Editing Bullet with Butterfly Wings

{{Short description|1995 single by the Smashing Pumpkins}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox song
| name          = Bullet with Butterfly Wings
| cover         = Bullet with Butterfly Wings.jpg
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [[the Smashing Pumpkins]]
| album         = [[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]
| B-side        = * "...Said Sadly"
* "[[You're All I've Got Tonight]]"
* "[[Clones (We're All)]]"
* "[[The Head on the Door|A Night Like This]]"
* "[[Destination Unknown (song)|Destination Unknown]]"
* "[[Dreaming (Blondie song)|Dreaming]]"
| released      = {{start date|1995|10|16}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-10-14.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=27|date=October 14, 1995|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
| recorded      = 
| studio        = 
| venue         = 
| genre         = {{flatlist|
* [[Grunge]]<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>
* [[alternative rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/2015/08/95-best-alternative-rock-songs-1995-alt/5/ | title=The 95 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1995 | website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=August 6, 2015 | access-date=November 22, 2015 | author=A.U.}}</ref>
* [[alternative metal]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/top/documents/02692342.htm | title=Ride on | website=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Boston Phoenix]] | date=February 13, 2003 | access-date=November 22, 2015 | last=Richardson, Sean | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018014606/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/top/documents/02692342.htm | archive-date=October 18, 2015 }}</ref>
}}
| length        = 4:16
| label         = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| writer        = [[Billy Corgan]]
| producer      = {{flatlist|
*[[Flood (producer)|Flood]]
*[[Alan Moulder]]
*Billy Corgan
}}
| prev_title    = [[Rocket (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Rocket]]
| prev_year     = 1994
| next_title    = [[1979 (song)|1979]]
| next_year     = 1996
| misc          = {{External music video|type=single|{{YouTube|8-r-V0uK4u0|Bullet with Butterfly Wings}}}}
{{Audio sample
 | type        = single
 | file        = BulletWithButterflyWings.ogg
}}
}}

"'''Bullet with Butterfly Wings'''" is a song by the American [[alternative rock]] band [[the Smashing Pumpkins]]. It was released as the lead single from their 1995 [[double album]] ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]'', and is the sixth track on the first disc. This song was the band's first top-40 US hit, peaking at number 22 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It also spent six weeks at number two on the ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart and peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Album Rock Tracks]] chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 18 on the [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] Top Singles chart and spent four weeks at number one on the ''RPM'' [[Canadian rock/alternative chart|Alternative 30]] chart, becoming Canada's most successful rock song of 1995. It also reached number one in Iceland for a week.

The song won the [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance]] in 1997. It was named the 91st best [[hard rock]] song of all time by [[VH1]] in 2009<ref>{{cite web|title=VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs|url=http://www.stereogum.com/43591/vh1s_100_greatest_hard_rock_songs/list/|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=January 5, 2009 |access-date=November 23, 2014}}</ref> and ranked number 70 on the 2008 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" of ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref name=guitarsongs>{{cite magazine|title=The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/30|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 23, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531001204/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/30|archive-date=May 31, 2008}}</ref> The song came second in the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 1995]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_08/history/1995.htm|title=Triple J Hottest 100 1993|website=[[Triple J]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref> was later voted number 51 in the [[Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Countdown {{!}} triple j's Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/countdown/cd_51-60.htm|website=Triple J|access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref> and placed at number 25 in the [[Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years, 2013]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Countdown {{!}} Twenty Years of triple j's Hottest 100|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/alltime/20years/countdown/|website=Triple J|date=April 18, 2013 |access-date=November 24, 2014}}</ref>

==Background==
The song had its origins during the recording of 1993's ''[[Siamese Dream]]''. According to frontman [[Billy Corgan]], "I have a tape of us from 1993 endlessly playing the 'world is a vampire' part over and over".<ref name=kingbs>{{Cite news| last = Corgan | first = Billy | title = King B's | publisher = Guitar World |date=January 1997}}</ref> Corgan wrote the noted chorus "rat in a cage" on an acoustic guitar during the same session that "Landslide" was recorded.<ref name=kingbs />

The lyrics "Can you fake it, for just one more show?" may refer to the band's experience headlining the 1994 [[Lollapalooza]] festival, with Corgan calling it "old [[Job (biblical figure)|Job]]".<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|last1=Pareles|first1=John|title=RECORDINGS VIEW;Alternative Rockers Think Big, Uneasily|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/22/arts/recordings-view-alternative-rockers-think-big-uneasily.html|access-date=November 25, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 22, 1995}}</ref><ref name=vulture>{{cite web|last1=McKelvey|first1=Iain|title=The Throwback, 1995|url=http://vulturemagazine.com.au/throwback-1995/|work=Vulture|access-date=November 25, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222064611/http://vulturemagazine.com.au/throwback-1995/|archive-date=December 22, 2014}}</ref> Along with other parts of the album, Corgan appears to compare himself to Jesus Christ, with the line "Tell me I'm the chosen one / Jesus was an only son".<ref name=nytimes />

