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"El Scorcho" commercial performance was underwhelming; several radio stations refused to play the song, and the video did not receive airplay on MTV. This is considered to be one of the causes for the initial commercial failure of the album. The song was successful in Australia, however, reaching #9 on the ''Triple J Hottest 100'' chart, the national poll conducted by alternative rock station ''Triple J'' for the year's most popular alternative songs. It was subsequently released on the 1996 ''Triple J Hottest 100 ''compilation. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080619170224/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1996.htm] [https://www.discogs.com/Various-Triple-J-Hottest-100-4/master/1269758] | "El Scorcho" commercial performance was underwhelming; several radio stations refused to play the song, and the video did not receive airplay on MTV. This is considered to be one of the causes for the initial commercial failure of the album. The song was successful in Australia, however, reaching #9 on the ''Triple J Hottest 100'' chart, the national poll conducted by alternative rock station ''Triple J'' for the year's most popular alternative songs. It was subsequently released on the 1996 ''Triple J Hottest 100 ''compilation. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080619170224/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1996.htm] [https://www.discogs.com/Various-Triple-J-Hottest-100-4/master/1269758] | ||
[[Image:Del_Scorcho.jpg|A packet of Del Scorcho hot sauce.|right|thumb|300px]]A promotional CD for "El Scorcho" was produced featuring edits of the song that censor the lyric "Goddamn you half Japanese girls". One edit bleeps the word "God" ("Bleep Damn") and the other reverses it ("Dog Damn"). | [[Image:Del_Scorcho.jpg|A packet of Del Scorcho hot sauce.|right|thumb|300px]]A promotional CD for "El Scorcho" was produced featuring edits of the song that censor the lyric "Goddamn you half Japanese girls". One edit bleeps the word "God" ("Bleep Damn") and the other reverses it ("Dog Damn"). Rivers was supposed to record an alternate take for the single, but forgot to.<ref>[[Livewire article - February 1997]]</ref> | ||
"El Scorcho" was released as a downloadable song for the rhythm video game ''Rock Band'' on [[February 19]], [[2008]] and as part of the ''Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 2'' on [[November 18]], [[2008]]. The version of the song included notably features an alternate guitar solo and vocal track from the version heard on the album, with a noticeably different delivery of the line "Come down on the street and dance with me". | "El Scorcho" was released as a downloadable song for the rhythm video game ''Rock Band'' on [[February 19]], [[2008]] and as part of the ''Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 2'' on [[November 18]], [[2008]]. The version of the song included notably features an alternate guitar solo and vocal track from the version heard on the album, with a noticeably different delivery of the line "Come down on the street and dance with me". | ||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
{{VCD liner notes|Whatever weirdness that led to the band's version being the 'MTV cut' has long since been forgotten, and everyone now concludes that Mark's cut is 'The One.' The video was hot in Downtown L.A. at some sort of old ballroom.}} | {{VCD liner notes|Whatever weirdness that led to the band's version being the 'MTV cut' has long since been forgotten, and everyone now concludes that Mark's cut is 'The One.' The video was hot in Downtown L.A. at some sort of old ballroom.}} | ||