Mouthwash (song)

"Mouthwash" is a song by Kate Nash, featured her third single, and the second to be lifted from her debut album Made of Bricks. It was released on 1 October 2007. The track was described by Nash as a protest song.

"Mouthwash"
Single by Kate Nash
from the album Made of Bricks
B-side
  • "Stitching Leggings"
  • "Take 'Em Back"
  • "Dirt (Demo from Iceland)"
Released 1 October 2007
GenreIndie rock
Length5:02 (album version), 3:58 (video edit)
LabelFiction
Songwriter(s)Kate Nash
Kate Nash singles chronology
"Foundations"
(2007)		 "Mouthwash"
(2007)		 "Pumpkin Soup"
(2007)
Music video
"Mouthwash" on YouTube

Critical and commercial reception

The song failed to match the success of Nash's previous single "Foundations" both commercially and critically. It managed to peak just outside the top twenty of the UK Singles Chart upon its physical release.[1][2][3] Slant Magazine felt the song failed to live up to "Foundations",[4] while The Guardian felt overall the song was "unnecessary".[5]

Track listings

All songs written by Kate Nash.

UK CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mouthwash"Nash5:02
2."Stitching Leggings"Nash2:17
UK Vinyl 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mouthwash"Nash5:02
2."Dirt (Demo from Iceland)"Nash6:06
UK Vinyl 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mouthwash"Nash5:02
2."Take 'Em Back" (misprinted as "Take 'Em Out" on the cover)Nash2:19
Digital Download
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mouthwash" (Hot Chip Remix)Nash5:26

Music video

The music video for "Mouthwash" was shot at the Bristol Hippodrome with the cast of the Starlight Express, who learned two new routines for the video. It features Nash backstage of the theatre, and on stage playing the piano while the show is being performed. The video was directed by Kinga Burza.

Chart positions

The song debuted at 75 on the UK Singles Chart before peaking at number 23. The song spent just 8 weeks on the chart before falling off.[6]

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 23
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 6
gollark: Now to waste another 3 or so diamonds on moar tracks.
gollark: Maybe I can "fix" it by adding an extra `sleep` at the end or something.
gollark: My code waits `((length / 6000) / speed) - 2` seconds, then inefficiently checks the position of the tape every 0.05 seconds to see if it's hit the end.
gollark: I found that it reads 6000 bytes a second.
gollark: I'm not sure if it's that they're written to the tapes that way, or whether my code for determining the end of a track is a bit broken.

References
  1. Amazon
  2. MusicOMH.com
  3. ArtistDirect
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/aug/03/popandrock.shopping
  6. http://acharts.us/song/28151
  7. "Nate Nash: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Nate Nash – Mouthwash" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
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