==Critical reception==
"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" is widely considered one of the Smashing Pumpkins' best songs. ''[[Metal Hammer|Louder Sound]]'' and ''[[Kerrang!|Kerrang]]'' both ranked the song number three on their lists of the greatest Smashing Pumpkins songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-best-smashing-pumpkins-songs|title=The 10 best Smashing Pumpkins songs|first=Matt|last=Bigland|work=[[Metal Hammer|Louder Sound]]|date=October 18, 2016|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-smashing-pumpkins-songs-ranked|title=The 20 greatest Smashing Pumpkins songs – ranked|first=Sam|last=Law|work=[[Kerrang!|Kerrang]]|date=November 20, 2021|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref>

''[[The New York Times]]'' noted of a 2014 concert by the band that "one chorus always gets the Smashing Pumpkins' fans shouting along", identifying the line as: "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/arts/music/the-smashing-pumpkins-play-at-webster-hall.html |title=After Years of Rage and Fury, a Cooler-Headed Sound|first1=Jon|last1=Pareles|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 9, 2014}}</ref>

==Music video==
Filming for the music video took place in late September 1995 with [[Samuel Bayer]] as director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2syyph|title=Smashing Pumpkins making of Bullet With Butterfly Wings - video dailymotion|website=Dailymotion|access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name="2004 book">{{cite book|author=Amy Hanson|title=Smashing Pumpkins Tales of a Scorched Earth|url=https://worldcat.org/title/1028327016|date=2004|publisher=Helter Skelter |pages=214–|isbn=9781900924689}}</ref> The filming location was a quarry located in the [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]] hills of California, most likely the mining pits of the Gillibrand Industrial Sands facility, located adjacent to the [[Big Sky Ranch|Big Sky Film Ranch]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequarryfilmsite.com/mining-pits |title=Mining Pits|publisher=The Quarry at Gillibrand |access-date=November 3, 2022}}</ref> The visual look of the video was inspired by the work of Brazilian photographer [[Sebastião Salgado]] on gold mining;<ref>{{cite web|author=Finished challenges |url=http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Challenge.aspx?ID=2208 |title=2 out of 3 - Bullet with butterfly wings: Digital Photography Review |publisher=Dpreview.com |access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~brt/sp/songs/bulletwith.html |title=Bullet with Butterfly Wings |publisher=Personal.umich.edu |access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref> in contrast, the band used the video to debut their new [[glam rock]] wardrobes - notably, Billy Corgan's black shirt with the word "[[Zero (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Zero]]" written in silver, and silver pants.<ref name="LLC1996">{{cite book|author=SPIN Media LLC|title=SPIN|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JpJ-kK1j2_MC&pg=PA53|date=June 1996|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|pages=53–|issn=0886-3032}}</ref> The video also marks the last filmed appearance of Billy Corgan prior to his decision to shave his head.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mac|first1=Ryan|last2=Dunn|first2=Charlie|title=Review: Live 105's Not So Silent Night|url=http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/12/14/review-live-105s-not-so-silent-night/|access-date=November 25, 2014|work=[[The Stanford Daily]]|date=December 14, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtcFs4iWlXo|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=November 2, 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

When asked why the band chose Bullet for the first video, Corgan responded "the record company did a survey of [[Kmart (United States)|K-Mart]] shoppers between 30 and 40 and this is the song they came up with". "This is the blue light special", said Chamberlin,<ref>{{cite AV media|date=October 1995 |title=[[MTV News]] with Kurt Loder |medium=Motion picture |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spfc.org/news-press/interviews.html?content_id=2781|title=spfc.org : interviews : MTV News Interview|website=www.spfc.org|access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqmcgqKSGjs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/rqmcgqKSGjs |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Behind The Scenes Smashing Pumpkins Bullet With Butterfly Wings Video MTV 1995|date=November 2018 |access-date=November 2, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> though it is likely in the context of the interview that these statements were sarcastic.

==Track listings==
'''Original US/UK CD single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=54612 |title=Smashing Pumpkins Bullet With Butterfly Wings UK 5" CD SINGLE (54612) |publisher=Eil.com |access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=241127 |title=Smashing Pumpkins Bullet With Butterfly Wings USA 5" CD SINGLE (241127) |publisher=Eil.com |access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref>
{{track listing
| all_writing     = 
| note            = 
| title1          = Bullet with Butterfly Wings
| writer1         = Billy Corgan
| note1           = 
| length1         = 4:16
| title2          = ...Said Sadly
|writer2          = [[James Iha]]
| length2         = 3:09
}}

"...Said Sadly" features [[Nina Gordon]] of [[Veruca Salt (band)|Veruca Salt]] on vocals.

