"The Taste of Ink" is the debut single by American rock band the Used from their self-titled debut album The Used. It was released to radio September 2002 along with a music video for TV directed by the Malloys. A music video was filmed in August.[4] A CD single was later released in March 2003 with contained a b-side, Christmas song, and music video. A demo version can be found on the band's demo album Demos from the Basement which was a CD distributed by the band in 2001 which was then called Used.[5]
Track listings
CD single
All tracks are written by The Used
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The Taste of Ink"
3:28
2.
"Just a Little"
3:28
3.
"Alone This Holiday"
2:56
4.
"The Taste of Ink" (music video on enhanced CD)
Total length:
9:52
7-inch vinyl
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The Taste of Ink"
3:28
2.
"Just a Little"
3:28
Total length:
6:56
Personnel
Craig Aaronson – A&R
John Feldmann – engineer (track 1), mixed by (tracks: 1 & 2), producer
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^"HOW I WROTE THE TASTE OF INK, BY THE USED'S BERT MCCRACKEN". Kerrang. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
^"Box Car Racer, the Used Rev up for Fall Tour". MTV.
^The Taste Of Ink Demo
^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2020.