Blood Makes Noise

"Blood Makes Noise" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was released as the second single from her fourth album, 99.9F°, in August 1992. It debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart[1] and reached number one a month later.

"Blood Makes Noise"
Single by Suzanne Vega
from the album 99.9F°
B-side"Bad Wisdom"
ReleasedAugust 1992
Length2:28
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Suzanne Vega
Producer(s)Mitchell Froom
Suzanne Vega singles chronology
"99.9F°"
(1992)		 "Blood Makes Noise"
(1992)		 "In Liverpool"
(1992)

Content

The song is notable for its clangy percussion, which has been compared to industrial music. Vega said that the percussion was meant to recreate the sounds the "blood makes" in someone's head when someone's afraid and that she had never heard of industrial music.[2] The song doesn't clarify what the fear is in response to, but some have argued the song is about a patient taking an AIDS test.[3] Suzanne Vega has denied this; in a 2001 interview with The A.V. Club, she says she likes "to take a moment out of its context. It makes you identify with it, without knowing why. In a way, its kind of eerie, because it means you can hear the song, identify with it, and not really know what the circumstances are. And in some ways, that's more satisfying to me."[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Nico Beyer.[5] It was added to MTV the week of August 29, 1992.[6] The video was featured on Beavis and Butt-Head.[7]

Charts
Chart performance for "Blood Makes Noise"
Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 61
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 63
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 42
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 60
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[12] 1

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States August 1992 Cassette A&M
Japan September 26, 1992 Mini-CD [13]
United Kingdom December 7, 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [14]

References
  1. "Alternative Songs: Top Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. "Suzanne Vega: Making noise". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. Holden, Stephen (October 11, 1992). "RECORDINGS VIEW; Suzanne Vega's Version Of the Human Comedy". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  4. Robinson, Tasha. "Suzanne Vega". Music. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  5. "Production Notes". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 32. August 8, 1992. p. 36.
  6. "The Clip List". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 36. September 5, 1992. p. 42.
  7. SeattleMarksJoint3 (January 17, 2012), BnB & Suzanne Vega, retrieved July 3, 2018
  8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 294.
  9. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1863." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  10. "Suzanne Vega – Blood Makes Noise". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  12. "Suzanne Vega Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  13. "ブラッド・メイクス・ノイズ | スザンヌ・ベガ" [Blood Makes Noise | Suzanne Vega] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  14. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. December 5, 1992. p. 25.
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