of Things (1999) Golden State (2001)
Singles from The Science Of Things
"The Chemicals Between Us" Released: 14 September 1999 "Warm Machine" Released: 11 February 2000 "Letting the Cables Sleep" Released: 18 January 2001

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	D[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

The Science Of Things is the third studio album by British band Bush, released on 26 October 1999, through Trauma Records. It was the last Bush album under Trauma and features many electronic influences and, while successful, sold less than its predecessors, reaching a platinum certification and number eleven in the US.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Gavin Rossdale.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Warm Machine"	4:26
2.	"Jesus Online"	3:44
3.	"The Chemicals Between Us"	3:37
4.	"English Fire"	3:31
5.	"Spacetravel"	4:45
6.	"40 Miles from the Sun"	3:39
7.	"Prizefighter"	5:41
8.	"The Disease of the Dancing Cats"	4:01
9.	"Altered States"	4:10
10.	"Dead Meat"	4:16
11.	"Letting the Cables Sleep"	4:36
12.	"Mindchanger"	4:48

Japanese Edition
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Homebody"	4:20

Unreleased Tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ban the Bomb" (Instrumental)
2.	"Learning to Swim"
3.	"Break on Through (To the Other Side)"

Allusions

• In an interview, Gavin Rossdale revealed that the song "Letting the Cables Sleep" was written for a friend who had contracted HIV.^[6] This song appeared in a season six episode of ER entitled "Such Sweet Sorrow", which featured the final appearances of George Clooney and Julianna Margulies.
• The second season of Charmed contained two songs from the album. In the episode "Awakened", the single "The Chemicals Between Us" plays in the background at P3 while "Letting the Cables Sleep" is heard at the end of the episode "Astral Monkey" where a distraught Piper cries over the loss of her doctor.
• Apocalyptica has remixed the song "Letting the Cables Sleep".
• "Spacetravel" features backing vocals by Rossdale's former wife, Gwen Stefani.
• The song "Dead Meat" is referenced in the No Doubt song "Ex-Girlfriend".
• In the 1938 novella Anthem by Ayn Rand, the protagonist and narrator states that his favorite subject in school is "The Science of Things," the title of this album.

Personnel

Bush Gavin Rossdale — lead vocals, rhythm guitar Robin Goodridge — drums Dave Guy Parsons — bass Nigel Pulsford — lead guitar, backing vocals Additional musicians Sacha Puttnam — piano and string arrangements on "Letting the Cables Sleep", strings on "English Fire" and "40 Miles From the Sun" Claire Ashby — violin on "Letting the Cables Sleep" Alison Dodds — violin on "Letting the Cables Sleep" David Lasserson — viola on "Letting the Cables Sleep" Rosie Wetters — cello and string arrangements on "Letting the Cables Sleep" Gwen Stefani — vocals on "Spacetravel" Claudia Fontayne — backing vocals on "Jesus Online" Winston — barks on "Altered States" (uncredited)

Technical personnel Gavin Rossdale — design Clive Langer — production, mixing, additional engineering on "The Chemicals Between Us" and "Letting the Cables Sleep" Alan Winstanley — production, mixing, additional engineering on "The Chemicals Between Us" and "Letting the Cables Sleep" Tom Elmhirst — engineering and mixing on "The Chemicals Between Us" and "Letting the Cables Sleep", protools and additional recording David Holman — mixing on "Warm Machine", "Jesus Online" and "Prizefighter" Paul Palmer — mixing on "Warm Machine", "Jesus Online" and "Prizefighter" Aidan Love — programming Jony Rockstar — programming Robert Vosgien — mastering Kim Holt — cover photo Chris Cuffaro — photography Peter Black — photography C.B. Smith — photography Kevin Westerberg — photography

Charts and certifications

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA)[7]	70
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8]	18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9]	49
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10]	6
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[11]	48
European Albums Chart[12]	33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14]	36
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	99
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	28
US Billboard 200[18]	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19]	Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[20]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Science of Things – Bush". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
2. Barber, Kevin (9 September 2011). "Album Review: Bush – The Sea of Memories". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. Rolling Stone review
5. "Bush - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
6. "Bush, Back to the Future"
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
8. "Austriancharts.at – Bush – The Science of Things" (in German). Hung Medien.
9. "Ultratop.be – Bush – The Science of Things" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
10. "Bush – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Bush.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bush – The Science of Things" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
12. "Hits of the World - Eurochart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 November 1999. p. 49. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
13. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
14. "Charts.org.nz – Bush – The Science of Things". Hung Medien.
15. . Official Charts Company http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19991031/40/. Retrieved 17 February 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
16. "Swisscharts.com – Bush – The Science of Things". Hung Medien.
17. "Bush | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
18. "Bush – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Bush.
19. "Canadian album certifications – Bush – The Science of Things". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
20. "American album certifications – Bush – The Science of Things". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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