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It is one of the most ambitious alternative rock records ever made: 28 songs across two themed discs, subtitled \u003cem\u003eDawn to Dusk\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTwilight to Starlight\u003c\/em\u003e, ranging from furious punk energy to delicate orchestral balladry, psychedelic experimentation and electronic textures. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and has sold over ten million copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album opens with the instrumental title track, a gentle piano piece that gives way to the soaring \u003cstrong\u003eTonight, Tonight\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the defining songs of 1990s rock, with its sweeping string arrangement by David Campbell. \u003cstrong\u003eBullet with Butterfly Wings\u003c\/strong\u003e is a raw, cathartic anthem built around one of the era's most quotable lyrics. \u003cstrong\u003e1979\u003c\/strong\u003e trades guitars for dreamy electronic production and became a massive crossover hit. \u003cstrong\u003eZero\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBodies\u003c\/strong\u003e are brutally heavy, \u003cstrong\u003eThirty-Three\u003c\/strong\u003e is achingly beautiful, and \u003cstrong\u003ePorcelina of the Vast Oceans\u003c\/strong\u003e is an eight-minute masterclass in dynamics. 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