“Cannonball” is a song by The Breeders from their 1993 album Last Splash. It was released as a single on August 9, 1993 on 4AD/Elektra Records, reaching #44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and #40 in the UK Singles Chart. It was released in France in November 1993, where it remained charted for 30 weeks, peaking at #8.
The music video for “Cannonball” was directed by Kim Gordon and Spike Jonze. It features the band in a garage, and the Deal sisters in what seems to be a dressing room trashed with clothes, sitting in a chair together. There are also shots of a cannonball rolling down suburban streets, as well as a shot of Kim Deal singing underwater.
- Guitars and lead vocals: Kelley Deal and Kim Deal
- Bass and vocals: Josephine Wiggs
- Drums: Jim MacPherson
Lyrics:
[Intro]
Check check check
One two[Verse 1]
Spitting in a wishing well
Blown to hell, crash
I’m the last splash
I know you little libertine
I know you’re a real cuckoo
[Chorus]
Want you cuckoo cannonball
Want you cuckoo cannonball
In the shade, in the shade
In the shade, in the shade[Verse 2]
I know you little libertine
I know you’re a cannonball
I’ll be your whatever you want
The bong in this reggae song[Chorus]
In the shade
In the shade
Want you cuckoo cannonball
Want you cuckoo cannonball[Verse 3]
Spitting in a wishing well
Blown to hell, crash
I’m the last splash
I’ll be your whatever you want
The bong in this reggae song[Chorus]
Want you cuckoo cannonball
Want you cuckoo cannonball
In the shade, in the shade
In the shade, in the shade