Bull in the Heather

Infobox Single
Name = Bull in the Heather

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Artist = Sonic Youth
from Album = Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star
B-side = "Razor Blade," "Doctor's Orders (T.-Vox version)"
Released = April 1994
Format = 7", 10", CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 3:04
Label = Geffen Records
Writer = Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley
Producer =
Last single = "Drunken Butterfly" (1993)
This single = "Bull in the Heather" (1994)
Next single = "The Diamond Sea" (1995)"Bull in the Heather" is a song by Sonic Youth, released as the first and only single from their 1994 album "Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star".

The song was named after a racehorse from a bumper sticker given to Thurston and Kim from Bob Nastanovich of Pavement.

In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Bull In The Heather" at number 48 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.

The song was covered by The Go! Team in 2007.

Tracklisting

# "Bull in the Heather" (LP Version) - 3:04
# "Razor Blade" - 1:06
# "Doctor's Orders" (T.-vox version) - 4:20

The version of "Doctor's Orders" on this single is different from the album version, featuring Thurston Moore on vocals instead of Kim Gordon.

Music video

The music video for "Bull In The Heather" features former Bikini Kill and Le Tigre singer Kathleen Hanna dancing, throwing Thurston Moore about by his guitar and kissing Kim Gordon, while wearing speedos over her tights. During a scene, Hanna gave Thurston Moore a bloodied lip. The video is directed by Tamra Davis. The scenes of the guitarists jumping around on a bed were recreated from a photo Kim Gordon gave to Davis of Thurston when he was younger. In the video, Kim Gordon is five months pregnant.

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