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RE“1979” is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins, written by Billy Corgan and released in January 1996 as the second single from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995).
The track originated from a drum-loop demo Corgan initially disliked but later reworked into a minimalist, loop-driven song inspired by suburban teenage life. The title references Corgan’s youth (he was 12 in 1979), though the lyrics are not about the year itself.
“1979” became the band’s highest-charting single, earning Grammy nominations and winning MTV’s Best Alternative Video in 1996.
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