Pure Massacre

"Pure Massacre" is a song by Australian rock band Silverchair, released in January 1995 as the second single from their debut album, Frogstomp (1995). It was a successful follow-up to the band's debut number-one single, "Tomorrow", peaking at number two in both Australia and New Zealand. It also reached number 17 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 12 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. Silverchair played the song during a live performance on Saturday Night Live on 9 December 1995. The song was included on Silverchair's The Best Of: Volume 1 compilation album, released on 13 November 2000.

Lyrics
According to interviews with lead singer and guitarist Daniel Johns in January 1995 and 1996, the song and its lyrics are inspired by the Bosnian War:

"'It's pretty stupid, war, like that. So, it seemed the right thing to write a song about, rather than about the usual--girls or whatever. It took about a half an hour; it came straight to my head.'"

Music video
The Australian music video was directed by Robert Hambling and filmed at a Silverchair concert in Sydney, Australia. The American music video was directed by Peter Christopherson.

Track listing
Australian CD and cassette single (MATTCD005; MATTC005) 
 * 1) "Pure Massacre"
 * 2) "Faultline" (live in Newcastle, 21 October 1994)
 * 3) "Stoned" (live in Newcastle, 21 October 1994)

European CD single (6612872) 
 * 1) "Pure Massacre"
 * 2) "Acid Rain"
 * 3) "Blind"
 * 4) "Stoned"

UK CD single (6622642) 
 * 1) "Pure Massacre"
 * 2) "Acid Rain"
 * 3) "Blind"

UK 12-inch single (0166226420) 
 * 1) "Pure Massacre"
 * 2) "Acid Rain"
 * 3) "Stoned"
 * 4) "Blind"