Album
Monuments to an Elegy
Monuments to an Elegy is the ninth studio album by The Smashing Pumpkins, released in December 2014. Billy Corgan and guitarist Jeff Schroeder recorded it as a duo, with Tommy Lee guesting on drums. It follows Oceania as part of Corgan's 34-track Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project, and it turned out to be the final instalment when the project was cancelled in 2018.
It is a record caught between line-ups. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin returned in 2015 and guitarist James Iha in 2018, so this stands as the last album made without them. Critics were generally positive, though it sold modestly, reaching number 33 in the US and number 59 in the UK. For fans who follow the band's story closely, it is a revealing stripped-back chapter.
Monuments to an Elegy: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 32:42Tracklist
- 1TiberiusBilly Corgan3:03
- 2Being BeigeBilly Corgan3:40
- 3Anaise!Billy Corgan3:34
- 4One and All (We Are)Billy Corgan3:45
- 5Run2MeBilly Corgan4:09
- 6Drum + FifeBilly Corgan3:54
- 7MonumentsBilly Corgan3:31
- 8DorianBilly Corgan3:46
- 9Anti‐HeroBilly Corgan3:20
- Produced by
- Howard Willing, Billy Corgan, Jeff Schroeder
- Recorded
- March–July 2014
- Label
- BMG
- Length
- 32:42
Line-up
- Tommy Lee · drums (drum set), membranophone
- Jeff Schroeder · guitar
- Billy Corgan · lead vocals
Singles
- “Being Beige” · 20 October 2014
- “One and All (We Are)” · 5 November 2014
- “Drum + Fife” · 20 November 2014
- “Run2me” · 23 October 2015
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2014 | 33 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2014 | 59 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) · 2014 | 1 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) · 2014 | 2 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2014 | 3 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) · 2014 | 6 |
| Swiss Albums · 2014 | 33 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2014 | 55 |
| Scottish Albums · 2014 | 60 |
| German Albums · 2014 | 62 |
All 15 charts
| Irish Albums · 2014 | 83 |
| Dutch Albums · 2014 | 94 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) · 2014 | 95 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2014 | 136 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2014 | 142 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia 2014-12-09 vs 2014-12-05 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 5 December 2014 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 9 December 2014 | |
| Wikidata | 2014 | |
| Deezer | 5 December 2014 | |
| Apple Music | 5 December 2014 | |
| US release | 9 December 2014 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 5 December 2014 | earliest UK or European date |
10 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 December 2014 | XE | BMG | 0859381012450 | original |
| 5 December 2014 | — | BMG | 4050538421835 | original |
| 5 December 2014 | XE | BMG | 0859381012276 | original |
| 8 December 2014 | — | BMG | 0859381012481 | other |
| 8 December 2014 | FR | BMG Rights Management | 0859381012498 | other |
| 9 December 2014 | US | BMG | 859381012450 | other |
| 9 December 2014 | CA | Martha’s Music | 859381012450 | other |
| 9 December 2014 | CA | BMG Rights Management | 00044003178670 | other |
| 9 December 2014 | CA | BMG Rights Management | 00044003178687 | other |
| 25 February 2015 | JP | Sony Records International | 4547366232738 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 2000x2000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 2000×2000 | native: native 2000x2000 |
| deezer | 1800×1800 | native |
| coverartarchive | 1500×1494 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |