Plush

About this song

"Plush" was the second single from Stone Temple Pilots' debut album Core. It topped Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart for a week in June 1993 and also charted on the Hot 100 Airplay, Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Top 40 charts. The band won Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1994, and the song also won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance.

What it's about

Scott Weiland said the lyrics were partly inspired by a kidnapping and murder of a girl in the early 1990s, but he explained the song is not really about that. He described it as a metaphor for a lost, obsessive relationship.

Fun facts

• Sampled in 3 other songs, like “Fever Dream (Demo) by Lil Nas X”.
• Covered 2 times, including “Plush by Guitar Tribute Players”.
• Written by Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland and Eric Kretz.
• Produced by Brendan O’Brien.
• Recorded at Rumbo Recorders.