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"'''Zero'''" is a song by American [[alternative rock]] band [[the Smashing Pumpkins]], released as the third single from their third album ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]'' (1995).<ref name="LouderSound"/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=PIyEkArSW0EC&dq=%22bullet+with+butterfly+wings%22+grunge&pg=PT2124 1001 Albums: You Must Hear Before You Die]. Hachette; 2011. Print.</ref><ref name="Segretto 2022">{{cite book|title=33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999|first=Mike|last=Segretto|date=2022|chapter= 1995|pages= 547-548|publisher=Backbeat|isbn=9781493064601|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jtNtEAAAQBAJ}}</ref> Written by [[Billy Corgan]], it was the first song recorded for the album and features six [[rhythm guitar]]s with two [[line-in]] [[Twelve-string guitar|12-string]] acoustic guitars.<ref>Guitar World — January 1997</ref> The cover artwork and music video were created by Ukrainian photographer and Corgan's then-girlfriend [[Yelena Yemchuk]]. The model is Simeon Morris.
Released on April 23, 1996, "Zero" reached No. 9 on the US [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart, No. 15 on the US [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] chart, No. 1 on Canada's [[Canadian rock/alternative chart|Alternative 30]], No. 1 in Spain, and No. 3 in New Zealand. The song was also released as an [[extended play|EP]] in the US and charted at No. 46 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] instead of the [[Hot 100]] due to the EP containing more than four songs, which was ''Billboard''{{'}}s limit for single releases.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-05-11.pdf|title=Between the Bullets|last=Mayfield|first=Geoff|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=108|issue=19|page=80|date=May 11, 1996|access-date=August 27, 2021}}</ref> Similarly, in the UK, "Zero" reached No. 19 on the [[Scottish Albums Chart]] as a [[budget album]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Official UK Charts|last=Jones|first=Alan|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=13|date=August 31, 1996}}</ref>
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