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“Animal Nitrate” by Suede
From the album Suede (1993)
“Animal Nitrate” by Suede appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1993 and 2025. It was first released in 1993 on the album Suede. Its best result is #10 on the Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #128 alternative song of 1993 and #5,350 alternative song of all time.
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"Animal Nitrate" hit the shops on Nude in February 1993, a month ahead of Suede's self-titled debut, and it closed out the run of singles that began with "The Drowners" and "Metal Mickey" while the press was already in a lather over the band. It started with Bernard Butler's opening riff, dreamed up in rehearsal early in 1992 and, by his own account, secretly inspired by "Smells Like Teen Spirit"; Brett Anderson took a while to warm to it, then wrote the words.
The result is glam sleaze at full tilt, Butler's guitar slashing and swaggering while Anderson camps and sneers his way through. It reached number 7 in the UK, the album's biggest single, and number 11 in Ireland and New Zealand, the band's best showing in both. Pedro Romhanyi directed the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 72 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 | 105 |
| 1993 | 69 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 418 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) | 500 |
| 1995 | 253 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) | 300 |
| 1999 | 836 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2025 | 10 | Absolute Radio | Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems | 100 |
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