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The Smashing Pumpkins -1979
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“1979 ” is a song by American alternative rock  band the Smashing Pumpkins . It was released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness .Billy Corgan , and features loops  and samples uncharacteristic of previous Smashing Pumpkins songs. Adore  and its tracks Ava Adore  and Perfect .nostalgic  coming-of-age  story by Corgan. In the year 1979, Corgan was twelve, and this is what he considered his transition into adolescence.
“1979” reached number two in Canada and Iceland, number six in Ireland, number nine in New Zealand, and number 12 in the United States. It charted within the top 20 in several other countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom. The song was nominated for the Record of the Year  and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal  at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards , and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video . In 2012, it was voted the second-best Smashing Pumpkins song by Rolling Stone
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