'''1996 Re-issue'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=76593 |title=Smashing Pumpkins The Aeroplane Flies High USA BOX SET (76593) |publisher=Eil.com |date=December 9, 1996 |access-date=September 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530130243/http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=76593 |archive-date=May 30, 2010 }}</ref>
{{track listing
| all_writing = 
| note = 
| title1 = Bullet with Butterfly Wings
| writer1 = Billy Corgan
| note1 = 
| length1 = 4:16
| title2 = ...Said Sadly
| writer2 = James Iha
| length2 = 3:09
| title3 = [[You're All I've Got Tonight]]
| writer3 = [[Ric Ocasek]]
| length3 = 3:10
| title4 = [[Clones (We're All)]]
| writer4 = David Carron
| length4 = 2:43
| title5 = [[The Head on the Door|A Night Like This]]
| writer5 = [[Robert Smith (singer)|Robert Smith]]
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = [[Destination Unknown (song)|Destination Unknown]]
| writer6 = Dale Bozzio/Terry Bozzio/Warren Cuccurullo
| length6 = 4:14
| title7 = [[Dreaming (Blondie song)|Dreaming]]
| writer7 = Debbie Harry, Chris Stein
| length7 = 5:11
| title8 = 
| length8 = 
| title9 = 
| length9 = 
| title10 = 
| length10 = 
| total_length = 
}}

'''US 7" double A-side single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=224570 |title=Smashing Pumpkins 1978/Bullet With Butterfly Wings USA 7" RECORD (224570) |publisher=Eil.com |date=September 27, 2002 |access-date=September 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204183120/http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=224570 |archive-date=February 4, 2015 }}</ref>
{{track listing
| all_writing     = 
| note            = 
| title1          = [[1979 (song)|1979]]
| writer1         = Billy Corgan
| note1           = 
| length1         = 4:24
| title2          = Bullet with Butterfly Wings
|writer2          = Billy Corgan
| length2         = 4:16
}}

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1995–1996)
!Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|19|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Bullet with Butterfly Wings|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2016}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|18|chartid=2864|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2016}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadarock|1|chartid=9053|rowheader=true|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Bullet with Butterfly Wings|access-date=March 19, 2018}}
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-11-04.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=12|issue=44|page=21|date=November 4, 1995|access-date=June 19, 2020}}</ref>
|66
|-
{{single chart|France|17|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Bullet with Butterfly Wings|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2936095#page/n33/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (20.1. '96 – 26.1. '96)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=38|date=January 20, 1996|access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref>
|1
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|18|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Single Top 100|Single Top 100 Tip]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Smashing+Pumpkins&titel=Bullet+With+Butterfly+Wings&cat=s|title=The Smashing Pumpkins – Bullet with Butterfly Wings|publisher=[[Single Top 100]]|language=nl|access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref>
|9
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|41|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|song=Bullet with Butterfly Wings|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2016}}
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|21|date=19951028|rowheader=true|access-date=August 12, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|20|date=19951028|rowheader=true|access-date=August 12, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|22|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2016}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|2|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2016}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|4|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"|US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmusichistory.co.uk/_files/ugd/b4848d_4f9128176360450ba51be67a0468e9fa.pdf|title=U.S. Cash Box Charts|website=popmusichistory|access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref>
|27
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1995)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Rock/Alternative (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9212&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9212.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9212|title=RPM Top 50 Alternative Tracks of 1995|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref>
|1
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1996)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Rock/Alternative (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9740&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9740.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9740|title=RPM Year End Alternative 30|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref>
|32
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2949469#page/n15/mode/2up|title=Árslistinn 1996|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=16|date=January 2, 1997|access-date=May 30, 2020}}</ref>
|75
|-
!scope="row"|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{Google books|sQkEAAAAMBAJ|pg=RA1-PA42-IA9|plainurl=yes}}|title=The Year in Music 1996: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|via=[[Google Books]]|volume=108|issue=52|page=YE-76|date=December 28, 1996|issn=0006-2510|access-date=December 25, 2023}}</ref>
|31
|-
!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/1996/BBAM-1996-12-27.pdf|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=[[Airplay Monitor]]|volume=4|issue=53|page=24|date=December 27, 1996|access-date=December 25, 2023}}</ref>
|50
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Smashing Pumpkins|title=Bullet with Butterfly Wings|award=Platinum|relyear=1995|certyear=2021|source=radioscope|access-date=January 12, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Smashing Pumpkins|title=Bullet with Butterfly Wings|award=Silver|relyear=2005|certyear=2022|id=17914-1082-1|access-date=March 8, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Smashing Pumpkins|title=Bullet with Butterfly Wings|award=Gold|relyear=1995|certyear=1996|access-date=November 25, 2016}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

