The third single from Suede’s debut album is arguably one of the band’s most well-known. Featuring one of Bernard Butler’s most recognisable riffs, the song deals with an unhinged youth on drugs and his abusive father. It reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart.
Its music video, which was directed by Pe...
[Verse 1]
Like his dad you know that he's had
Animal nitrate in mind
Oh, in your council home, he jumped on your bones
Now you're taking it time after time
[Chorus 1]
Oh, it turns you on, on
And now he has gone
Oh, what turns you on, on
Now your animal's gone
[Verse 2]
Well, he said he'd show you his bed
And the delights of the chemical smile
So in your broken home, he broke all your bones
And now you're taking it time after time
[Chorus 1]
Oh, it turns you on, on
And now he has gone
Oh, what turns you on, on
Now your animal's gone
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus 2]
What does it take to turn you on? On
And now he has gone
Now you're over twenty-one, one
Now your animal's gone
[Outro]
Animal, he was animal
An animal, oh
Animal, he was animal
An animal, oh
Animal, animal
He's just an animal
An animal, oh
Animal, he was animal
He's just an animal, oh
Animal, he was animal
He's just an animal, oh
Animal, he was animal
He's just an animal, oh
Animal Nitrate was written by Brett Anderson & Bernard Butler.
Animal Nitrate was produced by Ed Buller.
Suede released Animal Nitrate on Mon Feb 22 1993.