Studio Album · No. 6
Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music Songwriting Credits by The Smashing Pumpkins
Produced by Billy Corgan, Flood
Constantinople
Alternative RockArt Rock
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 14 of 14 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 14 / 14 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 14 tracks with documented writers, by whether The Smashing Pumpkins carries a lyricist or composer credit.
14 trackswritten by The Smashing Pumpkins
0 tracksoutside writers
The Smashing Pumpkins's roles on this album
Share of the 14 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
14
Tracks
1
Lyricists
2
Producers
2000
Released
Data Insight
Fourteen tracks, all Corgan's, released without a label or a price. It is the only album in the catalogue with no sales figure of any kind because it was never sold, and the writing is exactly the same as everything around it.
Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music came out in September 2000, given away free online after Virgin declined to release it. The band broke up three months later.
Track Listing & Credits 14 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 3 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music
Who wrote Machina II?
Billy Corgan wrote all fourteen tracks with no other writer credited.
Was it really free?
It was pressed in a small vinyl run given to friends and distributed free online, after Virgin declined to release it.
How did it sell?
It was never sold, so the discography carries no sales figure or certification for it.
Did any single chart?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article lists writers but no engineers.
How does it relate to the first Machina?
It is a companion to Machina/The Machines of God, sharing its story and several songs in different versions.
How long is the album?
92:23 across fourteen tracks.