Pincushion (song)

1994 single by ZZ Top

"Pincushion"

Single by ZZ Top

from the album Antenna

B-side

"Cherry Red"

Released

January 17, 1994 (1994-01-17)^[1]

Length

4:33

Label

RCA

Songwriter(s)

Billy Gibbons
Dusty Hill
Frank Beard

Producer(s)

Bill Ham

ZZ Top singles chronology

"Viva Las Vegas"
(1992)

"Pincushion"
(1994)

"Breakaway"
(1994)

"Pincushion" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top, released from their 1994 album, Antenna.

Reception

The song spent four weeks at the top of the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and became a pop hit in the UK as well, peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

Billy Gibbons – guitar, lead vocals
Dusty Hill – bass, backing vocals
Frank Beard – drums

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[2]	32
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[3]	30
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[5]	33
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	40
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	15
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[9]	24
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[10]	1

References

^ "Single Releases". Music Week. January 15, 1994. p. 21.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2399." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 6. February 5, 1994. p. 21.
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
^ "ZZ Top – Pincushion". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ "ZZ Top – Pincushion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ "ZZ Top – Pincushion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ "ZZ Top Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ "ZZ Top Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.