==Cover versions==
*[[Hawthorne Heights]] made a cover of this song, released as part of a 2007 Smashing Pumpkins tribute album from [[MySpace Records]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Melia|first1=Daniel|title=Deftones, Panic! At The Disco for Smashing Pumpkins tribute album|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/31203/deftones-panic-at-the-disco-for-smashing-pumpkins-tribute-album|website=[[Gigwise]]|access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>
* [[MØ]] made a cover of this song; this version was released as a one-off single in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[MØ]]|title=Bullet With Butterfly Wings|website=[[Pitchfork Media]]|date=October 23, 2019 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mo-covers-smashing-pumpkins-bullet-with-butterfly-wings-listen/|access-date=January 22, 2020}}</ref>

==In other media==
The song is used, slightly edited, as the title song for the [[Animal Planet]] reality television series ''[[Whale Wars]]'', which follows the [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]] as they chase [[Whaling in Japan|Japanese whalers]] in the [[Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Feeney|first1=Steve|title=Review: Pumpkins a smash at State Theatre|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2012/12/01/smashing-pumpkins-loud-and-lyrical_2012-12-02/|website=[[Portland Press Herald]]|date=December 2012 |access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref> The song is also used in the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "[[Whale Whores]]", which parodies ''Whale Wars''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Fight Is On|url=http://www.southparkstudios-q.mtvi.com/clips/254169/the-fight-is-on|website=[[Southparkstudios.com]]|access-date=November 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110055013/http://www.southparkstudios-q.mtvi.com/clips/254169/the-fight-is-on|archive-date=November 10, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

[["Weird Al" Yankovic]] performed the chorus in "The Alternative Polka" from his ''[[Bad Hair Day]]'' album.<ref>{{cite web|title="Weird Al" Yankovic - Bad Hair Day|url=http://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/discog.html?discog_id=235|website=Spfc.org|access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>

The song was featured as a playable track in the video game ''[[Guitar Hero 5]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brudvig|first1=Erik|title=OFFICIAL GUITAR HERO 5 SONG LIST|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/29/official-guitar-hero-5-song-list|website=[[IGN]]|date=July 29, 2009 |access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>

It was also used in the launch trailer for ''[[Dead Space 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dead Space 2|url=http://www.ea.com/dead-space-2/videos/ds2-launch-trailer|website=[[Electronic Arts]]|access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>

The song was the [[Lockdown (2009)|TNA Lockdown]] wrestling pay-per-view theme song for 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lapatine|first1=Scott|title=Billy Corgan Adapts "Butterfly Wings" For Wrestling Commercial, Joins Twitter|url=http://www.stereogum.com/64661/smashing_pumpkins_wrestling_commercial/franchises/commercial-appeal/|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=April 16, 2009 |access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>

Parts of the song were used in the exposition of the 2022 film ''[[Black Adam (film)|Black Adam]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pinheiro|first=Ariadna|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/black-adam-soundtrack-every-song-that-appears-in-the-movie/ar-AA13oX0x|title='Black Adam' soundtrack: Every song that appears in the movie|website=[[MSN]]|date=October 26, 2022|access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref>

A stripped-down remix by [[A.P. Laurenson]] was uploaded in 2016,<ref>{{Citation |title=Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" Stark Remix | date=December 5, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9x5YZsUeqg |access-date=2023-09-06 |language=en}}</ref> which had gone viral and later served as the basis for various trailers, including [[Rampage (2018 film)|''Rampage'']] in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ha |first=Anthony |date=2017-11-16 |title=They turned 'Rampage' into a movie (and here's the first trailer) |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/16/rampage-trailer/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022 video game)|''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II'']] in 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Trailer For MP And Warzone 2.0 Shows New Ways To Fight |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-trailer-for-mp-and-warzone-2-0-shows-new-ways-to-fight/1100-6507548/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[The Last Voyage of the Demeter]]'' in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welch |first=Alex |date=2023-04-14 |title=What's The Song In The Last Voyage Of The Demeter Trailer? |url=https://www.looper.com/1258108/whats-song-the-last-voyage-of-the-demeter-trailer/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Looper |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{YouTube|8-r-V0uK4u0|"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" Official music video}}
* {{AllMusic|class=song|id=t1316115|label="Bullet with Butterfly Wings"}}

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